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Monmouth Again Divides Its Longfellow Handicap Cascanuez, Kaster Top Ten-Horse Fields in 2,500 Mile Events By WILLIAM C. PHILLIPS ? Staff Correspondent MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 28. For the third time in its short history of four presentations the Longfellow Handicap" will be staged here Wednesday in two divisions. It is a one mile race for three-year-olds and upward and is the only added money event to be run over the flat on the infield grass course during the meeting. A field of 10 was named for both divisions and they will each have a gross value of 2,500 and a net to each winner of 4,250 should all accept the issue. Several noted grass running specialists were named and the drawing of the entries fortunately developed well-balanced bands in each end. The initial half, carded as the sixth race, has Charfran Stables Argentine import Cascanuez as a 122-pound highweight, while C. Mahlon Klines steady Kaster heads the second group under the same 122-pound impost. Cascanuez is being asked to concede from seven to 15 pounds to his rivals, and Kaster from four to 11 pounds. The second half drew a majority of high-weights from the original 71 nominations : and the stiff opposition to Kaster includes . Charfran Stables Brown Booter, 118; J Continued on Page Seven 41 Longfellow on Turf Is Divided Again OLEN SLEDGE Pacemaker carries his colors in the second division of the Ak-Sar-Ben Juyenile Stakes today. Cascanuez, Kaster j In Monmouth Races Each Totes 122 and Clashes With Nine Rivals Today in Mile Events Worth 2,500 Continued from Page One j Christopher T. Chenerys Prince Hill, 117; I Elkcam Stables Ifabody, 116, and George I S. Howells Punkin Vine, 116. Lower in weight, but high in regard, are also I Gee- gee, Skipper Bill, Roman Rocket, Hush Hall and Potpourri. Both divisions of the Longfellow shape up as very close races to figure. The first half brings Auburn Farms Old Glendale and Brookmeade Farms County Clare, both at 115 pounds, against Cascanuez. Al- j though they appear the toughest opposi- j tion, none of the others can be discounted. -They include the entry of Mrs. Wm. Coxie Wrights French Field and Arthur the en- ; tertainer-sportsman Godfreys Sun Ruler LT., Bad Conduct, Damelot, Shamrock Hill, Assuan, Roman Mirage. In perusing the second division it appears that Kaster, who is consistent and a well-known turf runner, is deserving of his high rating. He has won two races this year, both on the grass, but looking back over the record it can be seen that he has . not been too successful in his New Jersey invasions through the seasons. The six-year-old gelding son of Unbreakable finished is fifth and was beaten four lengths in " his last start, a mile and three-eighths overnight handicap at Belmont Park. That race was won by Prince Hill who carried 3 117 pounds, against 126 on Kaster. Prince Hill also was a winner in his next-start, a mile race here that was transferred g to the sloppy main course after heavy rains hi had soaked the turf strip. D Double Stakes Winner at 54 Meet Brown Booter was the only double stakes , w winner of the 1954 Monmouth meeting and t a a division of the Longfellow was one of , these triumphs. He has been out but three s times this year and none were overly im-; p pressive. i Kaster, to be ridden by Augustino Cata- Is lano, is a versatile runner who favors the f turf. Prince Hill, with A. Valenzuela his pliot, must come from well off of the pace. 1 The speed in the even seems to belong, to I i Geegee, making his first grass attempt; s Skipper Bill, who went well on the turf at b a Atlantic City last year, and Hush Hall. Cascanuez, a seven-year-old horse, won V t the Bougainvillea last winter- and he was si second in the Macomber Handicap on the il g grass at Suffolk Downs. He suffered from a c close quarters and finished far back over d s soft footing in the Balmoral Turf Handicap a a a at Washington Park. Cascanuez is pos-1 1 s sessed with good speed and he should like k t the infield course here, which is short-x c cropped with solidly firm footing. Robert j. I Ussery will fly down from New England to e t be his rider. e The speed in the first half appears to be-,r 1 long to Old Glendale, a four-year-old gray d t by Cassis. He was a front-running winner is c of two allowance races over the turf in I Maryland, finished second to St. Vincent i in a later race, then stopped after his r, i usual speed and was far back in a mile and y t a half handicap. He set the pace in the is i race won by Prince Hill here last week, ;e t but lost some of his early advantage when o I he stumbled badly at the far turn and he as is g gave way in the last stages. L-
