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Expect Subahdar To Bow in Laurel LaurelPresence Presence in Saturday Stakes Fails to Frighten Ifdbody First Aid and County Clare ClareLAUREL LAUREL Md May 1 Mrs Walter M Jeffords Subahdar winner of six of his seven starts including a quartet of handi ¬ cap events during the 1955 racing season is expected to launch his seasonal cam ¬ paign in Saturdays running of the 15 000 added Laurel Handicap but his presence in that mile and onesixteenth isnt frightening the opposition in the least It was learned today that three invaders are due to fulfill engagements in the Laurel They are the Brookmeade Stable team of First Aid and County Clare from New York and Elkcam Stables Ifabody from New Jersey JerseyUnder Under 120 pounds in the Laurel Subah dai is expected to be the highweight starter with Joe Jones Fisherman and Jet Action likely to pass up the event He has trained exceptionally well for Oscar White and will be on edge for a top per ¬ formance at first asking Whether or not he will duplicate his winning performance of last season remains to be seen seenDouble Double Stakes Winners in 1955 1955First First Aid and County Clare each of whom accounted for two addedmoney events last year won close to 100000 be ¬ tween them during the 55 campaign Dur ¬ ing the current season First Aid is with ¬ out a success in seven starts his top ef ¬ fort coming during the winter at Santa Anita where he was less than two lengths behind Rejected in overnight competition County Clares lone score of the year was in Gulfstream Parks Magic City Handi ¬ cap following which he beat only one horse when unplaced behind New Trend in track record time timeCounty County Clare will carry 111 pounds while First Aid will operate under 109 pounds poundsIfabody Ifabody has been a steady performer all season and assured his present fitness as recently as Saturday when at Garden States opening he was beaten a head when second to Scimitar after a mile and a sixteenth in 142 flat Ifabody raced well at Bowie prior to that and will carry 112 pounds in the Laurel LaurelAside Aside from the quartet previously men ¬ tioned the Laurel seems likely to attract Mrs Ben Cohens Olympia Wiz 110 the North Downs Farm coupling of Ocean Lane and MomuSj 110 and 108 respectively Roslyn Farms Go Lightly recent winner over Open Sesame 107 and either Chit Chat 109 or Jabneh 104 from the barn of Mrs Eugenia E Bankhead
