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Fabius Still Sharp In Camden Trials TrialsMr Mr First Evening Tempo Skipper Bill Appear Ready For Valley Forge Saturday SaturdayCAMDEN CAMDEN N J April 30 Candidates for Saturdays Valley Forge Handicap at Garden State Park headed by Calumet Farms Fabius continue to train well for the stake Fabius wlio had previously stopped the watches at 115 and 114 in the sixfurlong trials again whirled the threequarters in 114 on Sunday The t Valley Forge with 25000 added high ¬ lights the inaugural card of the 25day spring meeting meetingCastle Castle Rock Farms Mr First Circle M Farms Skipper Bill and Eugene Constantin Jrs Evening Tempo were breezed under Jtlie watchful eyes of their respective train ers Each expressed satisfaction with his charges effort Elkcam Stables Apollo vds been galloping with a serious trial set for late this week and Mrs E E Bank heads Chit Chat also has trained cleverly The appearance in the Valley Forge of Fabius in particular is expected to intrigue those in the opening day crowd This son of Citation was the leading moneywinner here last spring picking up 44700 through victory in the Jersey Stakes StakesScored Scored in Preakness and Derby Trial TrialDuring During the course of his brilliant three yearold campaign that netted 227818 Fabius also counted the Preakness and Derby Trial among his six victories He was second in the Kentucky Derby Leon ¬ ard Richards and Ohio Derby third in the Flamingo Belmont and Fountain of Youth Stakes and fourth in the Arlington Classic and Sheridan Handicap HandicapThus Thus far this season he has scored in the Armed Handicap and finished second to his stablemate Bardstown in the Gulf stream Handicap HandicapAlso Also of interest is the possibility that last years Valley Forge winner Mi1 First will be a starter This sixyearold son of Incoming has had a unique and remark ¬ able career He has met the best and while he has not whipped many he has been close enough at the finish to get a share of the purse This career of shadowing has netted his Ardmpre Pa owner a cool 128340 128340Skipper Skipper Bill would have a unique place in the Valley Forge also He was second last year in the silks of the Darby Dan Farm Sold to the Circle M Farm last win ¬ ter he would be under their colors in this running Jack Long remains as condi ¬ tioner tionerElkcam Elkcam Stables Apollo is rated a strong contender He began his campaign last season by winning the Hialeah Inaugural and concluded it by finishing second to Decathlon in Tropical Parks Inaugural In this event Decathlon equalled the existing worlds record for five and a half furlongs furlongsThe The topweight under 127 pounds Mrs Edward E Robbins Midafternoon winner of the Excelsior and Cedar Farms Cedrus victorious in the Laurel are still on the probable list listOther Other Valley Forge possibilities are Formella Stables Switch On Happy Hill Farms Kingmaker King Ranchs Beam Rider Maine Chance Farms Jet Action Robert O J Streubers Pylades and Colin MacLeods Besomer
