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Elaborate Program BuildsUpPreakness BuildsUpPreaknessNineHour NineHour Show fakes First Rank in Maryland Sports History Gates Open 930 930BALTIMORE BALTIMORE Md May 4 The most elaborate production ever staged in con ¬ nection with a Maryland sports event will surround the 81st running of the 100000 Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday May 18 Executive Director Louis Pondfield said Saturday SaturdayThe The ninehour program will get under way at 930 a m when the track gates are opened and advance wagering on the Preakness itself begins The schedule winds up at 621 p m with the running of the eighth race raceThe The field for the Preakness middle jewel in horse racings Triple Crown jwill go to the post at 5 45 p m before an expected audience of 35000 fans plus millions more who will watch the spectacle on a coastto coast telecase by CBS starting at 530 530Latest Latest addition to the program is a 45 minute jumping exhibition by the Ken ¬ tucky Stables Childrens Riding Club com ¬ posed of Baltimore youngsteis who have won many blue ribbons in national horse show competition competitionCatherine Catherine Bosley in Charge ChargeThe The exhibition will be staged over four jumps erected on the homestretch of the main track and will be under the super ¬ vision of Catherine Bosley wellknown Timonium horsewoman and formerly one of the nations few feminine polo players The event gets under way at 1030 a m mThe The youngsters will be followed by the featured appearance of the YankeeRebels prizewinning drum and bugle corps of Bal ¬ timores Hamilton Post No 20 American Legion The 100man group will be under the direction of Joseph Sedlak in a half hour precision musical drill drillThe The Powder Puff Preakness only race in the countryf or lady jockeys starts at 1245 p m It will be run under official race con ¬ ditions at a distance of five furlongs furlongsThe The Maryland Jockey Club Band will be escorted onto the track at 220 pm byMhe Baltimore Mounted Police and an Ameri ¬ can Legion Color Guard Under the direc j tion of Joseph Bertorelli the 84piecei MJC Band will play the National Anthem and then move to an infield position fromj which it will serenade the fans during the afternoon afternoonThe The major innovation of this years Preakness program will be the opening of i Pimlicos 30acre infielci area to the pub lie providing accommodations for an addi ¬ tional 20000 fans Complete betting and refreshment facilities will be available in the infield 1 IPondfield Pondfield announced that Preakness res i ervations are the heaviest in Pimlicos his ¬ tory but emphasized that 2000 grandstand I seats jn a block near the finish line will be j on sale this coming week at 3 each The j seats are not under cover Some 10000 j bench seats on the infield will be available free on a firstcome firstserv basis basisThe The unique ninahour program first of its kind in Maryland gets underway at 10 a m with the initial appearance of the YankeeRebels YankeeRebelsA A successful feature introduced last spring that will be continued is provision for advance betting on the Preakness Spe ¬ cial mutuel windows for this purpose will open at 930 a m and be available until 315 p m
