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| -i RepetoireWorks Out 1 1-4 Miles In 2:10 in Move for Preakness . 1 7 " 0 I r. o t e d - in a in n - d t a a - s g - - s t. -t s - 9, . a a Mikell Colt Going Strongly t At End of Trial; Bold Comes Out of Prep in Good Shape By OSCAR OTIS PIMLICO, Baltimore, Md., May 15.— De- velopments of the last 24 hours have done much to inject some real excitement into Saturdays running of the jubilee edition of the historic Preakness. Sharing interest were the arrival from New York of the Greentree pair of Big Stretch and Hall of Fame, a sparkling trial on the part of the Virginia-bred Repetoire, and some marked differences of opinion as to the status attained by Alerted and Bold, who finished necks apart in the Preakness Prep yesterday afternoon, The Preakness field received a surprise addition when word was received that Mrs. George D. Wideners Knowitall would check in Thursday from New York to keep his s Preakness engagement. Knowitall would bring the probable starting field to nine. In his first start this year at Jamaica, he e beat non-winners of two, three-quarters in 1:12. Knowitall ran four times as a two-year-old, broke his maiden on his second start and, his other two engagements in tl stakes, was fourth once to Battle Morn in the slop, and in another was seventh, 11 i lengths behind Battlefield. Knowitall was in front at one time or another in both races. He is a colt by Eight Thirty — Uno Best, and was bred by the late Crispin Oglebay. He was acquired from the Ogle-n bay dispersal for 5,500. It i- ;_ J •I a ** . Return Sonic to New York BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 15. — Trainer Max Hirsch today said that he would have no rep- resentative in the Preakness at Pimlico. His announcement came after the dis- appoinating race turned in by Sonic in the Preakness prep and the failure of Mrs. Edward Laskers Hull Down to race to expectations. Sonic, now at Pimlico, will be returned to New York and freshened up. Hirsch was of the opinion that his charge has tailed off. He for the present has no definite plans mapped out for the Belmont. Repetoire s work drew a crowd to the rail. Trainer Al Jensen asked the son of Happy Argo for an easy mile and a quarter. . He did this in 2:10 with the early fractions s as follows: three furlongs in :36; half in a :48%; five furlongs in 1:01; six furlongs in 1:13%, and the mile in 1:41%. Back at the stable while Repetoire was s cooling out, trainer Jensen remarked that t in his opinion, the colt was in better shape , than he was before the Derby and that the way he accomplished his drill heartened i him to believe that he would stick it out t for the full mile and three -sixteenths of f the Preakness. "You may have noticed that he hung a I bit at about the mile and a furlong," explained _ Jensen, "but he came on again near the wire and while he was not under r urging, was going strongly on his own a courage. "I havent quite made up my mind about t Repetoire s Derby effort, but we are going to give the colt one more chance at a distance, - and that chance will be in the e Preakness. If he wins that or shows to 0 Continued on Page Three 4 1 • — Repetoire Works 11-4 Miles in 2:10 Mikell Colt Going Strongly At End of Trial; Bold Comes Out of Prep in Good Shape Continued from Page One good advantage, we will be able to make definite plans for the future. If he convinces that he is a better sprinter, or miler, we will point towards middle distance stakes. Even if he cant go a classic distance, there is still a lot of stake money being offered at distances up to a mile and a sixteenth. The colt himself will let us know in the race, and, barring trouble, the answer should be conclusive, because, as I said, the colt was never better. Hes a rugged individual and always gives you his best. Whether that best is good enough to go a mile and three-sixteenths remains to be seen. "Pete McLean has handled Repetoire perfectly in all races to date, he knows the horse, and hell again be in the saddle come Saturday." Joe Kramer, taking care of the training chores in Brookmeade Stable during the current stay in New York of head trainer Preston Burch, was more than pleased with the way Bold came out of his effort in the Preakness Prep. "He had to run every part of it," said Kramer, "and it was a good effort. You will notice the fractions of the race, mile and a sixteenth in 1:43%, mile in 1:37, and six furlongs in 1:10%. Bold worked on out after the race, the Preakness distance of the mile and three-sixteenths in 1:58, and on to a mile and a quarter in 2:05%." Although beaten a neck by Alerted, Bold continued on after the betless event to turn in a trial that, judged by some standards, was really excellent. The time was but two seconds removed from Capots track record of 1:56, established when he won from Palestinian and Noble Impulse in 1949. "Bold came back a bit tired and leg weary," continued Kramer, "but he needed such an effort to put him in top shaoe for . • the Preakness. As I said, we are quite satisfied ! with both his race and his addi- tional work." Trainer Burch will return 1 ] here from Long Island on Thursday morn- I i ing. i Lauds Boulmetis Good Ride At the same time, the score of Alerted 1 , was quite pleasing to trainer Jimmy Pen-rod. i He gave high praise to jockey Sammy ; ] Boulmetis for riding a heady race, making J several threats early but failing to sustain them, then having a lot of horse left under him for the final sixteenth, a bit of yardage j in which he staged another, and : * the real rally, which paid off at the end. 2. Alerted made one seemingly strong run at Bold turning into the stretch, but Bold shook it off and drew clear. The Hampton Stables Alerted was obtained t at private terms from Calumet * Farm for a price of 0,000. His good showing in the Preakness Prep is certain to earn him a substantial following on j Preakness day. The effort of King Ranchs Sonic in the Prep t may be discounted by reason of the fact * that he stumbled at the start, and, never a factor, was not unduly punished after the mishap. Racing fans carefully studied the trials which trainer John Gaver gave Big Stretch and Hall of Fame before loading them on the van for Pimlico. Big Stretch, working at Belmont, went a good mile in 1:36%, five * furlongs in :59%, and seven furlongs *, in 1:24%. He caught up with a workmate, Z Banjoist, at the end. Hall of Fame went e evenly, a mile and an eighth in 1:52. Pimlico officials are awaiting the arrival 0 of C. V. Whitneys Counterpoint. The Count p Fleet colt worked one mile in 1:41, breezing, ;. this morning on the Belmont Park +, training £ track. Another candidate expected is Mrs. Wallace Gilroys Timely Reward f Advices are that he will arrive before noon tomorrow. Jockeys assignments for the Preakness * are virtually complete. Eddie Arcaro is expected £ to ride Bold, an item which many believe, and perhaps with some justification, ti will help the chances of the Brookmeade „ , colt. Arcaro is an experienced hand in stakes, and further comment would be superfluous. Ted Atkinson and Doug Dod-son +! ~ are expected to handle the Greentree team of Big Stretch and Hall of Fame p Raymond Adair will be astride Counterpoint; *: Jimmy Stout on Timely Reward* +1 Willie Boland on Sonic, and Boulmetis on the i basis of the Preakness Prep has clinched his berth with Alerted.
