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Citation and Coaltown Declared From Yankee YankeeBetter Better Self Given Top impost of 122 for Suffolk WeekEnd Stake StakeSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 31 Calumet Farms pair of Cita ¬ tion and Coaltown were declared from the Yankee Handicap today four hours prior to the time limit set by racing secretary John P Turner for releasing the weights for the 50000 event eventBen Ben Jones general manager of the War ¬ ren Wright racing interests called Turner and said saidWe We had eyery intention of running either Coaltown or Citation in the Yankee and as late as Saturday noon we expressed our intention to Suffolk Downs officials of definitely running Coaltown while we re ¬ served judgment on Citation After Coal towns race in the Withers Mile in which he ran second we simply dont think he is ready for the mile and a quarter distance of the Yankee next Saturday SaturdayWe We have planned Citations entire cam ¬ paign to have him win the Triple Crown but he is so near that engagement now which he runs on June 12 that we dont want to take the chance of having anything happen to him while shipping to or from Boston If the Yankee were run on June 19 Citation definitely would be in Boston for it itWe We like the Suffolk Downs track and are mindful that Whirlaway made his world money earnings record there in the Massa ¬ chusetts Handicap in 1942 We are very sorry that things have turned out this way but we have every intention of sending Ci ¬ tation or Armed or Faultless and others of our stake horses to the Suffolk Downs sum ¬ mer meeting meetingIn In Turners weights King Ranchs Bet ¬ ter Self was allotted 122 pounds along with Ben A Whitakers My Request Mrs Stanley Sagners Saggy was pegged at 120 one pound less than William L Branns Escadru and two more than William Hells Salmagundi and Greentrees Star Bout Quarter Pole winner of Saturdays Consti ¬ tution Handicap is pegged at 116 along with Bovard and Inseparable Andys Glory New Englands principal hope has been given 113 The Yankee weights follow Better Self My Request Saggy Escadru Salmagundi Star Bout Bovard Inseparable Quarter Pole Dr Almac HeftyMount Hefty Mount Marcy Andys Glory Royal Blood Gasparilla Kilroy Page Boots Ace Admiral Dart By Pennant Day Whirling Fox Splash Task Allez Oop Deep Water Fertile Lands Loser Weeper Olio Battle Cry Big Dial 108 108Bucephalus Bucephalus 108 108Dinner Dinner Gong 108 108Dole Dole 108 108Galedo Galedo 108 108Hypnos Hypnos 108 108Pennon Pennon 108 108Chains Chains 107 107Silverling Silverling 107 107WitchHunt WitchHunt 107 107Bill Bill Howk 106 106Cheops Cheops 106 106Directoire Directoire 106 106Flying Flying Missile 106 106Reborn Reborn 106 106Seven Seven League 106 106Black Black Prince 105 105Gallant Gallant Jake 105 105Ready Ready Jack 105 105Skyscraper Skyscraper 105 105Student Student Lamp 105 105Brown Brown Fox 104 Fantom Ventre 104 104Marine Marine Light 104 104Swift Swift Comet 104 104Balmoral Balmoral 102 Captn Boudour 101 101Count Count Display 101 101Daring Daring Mate 101 Citation and Coaltown declared Lou Smith dead deadWinners Winners of 5000 after announcement of weights three pounds additional Pen ¬ alty to apply only to horses handicapped at 118 pounds or less
