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- ♦ - My Banker Strives For Paul Revere Set to Turn Tables Today On Marshal at Arms; Rate Star Rover Stout Rival By J. N. LYON Staff Correspondent SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., May 13. — A well matched field of eight sprinters indicated that they would contest Saturdays 19th running of the six-furlong 0,000 Paul Revere Handicap when their names were placed in the entry bo:: this morning. Heading the line-up for the Paul Revere Cap is Peter Putriments My Banker with the high weight of 119 pounds, just one more than Mr. and Mrs. Jake M. Lingles Larry Ellis is to carry, and 15 more than the low weight, A. A. Crabbes Eternal Mark has been assigned. Following in line of weights comes G. S. Colellas Switch On, with 117; W. J. Sprows Marshal at Arms, 115; Mrs. C. B. Fischbachs Fast Charger, 113; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grants Africance, 107, and Mrs. Irving Gushens Star Rover 106. j My Banker in picking up his top impost is more than deserving of the honor for up J until last Saturday he enjoyed a winning I streak of five straight victories. However, the string was snapped in that six furlong I , allowance event when he succumbed to o | Marshal at Arms by the narrow margin of , a neck and at the same time conceding the Irish-bred five pounds, one more than • he will be required to give tomorrow. j Opening day of the current meeting found My Banker turning in his best effort of the year when he accounted for the ,500 Patriots Day Handicap at six fur- .t longs while packing second highweight of 1 j 118 pounds. Third Start in Comeback Larry Ellis in going postwar d tomorrow K | [ will be making the third start In a comeback el campaign that found him inactive _ I nearly five months. The aged gelding! I made his return to the racing wars just 10 0 days ago in the six-furlong Johnny Desmond - Purse and finished a strong fourth " to Switch On being just four lengths away. Inasmuch as sprinting was never a real tl forte of the Lingle-owned and trained star j he will undoubtedly not be at his best tomorrow either, for the manner in which n he goes is more suited to distance running, Fg and is a top contender for next weeks 0,000 added Massachusetts Handicap at 4 a mile and one-quarter. The dark horse of the field, Mrs. Irving 5 Gushens Star Rover, is the lone three-year-old !~ in the race and potentially one of f the top members of his age group. The flashy son of Flushing n. — Miss Moonbeam ■ has been out but once this meeting, »» Continued en Page forty-Six - I My Banker Seeks to Turn iTables on Marshal at Arms Continued from Page Seren that being in the six -furlong Framingham . Purse where -he won easily by four and one-half lengths in fast time, 1:11 Vs. Star Rover has been sparingly raced, i having started but six times in his career, .; winning three of those races. In his most recent triumph before coming to Suffolk sk the colt took the measure of the Murcain Stables Jeans Joe without any trouble at tj. Keeneland. All of which would stamp him i as something to watch out for inasmuch as s his connections have definite plans for r him. Just Wednesday trainer Eddie Ans-pach - had the colt on the track for a five-furlong - workout in which Star Rover was s timed in :59% with a half-time fraction l of :47% for what observers termed one of f i s r - - s l f J the best time trials of the season. One1 thing certain with just 106 pounds up and his regular rider, Frank Solimena, in th«i saddle this sophomore is certain to make] his more highly regarded competitors doa some real running before they eliminate! him, I 9
