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CHICA GO RACING SEASON OF 1927 BEGINS TOD A Y New Era for the Sport in This Vicinity Foreseen in Present Conditions Tremendous Crowd Expected to Visit Washington WashingtonPark Park to Witness Most Promising PromisingInaugural Inaugural Program Back in 1904 Washington Park one of the foremost of American race tracks and located right in the heart of Chicago closed its gates after three days of racing on the first of which the American Derby was run for the last time as subsequent events proved The passing of the noted race course and the more famous American Derby were indeed a sad blow to the sportloving citizens of Chicago and as the years rolled on few ever expected to see a new Washington Park and a revival of the American Derby However after twentytwo years the hope of every Chicago lover of the thoroughbred was finally realized A new Washington Park was built and the American Derby revived Washington Park Handicap Field Here is the prospective field for the Washington Park Handicap together with probable riders weights post positions owners and trainers PP Horse Wt Jockey Owner Trainer TrainerKeeneland 1 Damosel 100 D Smith Keeneland Stud F FarmW S Rust RustW 2 Bob Rogers 98 E Pool W S Heaton W S Heaton HeatonH 3 Cuddlier 106 L Steinhart H G Bedwell H G Bedwell BedwellH 4 Senator Jforrisll4 F Sharpe H G Bedwell H G Bedwell BedwellH 5 Bulletin 112 E Taplin H G Bedwell H G Bedwell BedwellJ G Devon 108 D Lynch J J Greely J J Greely GreelyD 7 The Huguenot 105 L Hardy D Breckinridge C E Patterson PattersonJ 8 Nor easter 107 W Garner J JT Camden D E Stewart StewartLa 9 Flagstaff 110 R Jones La Brae Stable R T Watts WattsLa 10 Sandy Man 100 J Craigmile La Brae Stable R T Watts WattsMrs 11 Rival 101 J Majestic Mrs L M Holmes L M Holmes HolmesMrs 12 Magic Wand 106 R De PremaMrs Mrs C Lawrence C Lawrence 13 Ali Baba 96 W Stamper Mrs L M Holmes L M Holmes 14 Sun Altos 120 L Lyke Sanola Stock Farm L Meripol 15 Sanola 109 C E Allen Sanola Stock Farm L Meripol 16 Hot Time 103 J Bollero Joliet Stable T M Doyle 17 The Heathen 105 J C Mergler C H Pierce W R Midgley 18 St Valentine 105 F Horn F Serio J E Faulstich 19 Prince of Wales 129 C Lang E B McLean J F Schorr 20 Girl Scout 104 L Geving Three D Stock Farm C E Durnell 21 Orestes IL 98 J Dale Miss M Kelly T F Bornman While it was necessary to go to Homewood on the southern boundary of Cook County for a suitable site for a race track a new Washington Park came into existence after many vexatious delays and surmounting untold obstacles True while the last minute completion of the grandstand stables and other necessary accruements of a race track gave to Chicago a Washington Park large in size though lacking in the beauties and accommodations found now at all modern and pretentious race courses in the country nevertheless it was Washington Park and hardly a visitor to the plant during the racing season of 1926 did not fail to see the great possibilities for the magnificent racing grounds
