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New England i By Fred Gallon Motor Line Impressive in Seasonable Debut Son of Bimelech Is Consistent Performer Is Nominee for the 50000 Lincoln Special SpecialLINCOLN LINCOLN DOWNS Lincoln R I May 1 It does not matter what sector of the country is concerned it is a positive fact that the handicap ranks throughout the nation are on the slim side the number of horses capable of performing in what should be the cream of the racing crop pitifully small It is not a local situation just in New England it is preva ¬ lent all over Which is why New England at least has something to be glad about following the re ¬ turn and a successful one at that Tuesday of Mclvor Pricketts Motor Line The fouryearold son quarters at his owners South Carolina farm and had little trouble disposing of his seven rivals in a five furlongs spruit It was not only the fact that he won but that he triumphed handsomely handsomelyMotor Motor Line has been a solid horse in the juvenile sophomore ranks around here for some time and piled a consistent record last year as a threeyearold In 17 starts he won six and finished second a like number of times asking no quarter and giving none One of his best efforts was a fourth in the Roamer Handicap at Jamaica in which he was blocked on the turn The powerful son of Bimelech is a nominee for the 50000 Lincoln Special here on closing day and off his first effort of the year promises to be a strong factor in the race regardless of who comes here from New York New Jersey or elsewhere Jimmy Rankin the former jockey who is now training for Prickett did a nice job in bringing Motor Line back to action in such fine fettle The bay colt looked like a million and ran like it If he continues to hold his form Motor Line should prove a tough customer the rest of the season and will take a lot of beating in the handicap ranks ranksCondamion Condamion Foals On Trust Colt ColtCondamion Condamion an old local favorite racing around here in the colors of Felix Poncelet has dropped her first foal The offspring a colt by On Trust arrived at Louis Lee Haggins farm in Kentucky Condamion is slated to return to the court of the same stud Junie Bresnaham has purchased the contract of Car ¬ mine Donofrio of Brooklyn N Y from W C Prickett Trainer Leo Garrity escaped with nothing more than a couple of bruises on his right side when he was kicked by one of his charges who shied at an ice truck Leo was taken to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital for examination but was back in the administration building not long afterwards I was lucky he said he hit me too low to break a rib and too high to smash my hip But it still hurts Dick Ford Baltimore jockey joined the local riding brigade and will pilot the horses trained by Dave Ginsburg who also re ¬ cently arrived on the scene Shame on You a two yearold has been sent back to John Trader Clark to be blistered Dr M O Kaplans Colonel Pat a threeyearold currently racing in Maryland with the string of Mike Freeman will be vanned up here and turned over to Red Ness NessJohn John Venuti reports that his Pipe of Peace is back training in good condition and should be ready for action again at the Suffolk Downs session Pipe of Peace was cut down in his last start here a few weeks back The Pipe is one of the better horses on the grounds and last year won the handicap champion ¬ ship honors at this meeting Somewhere along the the highways the shipments of Joe Kulina and Sam Edmundson should pass each other Edmundson is ship ¬ ping the horses of Sam Tufano whileKulina is send ¬ ing the stock he was racing here back to Camden for the opening of Garden State Jimmp Boucher the former jockey who hung up his tack following two bad spills over the years is employed in the racing secre ¬ tarys office in charge of the foal certificates certificatesRiders Riders Best When Chips Are Down DownThe The fabulous golf foursome of jockeys Al Garry and Colin Shaw and agents Ted Wright and Fuzzy Fasulo which bombastically takes on all comers got knocked off the other morning at the local Louisquissett course by mufuel employes Don DiPirio Arthur Testa Mike Limiero and Louis DeSainte The latter boys are whoop ¬ ing it up these afternoons over their triumphs From this corner it appeals they were had After winning the eighteenth hole matches they played another nine this time for the gelt and the fabulous foursome came through like Citation in the stretch A re ¬ match is set for later this week John Pastorelli paymaster at Narragansett Park is in Hahnemann Hospital Boston recovering from a series of heart at ¬ tacks Pastorelli is expected to be released shortly Philglan the horse is named for Phil Glanzman prominent liquor distributor in nearby Providence who is a daily turf club patron Phil the horse ran third again the other afternoon injiis fourth start prompt ¬ ing his namesake to remark I think Ill buy that horse itll be cheaper for me in the long run runPeter Peter Allen who will again be patrol judge at Suf ¬ folk Downs was out the other afternoon on one of his frequent visits Ralph Melito and Anthony De Lomba two drivers for Bill Kellys van company are recovering in the hospital from injuries received when whenContinued Continued on Page Fourteen NEW ENGLAND ENGLANDBy By FRED GALIANI Continued from Page Six Sixtheir their truck was struck by a speeding train at Thompsonville Conn last March 15 Melito is in Revere Hospital and DeLomba is in Miriam Hospital Providence The boys were fortunate that the train slashed off the trailer from their cab in the collision otherwise they would have suffered the fate of the lone horse in the trailer Dick Coit exercise rider for Bill Rodgers needed 17 stitches to close a deep gash be hind his right ear when he was thrown from Flying Rumor during workout hours Tuesday He was taken to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence R I for Xrays
