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Monmouth Oaks Attracts FortyEight Nominations NominationsCerise Cerise Reine Grecian Queen Bubbley in August 8 Feature FeatureOCEANPORT OCEANPORT N J June 9 Monmouth Parks richest race the 50000 Monmouth Oaks for threeyearold fillies has drawn the nominations of 48 members of the sex and age group greatest response to the race since its revival in 1946 The mile and a furlong event will headline Monmouths racing program on Saturday August 8 final week end of the season seasonResponse Response of horsemen to the Oaks is most satisfactory to presdent Amory L Haskell of the seaside track for it was at his instigation the purse was sharply in ¬ creased from last years 20000 to its cur ¬ rent 50000 endowment Included among the star fillies named are Mrs Ada L Rices Cerise Reine winner of the Delaware Oaks and Ashland Stakes Calumet Farms dis ¬ tinguished Bubbley the Kentucky Oaks winner and John S Phipps Spinning Top successful in the BlackEyed Susan Stakes StakesThey They are not the only formidable mem ¬ bers of the field Rivalling the trio in im ¬ portance and speed are Mrs B P Whit akers Grecian Queen a fourtime stakes winner in 1952 and home in front in the Prioress and Coaching Club American Oaks this year James Cox Bradys Secret Meet ¬ ing who turned back a good field in the Acorn and E P Taylors Canadiana queen of the Maple Leaf country and winner of the recent Queens Plate at Woodbiner WoodbinerAlso Also named for this years renewal of the Oaks are such stakes winners of 1952 as Mimi Mine Piedmont Lass Is Proud and Mac Bea BeaFirst First run in 1871 at old Monmouth Park the Oaks in point of years holds prece ¬ dence over any stake being contested at the northern New Jersey course Its first run ¬ ning in 1871 was won by Salina and in subsequent years by an array of headliners including Miss Woodford in 1883 The new Monmouth Park now has a stakes named for Miss Woodford as a prep for the Oaks OaksRevived Revived by the present management in 1946 after a lapse since 1893 the Oaks continues to grow in improtance and value until it now rivals any race in the land for fillies of the thieeyearold class Nominations for the M ° f iir Admiration Arab Actress Africance Braniff Bubbley Blue Green Ballerina Cherry Fizz Cerise Reine Canadiana Carry the News Dawn ODarby Fran Dorsett Facts of Life Gainsboro Girl Grecian Queen HomeMade Hows Tricks His Duchess Is Proud Jets Dona Rose La Perouse Lady of Chanci Lady Ticco Mimi Mine Mac Bea My Truly Fair x Milspal Ming Yellow MiMarigold Plumed Piedmont Lass Petal PetalQueens Queens Moon Ros Clag Rica Rosie Resigned Sabettc Secret Meeting Sharbot Script ScriptSpinning Spinning Top Slave Girl With Respect Wings OMorn Wings of Gold White Witch Will Be There
