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MIGHTY CAVALCADE SWEEPS INTO DETROIT READY FOR THE DERBY Discovery His Most Dangerous Rival Also Arrives From East Plight Travels by Motor From Washington Park Field of 12 for 25000 Event j DETROIT Mich June 14 The mighty Cavalcade swept into Detroit this morning He was accompanied by eight others of the Brookmeade Stable of Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloane but only Time Clock will go with him in the Detroit Derby to be decided here Saturday Cavalcade always has a com ¬ panion when he goes after these big stakes and Derbys Only once did he need one arid that was in the Preakness Stakes Al ¬ though High Quest beat him Cavalcade proved he could hold the others safe Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Discovery trailed the mighty Britisher into the Fair Grounds unloading chute Discovery has been trailing Cavalcade since they first met in the Chesapeake Stakes They completed the list of invaders from the East William Sachsenmaiers Plight arrived here early this morning after a fast motor trip from Washington Park J W Parrlshs New Deal is due sometime today or early tomorrow With the latters arrival all of the intended starters will be on the grounds groundsNot Not since the Kentucky Derby has the East offered such formidable competition for the son of Lan egaye Although Peace Chance the winner of the Belmont Stakes did not come west to meet Cavalcade he failed to offer him an argument in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby and while the others will be receiving a concession in weights from the Kentucky and American Derby winners Peace Chance would shoulder an equal im ¬ post of 126 pounds PREDERBY ATMOSPHERE I With the arrival this morning of the champion and Discovery which is now con ¬ sidered second best and several of the eligi bles haying their final stiff preparation the Fair Grounds course took on a preDerby atmosphere atmosphereBob Bob Smith who came on the same train with the Brookmeade stars lost little time in getting to the track and supervised the unloading of his stars He was informed by Jack Connors his assistant that they had shipped in good fashion and none showed any ill effects from the trip Cavalcade was the first from the car and a battery of camera men were ready when Smiling Bob led him down the chute High Quest Okapi Good Goods World Series Law Maker and Social Agent came along and from here they move on to Arlingt ton Park ParkThe The race how shapes up with twelve cer tain starters Rock X was dropped from the probable field this morning Trainer Charles Irby stated that he did not believe the son of Rock Man possesses Derby caliber He finished third to older horses in the Pontchartrain Handicap here Wednesday but he was favored with a light impost Law Suit and Indian Salute are others that will not go postward while it is very doubt ¬ ful if Kawagoe will accept Bert Mulhol land stated this morning that he was go ¬ ing to give Chicstraw his final preparation between races this afternoon and he did not believe trainer A J Joyner would start Kawagoe Indian Salute did not accompany Plight from Washington Park while trainer A Hutchins stated today that Law Suit would not be under colors colorsBIEN BIEN FAIT WORKS WELL WELLFour Four of the eligibles were seen in imprea sive stiff trials this morning and the work executed by Bien Fait added many support ¬ ers to his side The son of Bubbling Over which will carry Derby hopes of the Texas owned Corsicana Stable went a handy mile and onequarter in 208 The work was directed by trainer A G Tarn who returned here from Washington Park and he was greatly impressed with the manner in which Bien Fait negotiated his task With Mickey Harrison and his Derby weight up Biea Fait started his task at the stand and reeled of the quarter in 24 the half mile Continued on twelfth page SWEEPS INTO DETROIT DETROITContinued Continued from first page in 49 the threequarters in 116 and the mile in 141 141From From a time standpoint A C Schwartz Gay Monarch was the best He was timed a mile in 141 and finished his task under a tight hold The son of Royal Minstrel ran fast going the quarter in 23 the half mile in 47 and threequarters 114 114George George Willing Jrs Swiftsport the real dark horse of the field was sent a mile and a furlong which he negotiated in 15J5 Well in hand throughout he went away slowly covering the quarter in 26 the half mile in 50 the threequarters in 117 and the mile in 143 George Ogles Patch pocket a poor work horse went an easy mile in 148 148Hal Hal Price Headleys Thomasville breezed an easy threeeighths in 36 According to Charles Slade who came in charge of Discovery the son of Display will have a different pilot in his Saturday en ¬ gagement Sonny Workman will be here to ride him Trainer J H Stotler and owner Vanderbilt are flying here from New York tomorrow tomorrowWith With only a short time remaining owners and trainers this morning were busy select ¬ ing their pilots Duval Headley announced that Earl Steffen would be astride Thomas ¬ ville and trainer Clyde Van Dusen has selected George Woolf to ride Mata Hari Jimmy Hunter who will direct Chicstraw Mack Garner will be Cavalcades rider and Bobby Jones who will ride Time Clock are due here between now and Saturday SaturdayThe The management announced this morning that every box and reserved seat has been taken The grandstand and bleachers have a seating capacity of 14000 while only about 3000 can be accommodated in the clubhouse From all indications the plant now more spacious than last year will be taxed to capacity capacityThe The probable field for the Detroit Derby follows Horse HorsetCavalcade Wt Jockey tCavalcade 126 M Garner JTime Clock ClockDiscovery 123 R Jones Discovery 119 R Workman JChicstraw 119 J Hunter Swiftsport 119 A Robertson Mata Hari 118 G Woolf Bien Fait 119 E Arcaro Plight 123 L Balaski Patchpocket PatchpocketThomasville 119 A Tipton Thomasville 119 E Steffen New Deal 119 R Finnerty Gay Monarch 119 L Humphries tKawagoe 119 fBrookmeade Stable entry tG D Widener entry Doubtf ul 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