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Nashuas Saturday Rivals Work Out Grey Lag Hopefuls Display Sharpness SharpnessFisherman i Fisherman in Serious Prep Joe Jones Drills Handily Jeans Joe Kept on Edge EdgeBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 2 Several horses who may oppose Nashua in Saturdays 50000 added Grey Lag Handicap at Jamaica made the news during the training hours at the Long Island tracks this morning Here at Bel mont C V Whitneys Fisherman was given the most serious drill stepping seven fur ¬ longs in 126 on the fast main track The son of Phalanx has yet to run his race this year turning in two disappointing efforts at Bowie and another in the Excelsior at Jamaica but seems to be coming around aroundFoxcatcher Foxcatcher Farms Chevation who is not a certain starter in the Grey Lag went a handy mile in 141 on the same strip under a light hold most of the way The erratic son of Alibhai stepped the fractions in 48 l14J5 and 127 127Murcain Murcain Stables Jeans Joe who is an outside possibility for the Grey Lag with a feathery 105 pounds breezed seven fur ¬ longs for Eddie Hayward also on the main track here hereOver Over at Jamaica Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Joe Jones winner of the Lincoln Special last Wednesday continued to look good as he skipped a handy five furlongs in 100 Hirsch Jacobs also sent Isidor Biebers Will of Allah a half mile in 48 handily The gray colt who appeared to sulk in the Swift Stakes is eligible to the Withers at a mile and onesixteenth a week from Saturday SaturdayAnother Another Stakes hopeful to work at Jamaica this morning was Dedicate who was sent six furlongs in 115 by Gary Winfrey The fouryearold is eligible to the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont on May 14 opening day dayNances Nances Lad Breezes Half Mile MileAlso Also here at Belmont Hilton Rabbit Dabsons NancesLad breezed an easy half mile in 50 for the Toboggan The Pau monok winner appears in fine fettle fettleSherrill Sherrill Ward sent Mrs C Ulrick Bays exceedingly promising threeyearold Greek Spy a mile in 141 on the main track this morning The son of Greek Song was getting his first extended trial since his illness in Florida after he was narrowly beaten by Oh Johnny in the Fountain of Youth Handicap He appeared to enjoy the distance this morning and may be a for ¬ midable factor in the Withers as well as the Preakness a week later laterBrookmeade Brookmeade Stables Gandharva who tired at the finish of last weeks Colonial Handicap at Garden State to finish second to Myrtles Jet breezed an easy half in 49 on the main track She is eligible to the Correction Handicap at six furlongs at Jamaica on May 9 9Two Two other Correction eligibles also breezed this morning Arnold Hangers Rico Romance and Maine Chance Farms Fan tine Busher Rico Romance went a half in 49 while Fantine Busher who may be coupled with Myrtles Jet romped five furlongs in 101 Howell E Jacksons Nasrina one of the leading juvenile fillies last year sped a sharp five furlongs in 100 in handy style on the main course Her first serious engagement is the Acorn Stakes here May 19 Nasrina appeared to be full of run and ready for her seasonal debut However trainer Ed Christmas is at Laurel and im ¬ mediate plans for the filly could not be learned learnedOver Over on the slower training track Danny Arnsteins Eiffel Blue a good second to Son of Erin in the Swift last out breezed a mile in 146 He is a Withers probable probableGerald Gerald S Colellas Switch On impressed the work watchers at Aqueduct this morn ¬ ing with a brisk five furlongs in 100 The son of Condiment who won the Palm Beach and McLennan Handicaps at Hia leah then finished in the money behind Joe Jones in two handicaps at Bowie in his last two starts before being freshened ap ¬ peared full of run at the end of his move The fractions were 37 and 49 49Switch Switch On may appear in the 10000 Great Neck an overnight sprint handicap at Jamaica on Saturday but his next major engagement is the Toboggan on the straight course at Belmont BelmontA A field of at least seven possibly eight seems likely to parade to the post for the Grey Lag Riders have been definitely engaged for six of the probables with Ted Atkinson who knows him well having the assignment on Nashua topweight with 128 pounds poundsHedley Hedley Woodhouse who rode him in many of his most important victories will pilot Fisherman at 120 pounds while Conn McCreary will ride Joe Jones at the same impost Tony DeSpirito has ridden the son of Stymie in most of his recent races but was injured at Laurel yesterday yesterdayContinued Continued on Page Eleven Grey Lag Hopefuls Sharp For WeekEnd Handicap HandicapContinued Continued from Page Seven SevenMcCreary McCreary was on Joe Jones when he was narrowly beaten by Alfred G Vanderbilts Find in the Excelsior and has also won on the stretch runner No rider has been engaged for Find a definite candidate who gets in with 118 pounds His regular rider Eric Guerin will be on Career Boy in the eKntucky Derby that afternoon having been released for the day by his contract employer Vanderbilt VanderbiltChevation Chevation is the eighth possibility in the race after his good mile trial this morning Bill Boland who is passing up the Derby mount on Count Chic in favor of ofthe the local stakes will be on Cockfield Stables Le Beau Prince the question mark of the stakes The gray Frenchbred has won all four of his starts in this country with the greatest of ease runs equally well on the lead or behind the pace and has showed a willingness to race inside out ¬ side or between horses but has yet to be tested for class He gets in with 111 pounds poundsThe The remaining probables for the Grey Lag are Valley Farms Impasse 110 pound and Jimmy Combest and Clearwater Stables Cavort 109 and George Glassner
