Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
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10 al Laurel

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star Raeins Editor
A field Of 10 Free State
foaled 3-year-olds was entered
at Laurel today for tomorrow's
first running OF the $4,000
added Maryland Derby. and Is
grass specialists were named
for the Si0,O00-added Spring
Turf Handicap. q stakes double-
header which features Laurel's
closing day program.
Knollwood Stables Movitave,
TO be coupled with Melvin p.
Blackburn's Nickel Boy. is ex-
pected to rule cofavorite with
Mrs. Walter A. Edgar's Milady
Dares In the mile-and-a-six-
tenth Maryland Derby. Movi-
tave, winner Of the Pimlico
Breeders last fall, the Miss
Maryland and Barbara
Frietchie this spring, carries
top weight Of lit pounds and
viii be ridden by Joe Culmone.
Milady Dares. winner Of a
division Of the recent Prioress
Stakes at Jamaica, is In with
ia pounds under the allowance
conditions Of Maryland's rich
est test for Free State breds,
and will have Arthur Cham
bers up.
Mickey Boy Totes lie
Completing the lineup are
Alec j. Bullock's Mickey Boy,
lie, Clarence Meaux; Philip
williams Tuscan Flash, l13;
John A. Manfuso's Arctic Gold,
1l3: Raymone Z. vogelman. jr.'s
Smiler, lib; Flamingo Farms
Tuscanaway, 1l3; Stanley Sag
ner's Sew It Up. ia. Karl Korte:
and Alan T. Clark's GAINESVILLE,
Md, l13. Nickel Boy carries
ll3 pounds.
Tuscanaway is rated the ma
jor threat to Movitave' and
Milady Dares. The feet son of
Tuscany was second to Cavan
in his first start and on April
"A was an impressive winner
over q capable field at six fur
longs.
Turf Cup Field
Heading the Spring Turf Cup
Handicap is Mrs. Herbert
Herff's Tudor Era, the high
weight at 118 pounds. The
English-bred, who will be ridden
by Nick Shuk, won the Olympic
Hapdicap last summer and later
was defeated a nose by Round
Table in the United Nations
Handicap and q similar margin
by Mahan in the Turf Cup at
Laurel last fall.
Contenders in the second
running of the grass event are
Mrs. Eugenia Bankhead's Jab-
neh, winner of the 1857 Hialeah
Turf Handicap and second to
Meeting in the same stakes this
winter; Walter j. SuSini's Grey
Baby. William Hal Bishops
Bernburgoo, to be coupled with
Camalion in the betting, and
Roy E. Faircloth's Liberty Sun.
Jabneh is in with lie pounds
and will be guided by John
Covalli. Grey Baby, to be
ridden by Keith Stuart, Bern
burgoo. Meaux in the saddle,
and Liberty Sun to be piloted
by Bonnie Green, each will
carry l12 pounds.
Jockey Howard Grant, after
riding out today's program. was
to leave Laurel in favor of the
New Jersey circuit, where he
gained nationwide fame last
year.
: The 19-year-old rider who
rode the daily double yesterday
for the third time of the meet.
: ing Gallant Junior and Big
Blade) needs three winners to.
day to tie Nick Shuk for an all
time Laurel record. Back ir
! 1852. Shuk rode A winners dur
ing a 33-day meeting.
Grant has missed two days
! at Laurel during the 20 days
I which have elapsed, being sci
! down by his employers for one
day and losing another wher
riding Sharpsburg in the Lin.
, coin Special.
Grant will be riding at Gar
den State tomorrow, where 9
: 25-day meeting opens.
Grants triple yesterday-hi;
fourth of the meeting-was
J overshadowed yesterday, how.
ever. by Clarence Meaux, who
bounced home with four win.
! ners.
! Meaux. who still is battling
John Ruane for the nationa
lead, picked UP his 18th, 18th
: 18th and goth winners of the
! Laurel session.
r Three of Meaux's winner!
were registered aboard horses
owned and trained by William
Hal Bishop, and one of then
was recorded at the direct ex,
pense of Grant. In yesterday
sixth race. Trico, from tn,
Bishop Stable, beat out FlyinI
Chief. with Grant up.
Apprentice Robert Corle sal
vaged the only other winner
AL Mowlee-after Grant ant
Meaux swept the card.
: Jockey Eldon Nelson, who i
riding at Jamaica, might be a
: Laurel tomorrow to ride Tus
: canaway. Trainer Isaac Crews
who conditions Tuscanaway, /
trying to obtain Nelson.
4 Jockey Red Keene original,