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Pimlico Launches FifteenDay Meet Old Hilltop Purse Attracts Suggested SuggestedBrookmeade Brookmeade Preakness Hope Has Landseair Among Eight Opponents in Short Sprint SprintBy By PALMER HEAGERTY HEAGERTYStaff Staff Correspondent PIMLICO Baltimore Md April 30 The Maryland Jockey Clubs historic Pimlico race course tomorrow launches its annual spring session one which will offer five im ¬ portant added money fixtures including the 75000 Preakness on the 15th and final day Saturday May 17 Other stakes to be presented are the 25000 Dixie Handicap 10000 Primary Day Handicap 20000 BlackEyed Susan and the 10000 Preak ¬ ness Prep PrepThe The inaugural program while it lacks a stake event brings forth a fine field of threeyearolds in the five and onehalf furlongs Old Hilltop Purse Heading the field is Brookmeade Stables Preakness eligible Suggested and High Grounds Landseair a juvenile stakes winner who will be making his first appearance of the year Others entered are Emerald Hill Stables Blue Square who is also in the Preakness Herb C Boorses G R Peter sen Mrs L L Voigt Jrs Rocky Reef C E Buckleys Red Romeo Paul Groos Knights Reward and Mrs Janon Fisher Jrs Espantobn EspantobnSuggested Suggested a Requested colt was second to Jet A Dandy in his most recent New York appearance and has trained splen ¬ didly over the Pimlico oval His 1952 rec ¬ ord includes four victories two seconds and a pair of thirds in nine starts startsLandseair Landseair Sapling Winner Last Year YearLandseair Landseair quite proficient last year scored four victories in nine starts and ac ¬ counted for Monmouth Parks Sapling Stakes The Balladier colt went slightly amiss shortly after that smashing victory but has done everything asked of him in recent training and trainer Bowes Bond anticipates a successful season for his charge chargeThis This years mile and threesixteenths Preakness second gem of racings Triple Crown will as usual attract many Ken ¬ tucky Derby starters and will also again bring into prominence such capable sopho ¬ mores as Greentrees Tom Fool Max Kahl baums Jampol Maine Chances Jet A Dandy Gustave S Smiths Handsome Teddy Gerald F Stricklands Lord Priam and High Grounds Comte deGrasse deGrasseThe The timehonored Dixie also at a mile and threesixteenths will be the first im ¬ portant offering of the meeting and with William G Helis Jrs Spartan Valor hav ¬ ing been declared a nonstarter likely wil attract a sizable field Leading prospects include Brookmeades Greek Ship Rokebys County Delight C T Chenerys Bryan G Hampton Stables Alerted King Ranchs High Dive Long Bow or Sonic Mrs Ed Laskers Hull Down Mrs H L Straus Pilaster William Swings Auditing and either Blue Hills or Why Not Now from the Charles B Bohn menage menagePost Post time throughout the meeting with the exception of Dixie Day will be 145 p m daylight time On Dixie Day post time will be advanced to 130 p m This is being done in order to have the program completed in time for patrons to take in the television and radio programs on the Kentucky Derby For these patrons Pimlico will install 20 large television sets in the main betting ring for those who wish to remain at the course rather than take a chance on making it to their home
