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Steger Brings Forth Field of Ten Citation Engages Quintet in Jersey Straight Wagering Only Will Prevail PrevailSalmagundi Salmagundi Bovard Not to Start if Course Is Muddy Trio in Final BlowOuts BlowOutsGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 28 Calumet Farms seemingly invin ¬ cible threeyearold colt Citation invades New Jersey tomorrow for the first time in his brief but meteoric career to engage five rivals in the seventh running of the 50000 Jersey Stakes the Garden State Racing As ¬ sociations premier sophomore event and richest race in the state for threeyearolds threeyearoldsRacing Racing fans in this sector are quite aware that a champion is in their midst and are expected to turn out in record numbers to pay homage to a thoroughbred the likes of which the threeyearold division hasnt seen in many years Citation aside from his limitless speed and endurance has that intangible something known as color and it goes without saying that anyone with an ounce of sporting blood will turn out to see the brilliant son of Bull Lea Hydroplane II perform performCynosure Cynosure of All Eyes EyesCitation Citation of course will be the cynosure of all eyes in the Jersey parade but five other threeyearolds the second largest group of opponents mustered against him this spring have accepted the one mile and a quarter Jersey challenge Those rivals in ¬ clude J M Roeblings doughty little chest ¬ nut colt Macbeth who on cold dope ap ¬ pears the only rival capable of assuming a giant killers role William Helis well trained Salmagundi Arthur J Sacketts Gasparilla Sylvester W Labrot Jrs Bo ¬ vard and Glen Riddle Farms Faraway All are on the grounds and ready readyOnly Only an off track a possibility that seemed extremely remote as these words were written will pare the starting field Bovard humbled by Citation in the Chesa ¬ peake and Preakness will go only if the track is fast owner Labrot stating only a day or so ago that We will take one more crack at Citation on a fast track Para ¬ doxically Bovards best races have been over an off track but despite being in his element in both the Chesapeake and Preakness he was a boy on a mans errand in essaying to cope with Citation CitationSalmagundi Salmagundi engaging Citation for the theContinued Continued on Page Three Citation to Engage Quintet In 50000 Jersey Stakes Salmagundi Bovard Not to Start if Course Is Muddy Straight Wagering Only OnlyContinued Continued from Page One Onefirst first time as a threeyearold is another who will remain in his barn if mud comes up The Helisowned son of Hash Mana tella passed up the Preakness because of the off track although he had trained superbly for the Pimlico classic classicIn In his last two engagements Citation raced witli equal weight with his rivals However the Jersey formerly run as a handicap for threeyearolds has been re styled as a stakes race this year and the Calumet Flyer will be forced to concede weight to four of his rivals rivalsBecause Because of his Derby and Preakness tri ¬ umphs Citation must shoulder 126 pounds This is the same impost Salmagundi will carry the colt meriting this assignment on the strength of his victories in the San Vicente Handicap and Santa Anita Derby Macbeth winner of the Camden Handicap in which he trounced older and more seas ¬ oned rivals will carry 114 pounds along with Gasparilla and Bovard Faraway is the lightweight in the group under 111 pounds poundsFour Four of Citations adversaries are stakes winners Handsome Salmagundi was a sensational operative during his West Coast invasion while Bovard captured two stakes including the Louisiana Derby during a New Orleans winter campaign Macbeth trained by the capable Andy Schuttinger launched his threeyearold season by an ¬ nexing the Camden Handicap and Gas ¬ parilla although he has failed to win a major engagement as a sophomore was a brilliant victor of Pimlicos coveted Walden Stakes as a twoyearold Faraway is an improving colt who easily captured an overnight feature recently in New York YorkGuerin Guerin to Ride Macbeth MacbethJockey Jockey assignments have been completed with redoubtable Eddie Arcaro again slated to handle Citation Veteran Ovie Scurlock will be aboard Salmagundi replacing Johnny Longden originally slated to handle the Helis colt Eric Guerin will ride Macbeth and the equally capable Willie Smokey Saunders will be up on Bovard R J Martin one of the leaders of the local riding colony has been assigned aboard Gasparilla while the capable Porter Roberts will handle the lightly weighted Faraway FarawayCitation Citation who will be saddled by affable H A Jimmy Jones a 1 to 10 favorite with Macbeth and Salmagundi both about 8 to 1 as cosecond choices Faraway of course will be the extreme outsider in the race raceThere There will be straight wagering only on the Jersey it was announced late today by WalterH Donovan president and general manager The New Jersey Racing Commis ¬ sion passed a resolution authorizing straight wagering only for this one race Three times this spring a tremendous play on Citation caused costly minus pools poolsPost Post time has been moved forward to 2 p m with the Jersey scheduled as the sixth race on the eightrace prpgram If all six go the Jersey purse will gross 61900 with the winner earning 44300 Three of the Jersey aspirants including Citation were on the training track this morning Despite a penetrating fog which blanketed the track Citation was sent five eighths of a mile under the careful super ¬ vision of trainer Jones Working rapidly as usual the colt was clocked in 59 breezing after going the half mile in 47 Citation cooled out well after being re ¬ turned to his quarters quartersGasparilla Gasparilla having completed his more strenuous conditioning in New York blew out a hilf mile in 49 Only yesterday Bovard worked fiver eighths in 104 at Delaware Park and his stint this morning comprised an easy halfmile gallop v vWith With the exception of Citation who has never been anything but a superbly trained thoroughbred Macbeth has outworked all of his rivals In his final extended drill on Monday the bay spn of Mahmoud Twin Lakes was clocked a mile and a quar ¬ ter the Jersey route in a sizzling 204 His time for this trial clipped threefifths of a second off the record for this particular distance held jointly by Cold Sober and Lion Rampant
