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See Master Boing Dixie Topweight Must Shoulder 122 On Turf Saturday Expect Jabneh Leap Tide Ad a re II and Pop Corn in Laurels i Miles Feature FeatureBy By PALMER IIEAGEKTY IIEAGEKTYPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore May 7 Nelson B Hunts Frenchbred Master Boing winner of the 1956 Washington D C Interna ¬ tional shapes up as the starting high weight under 122 pounds in Saturdays renewal of the 25000 added Dixie Handi ¬ cap Due for its 57th running the Dixie is being contested at 1 38 miles over the grass for the third season seasonMaster Master Boing fiveyearold son of Medium Madelon was a long time away from the winners circle following his tri ¬ umph in Laurels global affair and he did not make the grade until the recently i concluded meeting at the same course j Racing over the grass he took the sec ¬ ondary attraction on Laurel Handicap day his effort earning him a starting position in the Dixie according to trainer Elliott Burch Receiving nine pounds from Master Bo ¬ ing will be Mrs E Eugenia Bankheads Jabneh who hasnt won a race since ac ¬ counting for the 57 Hialeah Turf Handi ¬ cap His best race since that time was in this seasons renewal of the same race when he was second behind Tartan Sta ¬ bles Meeting MeetingJabneh Jabneh Started in Turf Handicap HandicapJabneh Jabneh started in the Laurel Spring Turf Handicap recently and could do no better than sixth over a course which has never brought out his best effort He has competed well over the Pimlico grass how ¬ ever finishing in the runnerup spot be ¬ hind Cockfield Stables Akbar Khan in last years Dixie Anticipated Dixie starters under 111 and 110 pounds respectively are Mrs J R H Thourons Leap Tide and C Mahlon Klines Adare n The latter was fourth behind Master Boing in the aforementioned Laurel overnight event while Leap Tide like Master Boing a Frenchbred hasnt raced since winning a turf event at Hia ¬ leah leahExpected Expected to add considerable interest to the Dixie is the presence of Greentree Stables Pop Corn who gets in under 120 pounds which is to include Johnny Ruane currently Americas leading rider Pop Corn a fouryearold Nirgal colt who hasnt quite lived up to expectations still has been sharp enough to whip top per ¬ formers on occasions occasionsDuring During the Hialeah meeting Pop Corn gained a victory over Meeting and Master Boing He has been kept on edge for the Dixie and recently was second behind Gen ¬ eral Arthur at 1 18 miles at Jamaica It is expected that he will be brought here for the Dixie by George Poole PooleOther Other expected Dixie starters with their weights as assigned by racing secretary and handicapper Charles J McLennan in ¬ clude Sylvio Lazzarins Trasgo 110 Roy E Faircloths Liberty Sun who appeared none too fond of the grass in the Laurel Spring 109 and Peter A Issaris Saratoga Pete 102 pounds
