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Eight Middle Distance Runners Go in Castaway CastawaySam Sam Bernard Mahmoudess and Equanimous Vie at Aqueduct AqueductAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L I N Y June 17 The 5500 Castaway Purse at a mile and a six ¬ teenth heads tomorrows second program at the Queens County Jockey Club course Eight moderate middle distance horses have been named for this allowance test They dont form the most dependable band that could be assembled and the race shapes up as a wide open test testSam Sam Bernard has the moderate top weight of 117 pounds four more than all of his rivals except Joseph Dushocks Mah ¬ moudess to whom he concedes nine The gray mare might go postward as the favor ¬ ite on the strength of her recent third to the erratic Coincidence though Vera S Braggs Mist o Gold was second in that race raceAfter After winning his last Jamaica start on May 12 Sam Bernard was claimed by Mrs H H Hecht for 10000 and he proved a good investment by scoring in his next three starts for his new owner Three of his four victories were at six furlongs while the other was over the same distance as tomorrows Castaway Last Monday he failed to land in the money finishing fourth in the route test won by Shivaree ShivareeGustav Gustav Rings Prefect and Clynmalyra Studs Equanimous finished a length apart in that order far behind Skylighter in their last appearance Prefect had turned in a considerable better effort in his previous start when finishing second to Yankee Hill with Jay D Acres Black Swan whom he meets again tomorrow a fastfinishing third Equanimous probably needed his last race and finished with a rush after trailing in the early stages The longer distance should help this sluggish beginner beginnerW W Goadby Loews Leander who occa ¬ sionally comes up with a good race was narrowly beaten by the improved and con ¬ sistent Spicebush a few days ago agoThe The field for the Castaway is completed by Railroad Stables Bright Kid who fin ¬ ished far back in a seven furlongs race won by Pujante last week This one has been trailing well and has showed a liking for the Aqueduct strip
