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DERBY HOPE HANDICAP FIELD Six Detroit Derby Eligibles Meet MeetMonday Monday in Feature of Motor MotorCity City Program DETROIT Mich June 8 Six eligibles for the 25000 added Detroit Derby to be re ¬ newed here next Saturday were named for the Derby Hope Handicap that will be de ¬ cided at one mile and a sixteenth as the feature of Mondays program programDue Due to his victory in the Illinois Derby Mrs Silas B Masons Sun Portland will car ¬ ry the top weight of 118 pounds which is five pounds less than he will carry in his Derby engagement Mrs Charles Hains worths Blackbirder follows next in line of weights with 115 pounds with Fred M Al ger Jrs Polar Flight allotted 110 pounds Paradisical which carried I J Collins col ¬ ors to a Kentucky Oaks victory the Tran quility Farms consistent Cross Ruff and Double B which won at his first asking here complete the field fieldThe The Derby Hope Handicap is the first of many features arranged for Derby week On Wednesday threeyearolds meet at a mile for the University of Michigan Handi ¬ cap and the 5000 added Derby Week Spe ¬ cial Handicap features Thursdays program programPolar Polar Flight and Double B were under colors in the Belle Isle Handicap today Walter Taylor who has Sun Portland here for Mrs Silas B Mason received word from New York that Charley Kurtsinger would be here to ride the horse horseThe The track was drying out rapidly today and in the event of no more rain it should be at its best for Mondays program In ad ¬ dition to the eight races a substitute affair has been carded to be used in the event it becomes necessary to declare off one of the original races racesThe The field for the handicap in order of post positions weights and probable jockeys follow followDerby Derby Hope Handicap HandicapOne One mile and a sixteenth Threeyearolds To be run Monday June 10 PP Horse Wt Jockey 1 Double B 102 F A Smith 2 Sun Portland 118 C Kurtsinger 3 Paradisical 108 H Manifold 4 Polar Flight 110 E Legere 5 Blackbirder 115 C Hainsworth 6 Cross Ruff 109 7B Thornton