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Battle Clamp Favored At Suffolk Downs Oval Bedwell Gelding Only Beaten Neck by Ponca in Last Start SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., May 9. — Nine races, all of the claiming variety with the exception of the opener, which is for maiden juveniles, are on the agenda at Suffolk Downs tomorrow. A scheduled filly and mare feature at a mile and one-sixteenth failed to attract enough entrants to warrant a contest, therefore making it necessary to split two sprints and balance out the program with four distance events. Of the latter one is slated to be run over the popular grass course. The juvenile event is at four and one-half furlongs. The sixth race of the afternoon, styled exclusively for sophomores racing for claiming tags of ,000 down to ,500 looms as one of the better events. In that test, which is at nine furlongs, seven have been named to match strides, with probable favoritism going to H. Guy Bedwells Battle Clamp. The gelded son of War Dog has only raced once this season, which was last Tuesday at this point, where he closed stoutly to finish a neck behind Reynolds Brothers Ponca. Those named to oppose the Bedwell gelding are Mrs. R. C. Hodges Plucky Prince, W. F. Mannaghs Tiger Nip, Cary C. Bosh-amers Playanna, R. B. Carrolls Lona Mae, H. J. Aprils Comets Flash and Frank Cor vis Clover Miss. Three of this group, namely, Plucky prince, Tiger Nip and Clover Miss raced at the recent Lincoln Downs meeting, while Lona Mae and Comets Flash are fresh from campaigns on the winter circuit in Florida. Playanna is making his seasonal debut after a winters rest at Boshamers Clover Springs Farm in South Carolina. Plucky Prince and Tiger Nip were successful on two occasions at the Rhode Island oval. Lona Mae is the only other winner of the band, saving scored a triumph over Hialeah Parks turf course this past February. The turf event for older horses at one mile and a sixteenth drew a field of 13 potential starters and will be run as the seventh race of the afternoon. Despite the fact that the entire program tomorrow is made up of the cheaper variety of platers, the fields are comparatively light, with only the juvenile test and the grass race getting a full complement of a dozen.
