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DETROIT Mich June 12 Thfr probable field for the 25000 added De ¬ troit Derby is here presented Horse Wt Jockey f Cavalcade 126 M Garner Time Clock 123R Jones ttChicstraw 119 S Coucci Discovery 119 J Bejshak Swiftsport 119 A Robertson Mata Hari 118 G Woolf Bien Fait H9 E Arcaro tPlight 123 L Balaski BalaskiB119 JIndian Salute B119 C Corbett Patchpocket 119 A Tipton Thomasville 119 L Dronet Law Suit 119 E Steffen Rock X 119 J Judy TIme Supply 119 D Meade ttKawagoe 119 fBrookmeade Stable entry JWm Sachenmaier entry ttG D Widener entry gDoubtful starters PROBABLE FIELD FOR 25000 DETROIT DERBY GREAT RACE CERTAIN Present Indications Point to Twelve x Sure Starters Cavalcade Time Clock Chicstraw i Discovery and Mata Hari Among Prospective Contestants DETROIT Mich June 12 After a care ¬ ful check of the field of probable starters for the 25000 added Detroit Derby to be decided here Saturday twelve may face the barrier for the mile and threesixteenths journey Although seventy threeyearolds were nominated for the race training and racing casualties have retired many for the year while others were dropped from the probable field after they jnade their 1934 debut debutRegardless Regardless of the size of the field the best from the threeyearold ranks will be under colors with the probable exception of Joseph E Wideners Peace Chance and there still is a possibility that the president of the Westchester Racing Association may yet de ¬ cide to send the winner of the Belmont Stakes westward westwardBeing Being a son of Chance Shot and Peace and a product of Mr Wideners palatial Elmen dorf Farm breeding establishment a victory over Cavalcade would greatly enhance Peace Chances value Trainer Pete Coyne informed general manager Lehr during the latters recent visit to New York that h was in favor of sending the colt here hereTIME TIME SUPPLY DOUBTFUL DOUBTFULToday Today the list of prospective contest ¬ ants excluding Peace Chance numbers four ¬ teen all of which will be on the grounds Thursday and of this list Time Supply and Law Suit appear doubtful starters The for ¬ mer made his first appearance under colors here last Saturday and it was his first effort since he finished back of High Quest and Cavalcade in the Preakness Stakes It is not expected that trainer F C Travis will have him ready for the gruelling test Law Suit has failed to show enough here to war ¬ rant sending him against such formidable opposition oppositionThe The Derby is a weightforage race with a three pound allowance for nonwinners of 15000 this year seven pounds for non winners of 5000 and maidens receive twelve pounds This means that Cavalcade must shoulder 126 pounds and in the event that Peace Chance fills his engagement he will be equally weighted with the winner of the Kentucky and American Derbys Next in line are Time Clock a stablemate of Caval ¬ cade and Plight which with Indian Salute will carry the hopes of William Sachscn maier Due to Time Clocks victory in the Florida Derby and Plights score in the Texas Derby each must carry 123 pounds With the exception of Mata Hari the lone filly in the race which must tote 118 pounds the others will shoulder 119 pounds each eachMata Mata Hari was on the track this morning for a slow gallop and appeared none the worse from her unfortunate injury received last Saturday Continued on thirtieth page PROBABLE FIELD FOR 25000 DETROIT DERBY DERBYContinued Continued from first page Although Cavalcade conceded all of his opponents weight in the American Derby and gave them a good trimming there are many who reason that the shorter distance which will prevail in the Detroit Derby should work advantageously to Discovery Swiftsport and Chicstraw They are forward runners and without the extra sixteenth of a mile they will have an opportunity of withstanding Cavalcades belated rush It will be the first meeting of the year be ¬ tween Cavalcade and Chicstraw also Swift sport will be matching strides with the champion for the first time timeThat That it will take a steady all day rain to change the Detroit track was attested last night when a hard downfall had little effect on the surface It was in slow condition for the training hours but was again at its best for racing This means that in the event the management is lucky enough to escape an off day rain the track should be at its best for the Derby day program Arrangements programArrangements have been made to open the gates at 1030 a m and special booths for the purchase of tickets on the Derby will be opened at the same time Extra parking facilities are being provided and according to the advance sale of tickets and the nu ¬ merous inquires one of the largest crowds ever to attend a sporting event in this vi ¬ cinity will be on hand
