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Acorn Candidates Clocked in Trials Recite, Calais Dover, High Bid, Rich Tradition Gallop «, Over Belmont Park Footing By COSTY CARAS Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 12. — Rockburn Farms Recite, a winner here last out at Jamaica, prepped for the 0,000 Acorn Stakes with a 7 furlongs jaunt in 1:26% after posting impressive fractions of :47% for the half mile, and 1:13% for the three-quarters. Calais Dover; from the Howell E. Jackson barn and a possible starter in Saturdays fixture, was merely galloping through her work and was caught in 1:29 for 7 panels. Trainer "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons put Wheatley Stables High Bid to a 7-furlongs trial and the bay filly responded with fractions of :48Vs. 1:13 and out her distance in 1:27 handily. High Bid will represent Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps in the Acorn. Another member of Saturdays stake field to work the Meadow Stables Rich -Tradition.who disappointed in the Kentucky Oaks. The Christopher T. Chenery-c-wned filly stepped a useful three-quarters of a mile in 1:14%, and should find the spacious Belmont racing surface more to her advantage. Chistosa in Six-Furlong Move Veteran conditioner Max Hirsch sent King Ranchs Chistosa 6 furlongs this bright morning over the Belmont main strip and the four-year-old daughter of Middleground— Frippone, by Shut Out, completed her task in a fashionable 1:14% handily. Chistosa, who finished fourth in the Bed o Roses, and according to many veteran race-watchers "should have had the saddle off," will be pointed for the 5,000 added Distaff Handicap which will be run here on Monday, May 25. The Distaff is a 7-furlong test for fillies and mares. Whitley, from the W. Arnold Hanger string, winner of the Excelsior at Jamaica, continues to hold his edge* and breezed 5 panels in 1:00% handily, while Dotted Line, a game mare who has been chasing the opposite sex in many of her stakes appearances, was sent an easy 5 furlongs in 1:04. Trainer John M. Gaver had members of the Greentree Stable out for training andl j sent Eurasia a mile in 1 :45 breezing. Hilwan I displayed high speed in his :59%~work of five furlongs and hung up fractions of :34% and :46% along the way. Cain Hoy Stables Victory Morn stepped 6 furlongs in 1:14% while the Cambridge Stables Pilot covered the same distance in 1:14 breezing. Trainer E. Barry Ryan sent Reinzi 5 furlongs in 1:01 handily while Laudy Lawrences Beau Diable was moving easily during his half mile travel in :47%. Bridgework stepped a half mile in :48% while Polamby covered the same distance in :48. Polambys work came from the starting gate. Trainer Johnny Nerud used the Belmont training strip as the scene of Ask the Princes 5-panel 1:00 move and C. Mahlon Klines Greek Discovery dashed 4 furlongs in :49 over the same training strip.
