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Scattered Likely Favorite Over Dozen Opponents in Acorn Stakes at Belmont Alablue Itsabet Shotsilk Face King Ranch Filly Over Mile in Preview for Oaks OaksBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 24 The acorn from which great oaks grow the potential broodmares of to ¬ morrow get their first serious test of the New York season in the 15000 Acorn Stakes for threeyearold fillies at one mile tomorrow This division is most unsettled at the moment with no filly holding an outstanding position at the head of her age and sex division Thirteen have been named for the race with King Ranchs Scattered winner of the Pimlico Oaks the probable favorite favoriteThe The principal rivals to trainer Max Hirschs charge appear to be F E Dixon Jrs Shotsilk J H Skirvins Alablue and the C V Whitney pair of Mackinaw and Ghost Run Shofrsilk will also have a run ¬ ning mate in George D Wideners Water Mill who will probably force the early pace paceThe The others in the Acorn are Brookfields Itsabet a stakes winner at Jamaica Wheatley Stables Dynamo and Belair Studs My Emma who will race as an entry Greentree Stables Whats New Jaclyn Stables Pigreeny Walter M Jef ¬ fords Royal Lily and Maine Chance Farms Lady Jacomar Alablue an erratic miss beat Mackinaw Shotsilk Pigreeny Water Mill and Ghost Run of the Acorn candidates at seven fur ¬ longs last out finishing with a rush that indicates that if she is rated in the same way by Ovie Scurlock she will be hard to turn back backBefore Before journeying southward to win the Pimlico Oaks Scattered finished second to Compliance at Jamaica but had Alablue and Whats New behind her at the end of the mile and a sixteenth sixteenthScattered Scattered lost some ground in that race but was beaten more than a length by Compliance who sulked badly in her next appearance Warren Mehrtens is to ride rideShotsilk Shotsilk won the Black Helen Handicap at Hialeah last winter finishing in a dead heat with Rampart and raced promisingly when returning to action last week Hed ley Woodhouse will be in the saddle saddleScattered Scattered beat Itsabet a mere 10 lengths in the Pimlico Oaks but was beaten three lengths by the Brookfield Farm filly in the Prioress Stakes at Jamaica during Derby week Alablue also finished a half length before Scattered in that race while Ghost Run was a length behind her herLady Lady Jacomar was soundly beaten by Quibble here on Saturday while Royal Lily raced without distinction in Maryland and Dynamo and My Emma appeared below the customary standard of the Jim Fitz simmonstrained fillies
