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Mel Leavitt to Have Benefit Of Young Hands in Mclaughlin MclaughlinRICHARD RICHARD MC LAUGHLIN pilot for Mel Leavitt is a product of that fine jockey training center in New England He has no previous Derby record A native of Haverhill Mass McLaughlin won his first race on Plucky Prince at Suffolk Downs in 1949 His outstanding victory to date was with Gigantic in the New Orleans Derby this past winter The youngster started riding for the Joe W Brown stable last November
