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Eatontown Lowers Track Mark in Bowie Handicap HandicapRuns Runs Seven Furlongs in 123 Turns Back Dinner Winner Easily EasilyBOWIE BOWIE Mdf May 6 Scampering along like a frisky youngster the eightyearold Eatontown this afternoon established a new sevenfurlong track record of 123 while carrying the silks of Alfred Roberts to an easy victory in the closingday Bowie Handicap The Easton Come Again gelding was handled by Joe Culmone and held an advantage of three and onehalf lengths over Filipo Baldis Dinner Winner who was a length in front of Mrs L Frys Best Air Just managing to get her num ¬ ber on the board was Mrs Samuel M Pis torios Brazen Brat the 3to2 favorite with a crowd of 9854 The winner was the second choice at 700 700Eatontown Eatontown who boasted a victory earlier in the current meeting as well as one at Garden State during the past two and a half weeks handled his 114pound burden as though it were a feather clicking off fractional of 23 for the quarter 45 for the half mile and 110 flat for six furlongs furlongsCulmone Culmone who commences a suspension tomorrow which was meted out by the New Jersey stewards allowed Eatontown to ramble only briefly nearing the stretch and the veteran quickly opened a three length lead one which was not to be shortened through the final straightaway Best Air held on willingly through the stretch but was forced to lower her colors to the fastclosing Dinner Winner who showed a semblance of his true form fol ¬ lowing a dull effort in the recent mile and a sixteenth Southern Maryland Handicap HandicapAfter After failing to display speed in the early running Brazen Brat was sent to the out ¬ side by Nick Shuk but lacked a closing run and was beaten more than five lengths while holding the fourth spot at the wire wireJockey Jockey Shuk and Eldon Nelson went into todays program with 25 winners apiece arid only Nelson was able to score a victory through the feature His score was astride Exorbitant in the third race
