Mehorter Elected NASRC President; Seventeen Seeking Massachusetts: Favor Royal Vale For Suffolk Stake; Meets To Market, High Scud, Elixir, Count Turf, Arcave While Giving Foes Weight, Daily Racing Form, 1953-06-10

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Mehorter Elected N ASRC President Seventeen Seekina Massachusetts Favor Royal Vale For Suffolk Stake StakeMeets Meets To Market High Scud Elixir Count Turf Arcave While Giving Foes Weight WeightBy By AVERY BROWtf BROWtfStaff Staff Correspondent SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass June 9 The decision to start Mrs E du Pont Weirs Royal Vale in tomorrows re ¬ newal of the Massachusetts Handicap failed to have any effect on the overnight entry list for the mile and onequarter event When the entries for the 50000 added fixture closed this morning 17 names passed through the entry box and that in all probability constitutes a record overnight lineup for the 19 editions Just how many will start tomorrow afternoon will remain a puzzle until approximately 415 p m which is 45 minutes before post time for the stake and deadline for declar ¬ ations ationsRoyal Royal Tale with a 125pound impost will no doubt be the popular choice of the Massachusetts The invading fiveyearold son of Kingsway Cora Deans imported early last year from his native England is considered just a notch behind Greentree Stables Tom Fool as the top handicap horse of the current year yearMost Most Likely Starters StartersRegarded Regarded as the most likely of the large overnight field to contest the issue against Royal Vale appear to be King Ranchs To Market 120 D J Schneiders Elixir 113 Mr Mrs J Lingles Larry Ellis 113 King Ranchs High Scud 110 Cockfield Stables Arcave 109 Joe Gavenanos Joey Boy 108 Jim Beatties Good Shot 107 J J Amiels Count Turfv 105 Ogden Phipps Ancestor 103 and Florence Del larias Harpes 100 pounds poundsOther Other possibilities which have remained eligible are CherryOca Stables Tio Giro 104 C H Everitts Little Imp 105 Felix M Poncelets Uncle Edgar 105 Emerald Hill Stables Blue Dare 104 W J Beat BeatContinucd Continucd on Page ThirtyNine Seventeen Clash In Massachusetts MassachusettsGives Gives Royal Vale Edge Over To Market Elixir Arcave For 50000 Suffolk Race RaceContinued Continued from Page One Oneties ties Park Dandy 104 and M G Dohertys Grandma Josie at 98 pounds poundsOne One thing certain for tomorrows race is that all of the 17 candidates are stabled on the grounds Ancestor Joey Boy and Harpes arrived late last night to complete the list of invaders The jockeys coming from New York and New Jersey to aug ¬ ment the Suffolk Downs colony for the big day will arrive early tomorrow morning morningRoyal Royal Vale began his American cam ¬ paign last summer and the best he could do in seven starts was to finish third twice earning a net total of 1150 Following the end of his 1952 campaign Jim Ryan shipped his budding star to Aiken S C where he was readied for a Hialeah Park season The southern climate must have agreed with the brown horse because he won at first asking at the Florida track taking a sevenfurlong allowance event with a late drive driveEstablishes Establishes American Record RecordAfter After failing in his next two outings Royal Vale established an American record for a mile and a half over the turf course in the Miami Beach Handicap Since that surprise triumph haying earned 125800 to date in 1953 the Weir Cinderella horse has appeared in one overnight handicap and five consecutive important stakes The handicap was at Jamaca in early April and he was beaten by Assignment and King Jolie Shipped back to Bowie Royal Vale accounted for the Bowie Handicap and re ¬ turned to Jamaica to annex the Gallant Fox Handicap in a driving finish over Cold Command and One Count Evidently the Englishbred thrives on travel for his next appearance was in Pimlicos famed Dixie Handicap in which he easily topped Cold Command and Crafty Admiral AdmiralThe The victory in the Dixie was the last to be recorded by Roval Vale but his next two starts the Metropolitan and Suburban Handicap were thrillers Carrying 127 pounds against Tom Fools 130 the Del ¬ awareowned horse was beaten just a half length in the Metropolitan and came back a week later to carry 124 pounds against the Greentree colt and miss winning the Suburban by a short nose nosePasses Passes Up Brandywine BrandywinePrepped Prepped for last Saturdays Brandywine Handicap at Delaware Park Royal Vales plans were changed at the last minute anc he passed up the mile and sixteenth event in favor of coming here He was shippec to Belmont Park Saturday afternoon and continued on to this point yesterday after ¬ noon It is the plan of trainer Jim Ryan to blow him out tomorrow morning with his regular rider Jackie Westrope arriving in time for the brief spin spinThe The expected meeting of Royal Vale and To Market scheduled for last Saturday in the Brandywine will now take place here To Market who established the present mile and a quarter record of 201 in last years Massachusetts Handicap was beaten a neck for the Delaware race by Post Card and was sent here Sunday Prior to the Brandywine the Market Wise Pretty Wise horse had started in an overnight handi ¬ cap at Belmont Park on May 29 and easily defeated Elixir and Grover B In that race the King Ranch representative encountered no trouble in toting 124 pounds in his seasonal bow Feeling no effects of the Delaware appearance plus the van ride to