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Primary Day Event Lures 12 Sprinters SprintersJess Jess Linthicum Senator Joe Halter and Repetoire Clash In Handicap at Pimlico Oval OvalPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 3 The inaugural running of the 10000 Primary Day Handicap feature of Marylands elec ¬ tion day program attracted a field beyond the fondest expectations of Maryland Jockey Club officials 12 speedy members of the sprint division having been named to contest the five and onehalf furlongs dash This new fixture starts a week of sport which will be climaxed by Saturdays run ¬ ning of the 20000 BlackEyed Susan SusanLeft Left to handle the highweight assign ¬ ment when Tuscany popped a splint was Gee M Cohens Jess Linthicum who has been given 124 pounds He will match strides against the following Alan T Clarkes Senator Joe and Cedar Farms HalterT each with 120 Stanley C Mikells Repetoire 118 Greentree Stables Northern Star 117 Carolyn K Stables Hi Billee 115 and Whiff enpoof 112 William G Helis Jrs Roman Fair 109 Brookmeade Stables filly coupling of Two Rainbows 108 and Atalanta 106 and H H Folks Rocky Heights and A J Crevolins Rado Kid also with 106 pounds apiece apieceJess Jess Linthicum won five of 17 races last season and recently launched his current campaign in auspicious fashion scoring an easy victory over Halter and other good ones at Laurel He carried 121 pounds in that test and was timed in 112 over a muddy strip a condition he has always preferred As in that dash he will be ridden in the Primary Day by Nick Shuk Laurels leading rider with 44 winners winnersWon Won Eight Races Last Year Senator Joe one of the speediest Mary landbreds of recent seasons won half of his 16 starts last year showing a fondness for the local oval In four starts this year he has but a single victory in four starts but that was accomplished in 111 fla t fastest time of the Laurel meeting He was handled by Rocco Sisto on that occasion and that successful stake pilot returns to the irons on Monday MondayHalter Halter a son of Haltal was both pro ¬ ficient and versatile last season This fel ¬ low accounted for the Farrell and Olympic Handicaps during 1951 and earned more than 30000 He also raced well in his lone outing this year while finishing sec ¬ ond to Jess Linthicum but he returned de ¬ cidedly lame It was reported that he walked out of it in short order but his entry in the Primary Day came as some ¬ what of a surprise Carroll Bierman will do the saddle work workRepetoire Repetoire last years spring sensation among the threeyearolds concluded that term with earnings of 88230 but it was not until this past Friday that he at ¬ tained winning form this year after a trio of unsuccessful ventures He was however quite impressive while winning in 111 and may be just coming to himself under Allan Grays handling handlingAnother Another who apparently hasnt come to himself yet this year is Northern Star who is winnerless in six starts He displayed improvement in his last however being beaten but five lengths by Dark Peter in the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park This Irishbred colt was a sixtime winner last year yearHi Hi Billee and Whiff enpoof are scheduled to represent Irving Kirschbaums Carolyn K establishment and either is capable of an upset Hi Billee was claimed for 10 000 in Florida and has since won three of eight races with only one dull effort Whif fenpoof was a double winner in Florida during the winter and at Laurel turned in a corking effort when beaten less than a length by Easy Whirl in 111 111Roman Roman Fair recently scored his third vic ¬ tory of the year while being timed in the Garden State mud in 113 Behind him beaten just a length and onehalf was the former Brookmeade campaigner Rocky Heights The latter however drops 13 pounds as compared to a twopound de ¬ crease for Roman Fair FairMrs Mrs Dodge Sloanes fillies Two Rain ¬ bows and Atalanta shape up as outsiders in the race but could prove formidable off top efforts Two Rainbows was a trailer in her lone start this year after setting the race for a half mile Atalanta has won two of her five races this season and was re ¬ cently beaten but a length and a half when third behind Tuscany and Hi Billee in the Rowe Memorial Rado fRado Kid was a ninetime f winner last year campaigning largely in the Midwest and West After eight unsuccessful trips postward this year he won his last New York start in 1 12 beating Easy Whirl FRANK STOUT Owner of Alerted Alertedwho who scored in Saturdays Dixie Handicap Handicaprenewal renewal at the Pimlico course
