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I LtfUlULj ASSIIRFDLtfUlULj ARfF fill AND I 0 vLnJiJ ASSY i II ILLJnUl I INOIS J lLIYLl DFRRY 1 1 FIFI ILiLis I fiuiJUmJls ASSIIRFD MATA HARI TOPS LIST Charles T Fishers Crack Filly to Encounter Stiff Opposition Plight Indian Salute Sun Tempest TempestNew New Deal and Others Among AmongProspective Prospective Contestants AURORA 111 May 17 From among the fiftythree nominations for the 10000 Illi ¬ nois Derby headed by Charles T Fishers Mata Hari William Sachsenmaiers Plight and Indian Salute J W Parrishs New Deal and Howard A C Schwartz1 Gay Monarch M L Schwartz Identify J W Y Martins Law Suit T C Wordens Mr Bun and Se ¬ cluded W C Stroubes Boy Valet W S Kilmers Sun Tempest Sunador and Fritter Circle C V Whiteys Collateral and Fog ¬ bound and others there should be the largest and classiest field brought together for the contest which will take place at Ex ¬ position Park Wednesday May 23 It will be the outstanding race staged at the Fox Val ¬ ley course since its establishment From present indications there will probably be fifteen to face starter Wingfield for the test of one mile and oneeighth oneeighthWeights Weights which are governed by condi ¬ tions were released Tuesday by racing sec ¬ retary Richard A Leigh and in the assign ¬ ments Plight winner of the Texas Derby and New Deal will shoulder 119 pounds each two less than Mata Hari while those that will carry 116 are Boy Valet Broadstep Collateral Mr James Dusty Dawn Indian Salute Pharatime Naval Cadet Thomas ville Vitamin B Sun Tempest Grayback Mr Bun Secluded Gay Monarch Identify and Law Suit SuitALL ALL REPORTED FIT FITTraining Training reports indicate that all the prob ¬ able starters are coming up to the race in best possible condition A telegram received today by secretary Leigh states that Phil Reuter changed his plans about keeping Plight and Indian Salute at Washington Park until the eve of the race and instead he will van the pair of Derby candidates and two others to Aurora Sunday and it is probable that both the Sachsenmaier repre ¬ sentatives will be given some work at Expo ¬ sition Park before filling their engagement in the Derby DerbyThe The addition of A C Schwartz Gay Mon ¬ arch is an important one and the manner in which the threeyearold son of Royal Alinstrel and One Hour has been going along in his training he must be reckoned with as a strong factor In his six starts of last year he was successful twice and after fill ¬ ing two stake engagements in which he failed to make good was turned out early last fall His development during the win ¬ ter has amazed many of the veterans of the turf and unless their judgment is mis ¬ leading he will be among the prominent ones in his division this season and account for some of the stakes in which he is lib ¬ erally engaged engagedMY MY MAN DOUBTFUL DOUBTFULHarry Harry S Hart has written secretary Leigh expressing his regrets that he cannot defi ¬ nitely state whether he will start the Le Mar Stock Farms My Man The son of Whisk along and Spikel has not come to hand as quickly as Hart anticipated but he said if the colt gave an impressive work in his next trial he will send his charge to fill his en ¬ gagement gagementSeveral Several of the owners who received com ¬ munications from secretary Leigh to make known their intentions as to running their horses in the Derby have acknowledged the letter and signified their willingness of fill ¬ ing the engagement engagementMata Mata Hari the Dixiana filly that Is ad ¬ vance favorite for Wednesdays 10000 added Illinois Derby will leave Detroit Saturday morning under present plans and is expected to arrive at Aurora Saturday evening A telegram received today by Charlie Gross in charge of the division of the Dixiana Stable now racing at Aurora stated that Our Sailor another Dixiana Derby nominee will accompany Mata Hari HariA A line on Our Sailors status as a Derby contender will be given this afternoon in the Leland Purse at a mile and a sixteenth which is the threeyearold feature of the Continued on twentyfourth page LARGE AND CLASSY ILLINOIS DERBY FIELD ASSURED Continued from first page Detroit card Our Sailor Law Suit and Thom asville are the Illinois Derby eligibles which meet in the race Whether Thomasville will be sent to Aurora depends upon his per ¬ formance today The threeyearold which is raced by Hal Price Headley has been re ¬ ported sold to Bill Schmidt local turfman who campaigns the Superior Stable StableJ J W Parrishs New Deal one of the Derby highweights with 119 pounds is likely to have a severe test in the Grab Orchard Purse at a mile run at Churchill Downs this afternoon Advising Anna an outstand ¬ ing filly of last season will be making her first 1934 start against him New Deal is regarded as a certain Illinois Derby starter and is expected at Aurora Monday MondayThree Three Illinois Derby nominees are start ins this afternoon at Belmont Park Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Tempest rates as one of the choices in the Green Lawn Purse at six furlongs with Col E R Bradleys Blue Again also a starter In another division of the same purse Morton L Schwartz Iden ¬ tify a last minute Illinois Derby nominee la favorite
