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Forty-Three Nominees For Brooklyn Handicap Spartan Valor, Battlefield! and Alerted Named for Aqueduct Race NEW YORK, N. Y.* June 5.— William G. Helis, Jr.s, Spartan Valor, winner of his last seven starts and the dominant horse in the handicap division, heads the list of 43 nominees for the 64th renewal of Aqueducts mile and a quarter classic, the 0,-000 Brooklyn, slated for July 12. The 4-year-old son of Attention swept the board at Hialeah last winter, winning three stakes, the Inaugural, McLennan and Widener. He has been undefeated* in the North this spring. Although Spartan Valor is the "big horse" at the moment, the list of nominees includes some of the best in training. George D. Wideners Battlefield* a model of consistency as a 3-year-61d, has indicated his ability and must be. reckoned with. Hampton Stables Alerted has won three stakes this spring, including the Dixie, and if not weighted too heavily, can give the best of them a tough afternoon. Charfran Stables Crafty Admiral, essentially a sprinter, has won at middle distances and is capable of making the event an interesting one. Several tried and true performers like Brookmeades Greek Ship and Going Away, Greeritrees One Hitter, Hasty House Farms Oil Capitol, Rokeby Stables County Delight and Woolford Farm* Saxony have won at this distance and have been made eligible. The venerable Three Rings, belonging to Mrs. E. L. Hopkins, has shown a return to the form which made the 7-year-old gelding a dangerous one a couple of seasons ago. Given a fast track, Three Rings is a threat in his present condition. C. V. Whitneys Mameluke, surprise winner of the Metropolitan, is also a healthy prospect for the Brooklyn. Although not a sound animal, he is capable of running a good race, especially in the late stages. Alfred Vanderbilt is the leading nomina- tor with three, First Glance and the two mares, Bed o Roses and Next Move. This pair, along with King Ranchs Renew and Ogden Phipps Busanda, are £he only members of the alleged weaker sex named. Following is the complete list of Brooklyn nominees: Alerted Lone Eagle Auditing Mameluke Battlefield Mandingo Bed o Roses Next Move Big Dipper II. Nullify Blue Hills Oil Capitol Bryan G. One Hitter Busanda Out Point Count Turf Palatial Appetite County Delight Post Card Crafty Admiral Renew Crocodile Ruhe Donor Saxony First Glance Sheilas Reward General Staff Spartan Valor Going Away Teaneck Flash Gold Gin The Diver Greek Ship Three Rings High Bracket To Market High Dive Why Not Now Hull Down Yildiz Ken
