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Three Stakes at Belmont This Week Acorn MidWeek Feature Offering Withers and International Steeplechase on Saturday High Gun Palm Tree Clash ClashBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 1 The Acorn Stakes and Withers at one mile and the International Steeple ¬ chase at about two miles are the stakes events at Belmont Park next week Three yearold fillies vie in the twentyfourth running of the 20000 Acorn which is ex ¬ pected to attract Cain Hoy Stables Dan ¬ gerous Dame Maine Chance Farms Inci ¬ dentally Mrs E P Taylors Question Time C T Chenerys Talora Philip Godfreys OAlison and a few others of the second flight of sophomore fillies Mrs G D Wideners Evening Out who loomed an oddson choice in this fixture was side ¬ lined by injuries yesterday while such other good ones as Fascinator and Small Favor ran in yesterdays Kentucky Oaks OaksThere There is an outside chance that Llan gollen Farms Porterhouse will be seen in the Withers though trainer Charley Whit tingham has indicated that he is not anxious to have the Endeavour n colt begin his comeback in this minor classic There is a chance that Porterhouse who breezed a clever six furlongs in 115 this morn ¬ ing will appear in the 15000 Commando Purse a sixfurlong allowance event on Friday There is also a chance that Alfred G Vanderbilts Native Dancer will make his 1954 debut in this dash but neither eventuality is precisely probable probableThe The Withers eligibles are to meet in Mondays 5000 Great Neck Purse but the fact that this event is at a mile and a fur ¬ long suggests that they will not drop back to the flat mile of the weekend stake They are King Ranchs High Gun and Grentree Stables Palm Tree High Gun comes from a good race in the Wood Memorial in which he finished third be ¬ hind Correlation and Fisherman while whileContinued Continued on Page FortyFour Belmont Features Three Stake Events This Week WeekAcorn Acorn Withers International Steeplechase Will Be Renewed RenewedContinued Continued from Page Five FivePalm Palm Tree was unplaced in the same event The Greentree colt who had been bearing put in his races and trials clung to the inside rail when equipped wtih a runout bit in the Wood but tired as though in need of the race raceHigh High Gun and Palm Tree will be opposed by John B P Roman Springs Paper Tiger and Landscaping on Monday and will prob ¬ ably be favored over that group Other groupOther Withers eligibles who might ac ¬ tually appear in the stake include nine who are in todays Swift Stakes at seven furlongs They are Brae Burn Farms War Piper Cain Hoy Stables Giant Cracker Circle M Farms War Doings Mrs John D Hertz Double Speed Ogden Phipps Privacy J B Ryans Buttevant Mrs J R H Thourons War of Roses Wheatley Sta ¬ bles Quick Lunch and Mrs Ben F Whita kers Chrysolite Their chances of starting in the Withers depend to a considerable extent on their performance in the Swift SwiftJames James Cox Bradys Artismo is also a Withers eligible and may be given a chance to redeem himself from his disappointing seasonal debut yesterday in which he was utterly unable to cope with moderate older sprinters sprintersThis This years International Steeplechase a 20000 test which will be having its fifty seventh running lives up to its name Six invaders three from England and three from Ireland are flying in this week end to oppose the best of our jumpers Nice Work In View and Louis Seize are to rep ¬ resent Ireland in the International while Campari Rose Park and Prince of Den ¬ mark are coming from England In addi ¬ tion Cammel Laird was originally invited to represent France but has been purchased by Mrs Vernpn G Cardy a Canadian and will make his North American debut in Mondays Whaddons Chase Purse at the same distance distanceThe The four opposing Cammel Laird on Monday James F McHughs Sundowner Arthur Whites Patrol Lowry Watkins Tourist List and F Ambrose Clarks The Creek are also eligible to the International Sundowner is top weight with 152 pounds in the Whaddon Chase while Cammel Laird gets in with the minimum 130 The latter is a fouryearold and not too ex ¬ perienced handsOther over brush but is in good hands Other International probables include L H Nelles Extra Points winner over both the chase and hurdle courses at this meeting Mrs J R H Thourons The Mast and Golden Furlong Brookmeade Stables His Boots Mrs Cardys Sun Shower Law ¬ rence Troianps King Commander R R Guests Pacific Pact and John M Schiffs Livret LivretThe The International will be moved into the featured sixth place on Saturdays pro ¬ gram while the Withers will be run as the fourth event and will also be the only steeplechase of the Long Island and Sara ¬ toga season to be run on a Saturday or holiday
