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Ten Fast Juveniles in William Penn Blue Peter Meets Up With Torchator TorchatorPresence Presence of RecordHolders Adds Interest to Renewal Of Garden State Fixture FixtureGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 21 Lowered on two occasions during the current meeting the fivefurlong track record may very well tumble again here tomorrow with the seventh running of the 10000 William Penn Stakes the associa ¬ tions principal fixture for twoyearold colts and geldings geldingsTen Ten of the most interesting juvenile de ¬ velopments of the new session were mus ¬ tered for this renewal of the popular stakes with the field including Joseph M Roeb lings swift bay colt Blue Peter holder of both the fivefurlong and the four and one half furlongs records at this point and H Guy Bedwells fleet youngster Torch ¬ ator coholder of the fourfurlong record at Santa Anita Park and further distin ¬ guished by one of the fastest speed trials ever registered over the local track trackWith With a warm sun having completely dis ¬ sipated rainladen clouds which hovered over the track during training hours today prospects were decidedly bright for a fast track for the weekend card adding fur ¬ ther strength to the belief that either Blue Peter or Torchator both finely trained for the engagement may come along to shatter the existing standard of 59 established only last Tuesday by the Roebling stal ¬ wart wartBlue Blue Peter and Torchator of course fully merit the huge support they are expected to share but the Penn can hardly be termed a twohorse race for in addition to these two the field also comprises such promising youngsters as Harbourton sta blemate of Blue Peter Mrs Moody Jolleys Mr Jay D A Rosenbaums American Glory Crispin Oglebays Noble Impulse Justin Funkhousers Wingy Reynolds Bros Abra Mrs Alfred Roberts Eatontown and Brady Dots Hero Taken by and large it is easily the finest field mustered for the fivefurlong dash since its inaugural in 1942 1942Abra Abra Invader From New England EnglandTorchator Torchator winner of Bowies fourfur ¬ long Kindergarten Stakes early in April will shoulder 119 pounds as will Abra a New England invader who is distinguished by a victory in a division of the Bay State Kindergarten Stakes at Suffolk Downs These two are the lone stakes winners in the group which accounts for their top im ¬ posts The others will carry 117 pounds with the exception of American Glory and Eatontown who are maidens and were as ¬ signed 110 pounds poundsThe The Bowie Kindergarten was Torchators last engagement but any lingering doubt that the youngster had accumulated rust in the interm was completely dispelled yes ¬ terday when the chestnut son of Lassator May Torch was timed threeeighths in a sensational 33 after being clocked the first quarter of a mile in the almost incred ¬ ible time of 21 21In In addition to setting a new standard for five furlongs Blue Peter was clocked in 52Ys in setting a new track record for four and onehalf furlongs earlier in the meet ¬ ing The courageous little son of War Ad ¬ miral Carillon easily trounced Noble Im purse Mr Jay and Harbourton among others in his recordshattering sortie last Tuesday and prior to that was a good third behind Eternal World and Arise iu the re ¬ cent Youthful Stakes at Jamaica JamaicaNoble Noble Impulse a winner in Maryland be ¬ fore running afoul of Blue Peter on Tues ¬ day may run an improved race tomorrow The bay son of Bull Dog Uvira n indi ¬ cated his fitness this morning by stepping threeeighths in 36 breezing
