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DETROIT DERBY NEXT SATURDAY Outstanding ThreeYearOlds of Country Among Pro ¬ spective Contestants Belmont Stakes Winner Peace Chance May Come for Rich Purse PurseDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 11 Another rich stake for threeyearolds is in the offing On Saturday at the Fair Grounds track of the Detroit Racing Association the Detroit Derby with 25000 added value will be decided Topped by Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloanes mighty Cavalcade which has the Kentucky and American Derbys to his credit the Detroitowned son of Lancegaye will attempt to administer another trimming to A G Vanderbilts Discovery Charles T Fishers Mata Hari George Ogles Patchpocket Corsi cana Stables Bien Fait William Sachsen maiers Plight and Indian Salute and prob ¬ ably one or two others of lesser note while he will be meeting George D Wideners Chicstraw George Willings Swiftsport and probably others for the first time this year In addition there is a possibility of Joseph E Wideners Peace Chance being shipped here for the race at one mile and three sixteenths sixteenthsAs As trainer Pete Coyne was not overly pleased with the manner in which Peace Chance was handled at the start of the Kentucky Derby Saturdays meeting be ¬ tween the Belmont Stakes winner and his conqueror in the Kentucky classic should thoroughly decide which is the greater of the two twoClarence Clarence E Lehr general manager of the Detroit Racing Association returned from New York late Sunday and brought word that Chicstraw and Swiftsport would en ¬ train for the Motor City Tuesday night and that Cavalcade and Time Clock Florida Derby winner and stablemate and Discov ¬ ery would leave Wednesday WednesdayTrainer Trainer Bob Smith told Mr Lehr that he would work the pair between races Thurs ¬ day which will be their final preparation for the race raceManager Manager Lehr is expecting advices from trainer Coyne tonight as to whether he would send Peace Chance here hereWith With the arrival of the eastern contingent and the short jump that Plight and Indian Salute will make from Washington Park all of the Derby eligibles will be on the Continued on twentyseventh page DETROIT DERBY SATURDAY Continued from first page grounds ThursdayNaturally by Thursday Naturally there was much grief over the untimely injury that Mata Hari received Saturday but trainer Clyde Van Dusen had her on the track Sunday morning for an easy breeze and with the exception of a little soreness she appeared none the worse from the injury Van Dusen enterr tains great hopes of her filling her en ¬ gagement gagementSaturdays Saturdays racing improved the standing of several potential candidates and Swift sports winning over a field of older horses at Belmont Park and Bien Fails clever triumph in the Michigan Cup Handicap here added many new backers to their side sideDespite Despite the improved showing of many of the threeyearolds Cavalcade will go to the post a well regarded choice He carries the top weight of 126 pounds and should Peace Chance fill his engagement he will have an equal assignment Time Clock due to his Florida Derby triumph and Plight which won the Texas Derby will shoulder 123 pounds each Mata Harls weight is 118 pounds while the others will carry 119 pounds each eachFew Few Derbys have been run at Detroit despite the fact that at different periods there have been three tracks here The first Derby was won by Lissak In 1895 at the old Grosse Point track Meager records tell of Ornaments victory in the 1897 Derby Claude creditThe has the 1903 Derby to his credit The largest crowd ever to witness a thoroughbred race here will be on hand Sat ¬ urday Every box has been reserved and it became necessary to reserve a section of the grandstand Although these tickets were put on sale only Saturday they have been going fast and from indications will be taken by tomorrow tomorrowHal Hal Price Headleys Thomasville had his final stiff preparation for his engagement when he was sent a mile and a furlong Sun ¬ day morning The son of Supremus was timed the nine furlongs in 154 He ran the half mile In 49 the threequarters in 114 and the mile in 111