Suffolk Downs To Market was on the track this morning and went very handily in his halfmile trial His time was 50 with the first two furlongs in 24 24Son Son of Bernborough BernboroughHigh High Scud a fouryearold son of Bern borough Jims Niece is the lesser light of the King Ranch entry but is capable of coming up with a top flight race He has started only three times this year all of which were at Garden State Park In his most recent race the bay colt closed stoutly to outfinish Golden Gloves by a neck in an overnight allowance Prior to that he fin ¬ ished fifth in the Valley Forge Handicap won by Golden Gloves GlovesMax Max Hirsch trainer of the King Ranch pair will arrive here in the morning ac ¬ companied by jockeys Benny Green and Ira Babe Hanford He has named Green on To Market and Hanford will handle High Scud whom he rode in Garden State Park ParkElixir Elixir may be the one in this years Mas ¬ sachusetts lineup to take the top and set a sizzling pace under his 113 pound impost which includes the popular Charlie Burr Elixir has been on the ground longer than anv nf the invaders for the Massachusetts and his trials have been very satisfactory jt urr knows the son of Bleu dOr having piloted him to two easy triumphs in over ¬ night handicaps at Gulfstream Park this past spring The Schneider gelding failed to handle his 118 pounds in the Valley Forge Handicap winding up fourth and was beaten two lengths by To Market at Belmont last month while carrying 119 against 124 for the King Ranch horse horseCount Count Turf winner of the 1951 Ken ¬ tucky Derby is certain to have ample sup ¬ port in the Mass The son of Count Fleet while not a winner on six starts this sea ¬ son improved in his last start an over ¬ night allowance test at Belmont Park fin ¬ ishing second to Bryan G and earning him the chance at tomorrows rich prize Conn McCreary the comefrombehirid rider who thrilled New England fans with his typical finish on Stymie in the 1947 run ¬ ning rides the Amiel racer racerArcave Arcave enters tomorrows race with a skein of three victories registered at Bel ¬ mont Park The sixeyarold Discovery gelding has been carrying 122 and 120 pounds in his last two triumphs and win ¬ ning the races with plenty to spare His 109pound assignment tomorrow which in ¬ cludes Ted Atkinson could prove very troublesome to the highweights of the field fieldAncestor Ancestor is another New York invader which has been racing with a much heavier impost than he is slated to carry tomor ¬ row and the mere 103 pounds with Nick Wall in the saddle should not hinder any chance he may have The Phipps colt has met Royal Vale twice since the beginning of the 1953 season The Challedon colt was second in the Bowie Handicap carrying 112 pounds against Royal Vales 116 beaten two and a half lengths Their other meet ling was in the Dixie where Ancestor fin ¬ ished fourth beaten four and a half lengths with a 15pound weight concession The 22 pounds he receives in the Massachusetts from Royal Vale is more than enough to give Ancestor an outside chance chanceLarry Larry Ellis the New England champ will have the services of Tony DeSpirito and that in itself is enough to earn the Easy Mon Plenty of local support supportA A sharp performer right now Larry Ellis will be charging stoutly at the end of the mile and a quarter grind and the honest gelding could spring a stirring upset should the more highly regarded members of the field make any mistakes mistakesJoey Joey Boy evidently disliked the off track which prevailed in his last start an overnight allowance middle distance event at Garden State Park Prior to that race the son of Jacbmar gave a good account of himself while competing against Golden Gloves Count Turf and others He will be ridden by jockey Logan Batctieller BatctiellerGood Good Shot anothef Englishbred mem ¬ ber of the Massachusetts has yet to estab ¬ lish himself as capable of handling a good field over a distance of ground The son of Big Game won the sixfurlong Govern ¬ ors Handicap run here earlier in the meet ¬ ing defeating Larry Ellis and on that race alone does the fouryearold earn any sort of endorsement for his chances tomorrow The naming of Park Dandy as a stable mate for Good Shot may be insurance should the track become sloppy for the big race The sophomore son of Bull Dan ¬ dy turned in a creditable effort behind Royal Bay Gem in the Jersey Stakes earlier this season and that race was contested over a sloppy oval ovalHarpes Harpes won the Lincoln Special at Lin ¬ coln Downs this past spring but it is doubt ¬ ful if the sevenyearold Fox Cub horse is in the class of tomorrows field The others named overnight for the 19th run ¬ ning of the big New England race must be considered outsiders and their chances of fulfilling the engagement will depend most ¬ ly on the conditions of the track come to ¬ morrow afternoon afternoonNominations Nominations for this years Massachu ¬ setts Handicap closed on May 20 with 34 being made eligible by subscription of 100 The owner of tomorrows starters must pay 750 additional to the winner plus the added 50000 After 10000 has been given to the runnerup 5000 to the horse finishing third and 2500 to the one fin ¬ ishing fourth the winner will net the re ¬ maining amount Should 11 go postward the winner would earn a net of 43200 which is below the highest amount earned by Seabiscuit back in 1937 when the Charles Howard star received 51780


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