Ascot Gold Cup Has 21 Eligibles: Two Miles Offering Slated for Presentation Saturday May Exceed 3,000 Gross, Daily Racing Form, 1959-05-15

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, Ascot Gold Cup Has 21 Eligibles Two Miles Offering Slated For Presentation Saturday May Exceed 3,000 Gross By Staff Correspondent ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 14. George iBlls Jr.s Deadly Actor, Mrs. Laura L. Hamills Entangler and Edward Klammers Golden Lark lead a list of 21 routers named for the 18th running of the 0,000 added Ascot Gold Cup at two miles here Saturday. Virtually every top router in this section, including eight winners of qualifying races at the Akron course distance of 33 feet short of 1 5-16 miles, have been named for the Gold Cup which this year will gross upward of 3,000. Racing secretary Charlese F. Henry will release his weights for the marathon test late this afternoon with the aforementioned trio expected to be within pounds of each other at the top of the list. Returned From Wheeling to Win Prep Entangler came back to Ascot after a short porray to Wheeling and won the Gold Cup Prep by a length and a quarter from Deadly Actor with Golden Lark a similar distance behind in third position. They all carried 119 on that occasion and at 2 miles should drop a few pounds from that race. With the Gold Cup field limited to 12 starters, the eight winners among the nominees must be considered in a special position as they have preference in the draw Friday. Ray Loughlins reinspect and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Maxwells Deceived, with three and two wins, respectively, over the Akron course, lead the nominees with preference. Crack Down, Entangler, Flaster, Chicatoo, Blimey, Clay Mouse, Ferman, Bless-Me Too, Condor IE., Lils Flash and Court-Me-Too also have winners preference in the race. Uot all of these with preference will face starter Carroll Burns, however. The latest check of the racing secretarys office in-dicater a field of from nine to 12, depending upon the weights. The complete list of nominees follow: Bless Me Too Entangler Blimey Ferman Blue India Flaster Caleo Golden Lark Chicatoo Lils Flash Clay Mouse Manormouse Condor II. Mr. Hash Court-Me-Too Reinspect Crack Down Sea Rose Deadly Actor Sure Me Deceived Coupled: Entangler and Caleo.


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