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Foray Vina Strives for Repeat Win Jam Nine Others Meet in Appleton AppletonInternational International Chase Winner Choice Over Flaming Comet Genancoke Hot Navy Gun GunBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 7 The 7500 Charles L Appleton Memorial Steeplechase at about two miles is the feature attraction at beautiful Bel mont tomorrow James F McHughs Jam winner of the International Chase last week will be seeking his second straight stakes score in this event and appears well placed for a repeat The Impound gelding won the International by eight lengths and drops two pounds to carry 139 Four of those who were beaten last week are penal ¬ ized for their defeat to the extent that they only drop one pound These are Brook meade Stables Flaming Comet who fin ¬ ished second fRigan McKinneys Hot who was fourth Montpeliers Hampton Roads fifth and Mrs Esther duPont Weirs The Mast who fell at the water jump jumpOf Of this group Hampton Roads is ac ¬ corded the best chance of turning the tables on his rivals as he gave the im ¬ pression of being out for healthful exer ¬ cise in the International jumped fault ¬ lessly and ran over beaten horses in the final quarter mile Hampton Roads showed an abundance of class last year yearLawrence Lawrence W Jennings Navy Gun is the topweight in the Appleton with 152 pounds followed by Rokeby Stables Genancoke with 148 Both are familiar chasers who are making their seasonal debut on the New York tracks Navy Gun won the Temple Gwathmey here last fall after fin ¬ ishing second in the Grand National show ¬ ing considerable improvement toward the end of the season Genancoke is a speed horse and will have Hot to contend with on the lead Hot set most of the pace in the International after an absence of more than a year and may be able to carry his speed a bit farther tomorrow tomorrowLone Lone Fisherman May Need Race RaceThe The others in the Appleton are F Am ¬ brose Clarks Lone Fisherman and C Bur ¬ tons Lock and Key 139 each and K F Chandlers Fonda 136 All three are mak ¬ ing their local bows this year Francis Bell house is taking somewhat more time with the Clark horses this year than last and Lone Fisherman may need a race On his best form he fits well here Lock and Key is another speedy but rather fainthearted jumper while Fonda is a convert from the hurdles No fNo rider has been named for f Navy Gun while Tommy Field will be on Genancoke Earl Phelps will be back on Jam the likely choice while Frank Dooley Adams will again ride Hot and Elwood Carter replaces Bob McDonald on Flaming Comet Mc ¬ Donald has been engaged for Lock and Key Pat Smithwick will be back on The Mast while apprentice Terry Mongiello will again pilot Hampton Roads RoadsThe The best of tomorrows flat races is the Gotham Handicap a classified event at a mile and a furlong that follows the Apple ton Chase as the sixth race raceOnly Only five have been named for the Got ¬ ham headed by Putnam Stables Combat Boots with 122 pounds After winning two overnight events at Jamaica Combat Boots appeared in the Gallant Fox Handicap won by Spartan Valor Though finishing seventh he raced creditably Dunbar Stables Gold Gin who finished two lengths in front of Combat Boots in the Gallant Fox gets in with 113 pounds and gets a pound more from the Putnam Stable star than he received in the Jamaica fixture fixtureThe The others in the Gotham are Blue Hills 116 War Poppy 115 and Eolus 108 Blue Hills has shown nothing but wear and1 tear of late War Poppy seemsjm the up ¬ grade following a victory over Colony Date at Jamaica with a good race behind Three Rings High Bracket and One Hitter any one of whom would be favored here Eddie Arcaro will ride War Poppy and is the only jockey named in the race
