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Shevlin Lures Nine Three-Year-Olds Golden Gloves, Quiet Step Vie for Aqueduct Favoritism Latter Topweighted at 120 But Was Led Home by Rival In Recent Peter Pan Running By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 17.— The Shevlin Stakes, one of the newcomers to the Queens County Jockey Club agenda it was inaugurated in 1925, with Silver Fox from the Rancocas Stable as the wir-ner is the salient feature for tomorrows mid-week program at Aqueduct. Nine were named overnight for the mile and one -sixteenth test which carries an added value of 0,000. This thee-year-old offering originally attracted 45 nominees but only a few of the accepted topnotchers of that age group were included. Of the nine named overnight pre-race forecasters were of the opinion that the post of favoritism in the Shevlin rested between Belair Studs Golden Gloves and Quiet Step from the Apheim Stable. The latter is the top weight, with 120 as against 112 on the others. This differential is arrived at by computing penalties and allowances under the conditions. The set weight for the test was 120 pounds with non-winners of any race of ,500 in 1952 allowed 4 pounds; of a similar value in 1951 allowed eight pounds. The Shevlin is looked upon by horsemen as one of the minor stakes of the meeting, with the Dwyer to be decided July 5 as the top prize for three-year-olds. Ted Atkinson, who is slated to ride Quiet Step, will attract his usual quota of followers and this faction may be the dominating factor in making the Harry Heiman-owned colt rule as favorite. In a recent meeting, Golden Gloves beat Quiet Step two lengths in the Peter Pan, when both were beaten by Armageddon. The Apheim colt was giving Golden Gloves seven pounds in that race and made what looked like a winning move at the three-eighths pole, but hung in the drive, while Golden Gloves set the pace and tired in the final furlong. Wall to Ride Golden Gloves Nick Wall will again be astride Golden Gloves tomorrow, and that colt showed recently that the Shevlin distance is his exact limit by just lasting to beat Out Point by a dwindling neck at a mile and a sixteenth on June 9. Quiet Step turned in a powerful race under light weight last out, finishing second to County Delight in the Queens County Handicap, before such as Auditing, First Glance, High Dive and Of the others in the Shevlin, Ben F. Whitakers Hitex, C. V. Whitneys Cold Command, Jack Amiels Count Flame and Charfran Stables Blenomar have the best credentials. Hitex followed a series of good races at Belmont Park with a dull effort in which he finished a staggering seventh in a mile event won by Uncle Miltie. Hitex had speed for seven furlongs in the event, nothing thereafter. Cold Command showed fine form at Keeneland, where he beat Hill Gail on one occasion, but showed nothing in the Kentucky Derby or in his first start at Belmont. In his last, the Whitney colt closed well at a mile to finish three lengths back of Quiet Step on May 20. He has trained well while being freshened. Count Flame finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby, nowhere in the Preakness, then was a distant fourth in a sprint won by Stage. Blenomar has already finished far back of Quiet Step and Cold Command, but occasionally comes up with a good race. The field is completed by Vera S. Braggs Mixture, Samuel A. Pecks Potpourri and Mrs. M. F. Drinkhouses Air Service. While they will be outsiders, a surprise is almost to be expected in a race in which there is no real standout. Last years Shevlin proved to be an unexpectedly thrilling event, with G. D. Wid-eners Battlefield beating Hampton Stables Alerted in a photo after a bitter struggle that lasted the length of the stretch. They duplicated this furious battle a couple of weeks later in the longer and richer Dwyer.
