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MRS DODGE SLOANE Will be on onhand hand today at Suffolk Downs to see her hercolors colors carried in the Yankee Handicap Handicapby by Dart By and Splash Seven Scheduled to Contest 50000 Yankee Handicap Better Self Salmagundi And Quarter Pole Entered In Suffolk Downs Feature FeatureSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass June 4 The spring meeting at Suffolk Downs comes to a close tomorrow high ¬ lighted by the thirteenth running of the 50000 Yankee Handicap for threeyear olds at one mile and a quarter Seven of the original nominees were named through the entry box this morning and at least six are expected to face the starter Of the seven named there will be five different interests represented with Dart By and Splash carrying the Brookmeade colors and Salmagundi and Bucephalus named for William Helis HelisIn In addition to the two couplings King Ranchs Better Self C V Whitneys Quar ¬ ter Pole and Honeywell Farms Dole com ¬ plete the lineup All are considered in ¬ vaders of New England from Belmont and Garden State Parks ParksRacing Racing fans in this sector realize the field for the Yankee offers no standout and the outlook for a thrilling contest is a fitting climax to a successful meeting conducted by the Eastern Racing Associa ¬ tion One of the largest crowds of the cur ¬ rent season is expected to be on hand handKing King Ranch Colt Topweighted TopweightedBetter Better Self is top weight of the small but classy field under the assignment of 122 pounds The Bimelech Bee Mac colt will be racing over the course where his sire first attracted attention as a juvenile for the late Col E R Bradley in 1939 1939The The King Ranch colt was the leading uoniiuuea on Page Three Seven Scheduled to Contest 50000 Yankee Handicap Better Self Salmagundi And Quarter Pole Entered In Suffolk Downs Feature FeatureContinued Continued from Page One Onejuvenile juvenile of 1947 until he failed in the Hopeful and was beaten by Citation in the Pimlico Futurity last fall Trainer Max Hirsch wintered him in Columbia S C bringing him to Jamaica early in the spring to annex the Paumonok Handicap in im ¬ pressive fashion Following that triumph New Yorkers began heralding him as the one mpst likely to prove troublesome to Citation in the Triple Crown events but he appeared suddenly to lose his form and showed little in the Wood Memorial and nothing in the Preakness Better Self ap ¬ pears on the upgrade again turning in a commendable effort in last Saturdays Withers at Belmont BelmontSalmagundi Salmagundi who gets a fourpound weight concession from Better Self trained superbly while being pointed for the Preakness and Jersey Stakes but was not in the starting lineup for either event At Pimlico he passed up the race against Cita ¬ tion because of an off track His con ¬ nections decided at a late hour last Satur ¬ day to avoid competing against the Calumet Farm champion and he was scratched from the Garden State feature Before shipping here Thursday from Belmont Park the Santa Anita Derby winner completed his strenuous training for the Yankee with a mile work over the main track at New York in 140 handily handilyThe The entry of Bucephalus came as a mild surprise but it is believed that he was named as insurance against a sudden change in track conditions The brown son of Easton Alexandria is also entered in the sixth race which is an overnight allowance affair for nonwinners of two races other than maiden or claiming at one mile but it would appear that is a better spot for him than the stake stakeWinner Winner of Constitution ConstitutionQuarter Quarter Pole turned in an impressive vic ¬ tory in the Constitution Handicap held here last Saturday and won many sup ¬ porters among the local patrons The 116 pounds to be carried tomorrow is three more than he toted last week but the man ¬ ner in which Shelby Clark guided the Mah moud Equidistant colt to his score sug furlongs of the Yankee gests he will be well suited at the 10 10Preston Preston Burch has been supervising the final preparation for Dart By and Splash following their impressive victories on Monday and Wednesday of this week Dart By has raced only twice over the Suffolk Downs oval but was victorious on each oc ¬ casion Last year the son of Whirlaway Omaha annexed the 25000 Mayflower Stakes He romped against inferior oppo ¬ sition Tuesday being timed l39Vs for the mile and went out the full Yankee distance in 208 under a sung hold by Job Dean Jessop JessopSplash Splash was pitted against mediocre sophomores on Wednesday and emphasized his superiority nicely The son of Isolator Ripples merely toyed with his opposition as Jessop kept him under a sung hold while traveling a mile and 70 yards in 142 then worked him on out the 10 fur ¬ longs in 207 Splash is slated to carry 110 pounds in tomorrows test which is less than he carried in his local winning effort Antonio Fernandez who finished second on him in the Constitution will again be in the saddle saddleDole Dole must be rated as a rank outsider in this field The former Headley racer has only one victory to his credit in 13 starts covering his juvenile and sophomore years
