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— _ . , One Hitter, Lights Up Arrive For Massachusetts Handicap Former Works Smart Mile at Belmont Before Departure; Oil .Capitol in Good Move By CHARLES HATTON SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., June 11. — The arrival of Greentrees Stables little One Hitter and George D. Wide-ners probable favorite Lights Up stirred more interest in the 5,000 Massachusetts Handicap over the week-end. Both were reported to have shipped from Belmont Park headquarters without incident, and One Hitter worked smartly at the Nassau County course before departing for Wednesdays attraction. He was timed a mile in 1:39% on the main course, wearing blinkers. Here at Suffolk Downs, Mrs. Harry Trotseks Oil Capitol entertained a gallery of work watchers this morning when he went seven furlongs in 1:29%, bowling along with impressive facility while under restraint. Meanwhile, it was learned that County Delight may be deleted from the probables. Several of the local aspirants for New Englands famous handicap had a race here Saturday, when All At Once, Lambent, Bernie Moose and Outland chased Heres Hube six furlongs in 1:10%.. Heres Hube is not an eligible for the mid-week mile and a quarter event. All At Once made the best showing in finishing third. Lambent went on out a mile in 1:38%, Outland in 1:38%, the latter working outside horses that were pulling up on the clubhouse turn. Prospective Starters These developments indicated that startlers in this seventeenth edition of the Mas-1 sachusetts ,will come from among Lights Up, One Hitter, Oil Capitol, Brick, Bernie Moose, Lambent, Abstract, Tilenny and Outland. Ted M. failed to perform to expectations in New York on Saturday, and it was learned that Cochise would not reappear under colors so soon after his record run in the Sussex at Delaware*Park.A Lights Up is distinctly "the one to beat" judging from handicapper Eb Pons analysis of the form of the probables as reflected in the weights. He has up 121 and is estimated to be eight pounds superior to One Hitter, who comes next in the weight arrangement at 113 pounds. By the way it was understood that Bert Mulholland and Harry Trotsek will be here to saddle Lights Up and Oil Capitol, respectively, and that Georgie Poole is coming from Delaware Park to tighten the girth on One Hitter in the absence of John Gaver. These are the big three of the probables, and they will have familiar riders with George Hettinger on Lights Up, Ken Church On Oil Capitol and Ted Atkinson on One Hitter. It is difficult to work up a convincing lather of enthusiasm for the chances of the local talent in this Massachusetts Handicap, though one of them may take occasion to outrun himself and become the first New England campaigner to capture the race since War Relic shocked the form students in 1941. All At Once, who races for J. W. Nizlek of New York, but on the New England circuit, has the best form of the Suffolk horses. Details are being completed for the presentation of the various special events on Massachusetts Day, when -the gates open at 10 a. m. From 10 to 11 the patrons will be conducted on a tour of inspection in the stable area. From 11 to 11:15 there will be two foot races for the jockeys. Each is a 75-yard dash, one for the apprentices and the other for the journeymen riders. From 11:15 to 12:45 there is to be a horse show, from 12:45 to 1:30 a golf exhibition by Babe Didrikson Zaharias. The match race of five furlongs between the clever apprentices Charles Burr and Ralph Bor-bemenke is to be staged between the second and third race. The race, exclusively for gray horses, which filled well here a year ago, is to be renewed. And a dignitary of each New England state will participate in the presentation ceremonies during the program. Massachusetts Handicap day has come to be a sort of racing holiday in New England and it will once again attract turf followers from Maine to New York. President John Pappas of the East Boston club hopefully expects that some 20,000 will be present if only the weather is favorable.
