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New Jersey By Fred Go am Chance it Tony Draws Bead on Preakness Manzi Sees Improvement Over Derby Effort May Meet Tim Tarn Again in Jersey Stakes StakesGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 6 The weather continued raw and rainy this morning which made it doubly unpleasant on trainer Bill Manzi as he went from the barn to the stable gate periodically awaiting the arrival of Mrs Anna Canullis Chance it Tony from Churchill Downs The colt was New Jerseys lone representative in the famed Kentucky Derby and though he didnt get a part of the purse he was far from humiliated when he finished a good sixth Chance it Tony was not given much of a chance by the crowd as he went off at 245tol but he had behind him such wellplayed horses as Silky Sullivan and Gone Fishin He was making the trip back to his Jersey base but the van must have encountered bad veather and was late in arriving arrivingWhile While biding his time Manzi discussed the immedi ¬ ate future for the Cannuli colt The Preakness a week from Saturday is next lor Chance it Tony Manzi feels his colt should have been on the board at Churchill Downs He should have been fourth he remarked this morning He made his move just before the half mile pole and was going good when he got stopped cold He must have run into a wall of horses If it werent for that Im sure he would have been fourth The set ¬ back in the Derby has only encouraged Manzi and owner Cannulli to try again at Pimlico in the second leg of the Triple Crown Bill feels that Chance it Tony may not have been tight enough for the Derby but expresses confidence that he will be next week weekIsinglass Isinglass Blinkers Protect Colts Eyes EyesI I hope tlie track is fast for the Preakness re ¬ marked Bill He can run on any kind of strip but better oh a fast track I had some specially made isin ¬ glass blinkers which cover his whole eye Last year he was hit a couple of times with sand so much that his eyes would be running for a couple of days Then I had those blinkers made I couldnt use them in the Derby because of the mud They wouldnt have done any good as they would have been covered completely with slop slopChance Chance it Tony has yet to win a stake but has been close in a couple He was second in the Worlds Play ¬ ground and fourth in the Garden State last year Hes a bridesmaid but never a groom said Willie mixing his metaphors Present plans call for Chance it Tony to be shipped to Pimlico next Sunday then get a work and a blowout over the strip and go in the famed Maryland classic Chance it Tony wont start in a prep race but th n Manzi feels that most of tiie other Preakness starters will also go into the race without benefit of a warmup race so there shouldnt be any edge in that department If Chance itjtony improves just a mite he should be able to get on the board which Manzi felt the horse should have done in the Derby and is almost sure he will in the Preakness PreaknessWhile While Chance it Tony is going to Maryland for another shot at Tim Tarn the Derby winner if present plans of Calumet Farm jell he can also be expected to try him again in the 50000 Jersey Stakes here Jim ¬ my Jones on a commuting schedule between here and Pimlico inspected the local stock this morning and was satisfied with their training schedule Tim Tarn wjll be joining the division here after the Preakness and a definite decision on whether New Jersey fans will see the Derby winner here will be made after the Maryland race Tim Tarn incidentally made the first start of his career over the strip The handicap star Bardstown who may be ready to return to action soon Arrived today along with Juglu a full sister to Miss Arlette They joined nine already on the grounds Also here is a half brother to Tim Tanvan unraced twoyearold called On and On The Calumet silks should be prom ¬ inent again during the session Keene Hopes to Ride Next Week WeekJockey Jockey Harold Red Keene hopes to be back in action by next week Red was injured in an auto ac ¬ cident last week and cracked three ribs but says he is coming along nicely and will be ready to ride soon Aaron Frosty Frost checked in from Churchill Downs ridwill remain for the rest of the season Frosty is an attache of the New Orleans Fair Grounds staff during the winter Frank Solimena looking anything like a former jockey with hisexcess weight has one horse Pollys Bo here for himself Frank Catrone the little man who has 19 horses here for the Briardale and Chasmar Farms recalled the last time he went to a Kentucky Derby I ran Valdina Orphan there one year he said and I even had two boxes But I never did get to see the race Everybody was jumping all around and I saw nothing A newcomer to die sector is the Walmac Farm of R W Mcllvain The big string of i horses is making its first Jersey campaign and is being handled by Mar ¬ vin Greene The green silks of Walmac were carried by bysuch such good horses in the past as Volcanic Billings and Hasseyampa Greene has a hah sister to Billings by byRoyal Royal Charger Native Gal and a full brother to Hassayempa by Alibhav War Siren in his stable Another newcomer to the sport is Joseph LaCroix a Continued on Page Fifteen NEW JERSEY JERSEYBy By JFBED GALIANI Continued from Page Six Sixcontractor contractor from Hollywood Fla La Croix ran his stables Dark Legacy Monday At present theliorse constitutes his stable but he intends to branch out in the near future Bill Mitchell is training for La Croix who also races greyhounds Henry Bowyer moved his string of 10 horses up from Maryland and will stay on the New Jersey beat for the rest of the season He condi ¬ tions horses for Mrs Priscilla Mitchell and James V Igoe IgoeKnox Knox bsborne Jr the young Kentucky horseman is here on a visit for a few weeks He has some horses turned out at the farm in Kentucky and plans to pick them up later in the season for a campaign in his native state Larry Gilligan who cut quite a swath in the jockey ranks at Gulfstream is here free lancing and his book is being handled by the former crack rider Smoky Saunders And still a third newcomer to the scene is jockey Gordon Glisson who plans to stay for the three New Jersey meets Glisson a solid jockey on the West Coast rode ina stake or two at Monmouth Park some five years back but has never made this track or Atlantic City He can put them on his itinerary now
