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Ascot Marathon Feature Brings Out Seven Today Sea Rose Commotion and Our Venture Clash Over 1 916 Miles MilesASCOT ASCOT PARK Cuyahoga Falls Ohio May 6 Seven horses have been entered for the Stout Hearts Purse feature of Vednesdays ninerace program here The feature will be run at 1 916 miles and is another in the series of Marathons written by racing secretary and handicapper Charles F Henry to qualify horses for the 10000 Ascot Gold Cup here May 17 17The The previous Marathon winners at 1 116 miles Three H Stables Sea Rose J J Pichots Commotion and Vincent Booroms Our Venture are in the field with Harry i G Youngs Charlie Ford Helvellyn Test i Bomb and Single Gee Stables Billmike BillmikeTopweighted Topweighted in the field are Helvellyn and Billmike at 113 pounds The latter set a track record at 11 furlongs this winter at Sunshine Park and was recently acquired by a group of local sporting Akronites to i cnrry their colors in the upcoming Gold Cup Billmike has been racing at Laurel and will be ridden iii the Stout Hearts by the veteran Mike Maf ale