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Jabneh to Pick Up Laurel Topweight w Seeks Spring Turf Handicap HandicapUnder Under 123 Blue Choir and Akbar Khan Drill for Stakes StakesBy By PALMER HEAGERTY HEAGERTYLAUREL LAUREL Md May 2 Mrs Engenia Bankheads Jabneh will arrive tomorrow to pick up topweight of 123 pounds in Sat ¬ urdays running of the 10000 added Laurel Spring Turf Handicap feature of the final days sport at Laurel race course Trainer Phil Goodwin while advising local officials of his intentions secured the saddle ser ¬ vices of the veteran Arnold Kirklahd in the grass event of about a mile and onersix teenth teenthJabneh Jabneh who was acquired by his present owner from breeder Lawdy Lawrence about 36 hours before the 1955 Belmont Stakes in which he finished fourth behind Nashua scored his initial stakes success in last years Longfellow Turf Handicap His most importantvictory was accomplished during the past winter when he whipped a classy field in the 75000 added Hialeah Turf Handicap HandicapWorksSix WorksSix Panels in Us UsMrs Mrs Harry L Nathensons Blue Choir with whom Jahneh is expected to vie for favoritism in the weekend attraction turned in a pleasing trial as his finale for the Laurel Working over the main track the Englishbred covered six furlongs in 1 114 and went out sevenpanels in 128 He was handled by Bill Cox who has been engaged by trainer Buster Lilly to ride Blue Choir on Saturday Blue Choirs as ¬ signment for the Laurel is 118 pounds poundsAnother Another Laurel prospect who breezed oyer the main strip was Cockfield Stables Akbar Khan whose principal claim to fame at this time in a bangup third behind Dedicate and Third Brother in Bowies Campbell Memorial Handicap While merely breezing trainer Clay Sutphins charge was timed in a slow 43 for a half mile Eldon Nelson will ride Akbar Khan in the closingday feature in which he carries 113 pounds poundsArriving Arriving wtth Jahneh tomorrow will be Eugene P OsConnells Marys Bubble a double winner in Maryland this spring prior to shipping to New Jersey This fel ¬ low turned in his most noteworthy success over the turf winning the Olympic Handi ¬ cap at Atlantic City last summer over Alfred G Vanderbilts Find and Brook meade Stables County Clare Marys Bub ¬ ble will operate under 111 pounds poundsOther Other intended starters in the Laurel are C Mahlon Klines Lofty Peak who was assigned 121 pounds following a gal ¬ loping victory here over Lovely Shade and Blue Choir Doug Smalls Aeschylus who was on the track this morning tor a slow gallop 114 and Mrs J RH Thourons Lough Ree 112 pounds poundsThe The race lost two intended starters in Mrs Priscilla J Mitchells Woody Glen and Courtney Burtons Roman Battle The latter was slightly injured when he stum ¬ bled and unseated his ideiv during the running of last Saturdays prep while Woody Glens handlers elected to await future engagements
