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ELIGIBLESFORDETROITSTAKES Head Play St Moritz and Roman RomanSoldier Soldier Early Arrivals for Derby DerbyWeek Week Features DETROIT Mich June 10 Detroit Derby week which comes to a close with the run ¬ ning of the 25000 added fixture next Sat ¬ urday and which includes one of the most pretentious programs ever to be arranged since racing was revived in this sector started off in rapidfire order orderDuring During the weekend Elwood Sachsen maier and Phil Reuters Roman Soldier arrived from Chicago A J Abel brought his St Moritz from Canada and Head Play which will be among the field for the 5000 added Derby Week Special Handicap checked in from New York YorkWith With the arrival of Roman Soldier and St Moritz the field for the Derby began to take shape and the management was await ¬ ing word from New York as to what eligi ¬ bles vill come from the Atlantic seabord seabordSun Sun Portland a stablemate of Head Play and Roman Soldiers conquerer in the Illi ¬ nois Derby Polar Flight Blackbirder and Cross Ruff were under colors in the Derby Hope Handicap this afternoon afternoonJ J Tommy Taylor brought Vale Victorian Couleedam and three others along with Head Play and Abel unloaded in addition to his Derby eligible Marmion and five others othersTaylor Taylor said the big red son of My Play which has a Preakness Stakes to his record shipped in fine fashion and he expects him to meet Azucar Stand Pat and others in the Derby Week Special I probably will remain here until the running of the Detroit Challenge Cup said Taylor Old Red was never better and I have a couple of two yearolds that will be named for the Wood ¬ ward Stakes The added value for the Woodward Stakes was increased from 2000 to 5000 5000Abel Abel who owns trains and rides his horses holds St Moritz in high esteem He fully intends to send the son of St James after the rich prize prizeIn In addition to Omaha Firethorn Cold Shoulder and Rosemont are eligible for the Derby DerbyThe The management received word today that A Gwynne Vanderbilts Cold Shoulder would leave New York tomorrow Postage Due Winter Sport and Speed will accompany the Derby Eligible here Postage Due and Win ¬ ter Sport having been named for the Spe ¬ cial Handicap HandicapWalter Walter M Jeffords Firethorn which fin ¬ ished second to Omaha also will make the trek westward and there is a strong possi ¬ bility of Omaha filling his engagement However the management received word that Rosemont spread a foot in the Bel ¬ mont which eliminates him from Saturdays rich feature featureIn In the event Omaha fills his engagement the East will be represented by the noble son of Gallant Fox Firethorn and Cold Shoulder and Roman Soldier Sun Portland Blackbirder St Moritz Double B Polar Flight and probable one or two others will carry the hopes of the westerners
