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T 7 Field Presents InterSectional Aspect With no Outstanding Contestant Roman Soldier and Sun Portland Hope of West Expect Detroits Largest Crowd to Be on Hand i DETROIT Mich June 14 Eight threeyearbid colts and geldings were named namedfor for the second running of the 25000 added Detroit Derby which features tomor rows program The field in order of post positions with weights jockeys owners and trainers follows PP Horse Wt Jockey JockeyS Owner Trainer 1 Cold Shoulder 119 S Renick A G Vanderbilt J H Stotler 2 Roman Soldier 123 GWoolf Sachsenmaier Reuter ReuterMrs P Reuter 3 St Moritz 119 A JAbel Mrs A J Abel A J Abel 4 Firethorn 119 R Workman WMJeffords P M Burch 5 Sun Portland 123 C Kurtsinger Mrs S B Mason J T Taylor 6 Blackbirder 119 C Hainsworth HainsworthF Mrs C Hainsworth C Hainsworth 7 Double B 119 F A Smith Jay Weil M Griner 8 Polar Flight 119 C Hooper Fred M Alger Jr G S Preece DETROIT Mich June 14 The Detroit Derby is at hand Eight threeyearold were named for the mile and threesixteenths journey that will have its second running as the feature of tomorrows program Although there is no Omaha to strive for the 25000 added prize a well balanced field will go postwards shortly after 5 oclock tomorrow afternoon and the winner might be the horse to later displace the gallant son of Gallant Fox as the champion threeyearold of the year yearWhile While Mrs A J Abels St Moritz and Mrs Charles Hainsworths Blackbirder were always considered starters the naming of Fred M Algers Polar Flight and Jay Weils Double B were unexpected their races here failed to give him any consideration for Derby honors honorsThe The race has developed into an intersec ¬ tional contest with Walter M Jeffords Fire thorn and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Cold Shoulder carrying the hopes of the East and Sachsenmaier Reuters Roman Soldier and Mrs Silas B Masons Sun Portland the western defense defenseDue Due to their Texas and Illinois Derby triumphs Roman Soldier and Sun Portland will carry the top weight of 123 pounds each with the six others toting 119 pounds each eachIn In the 1934 running weight made little difference to Cavalcade for the Sloane color bearer picked up his 126 pounds to be easily the best of the others which received a pull in the weights However the four pounds might prove beneficial to Firethorn which finished second to Omaha in the Preaknesa and Belmont Stakes StakesSTAR STAR JOCKEYS TO RIDE RIDEWith With few exceptions the leading riders of the country will be in action The crack Raymond Sonny Workman will direct Firethorn and George Woolf will handle Ro ¬ man Soldier Charles Kurtsinger of Twenty Grand fame will be astride Sun Portland and Sammy Renick is Cold Shoulders pilot St Moritz and Blackbirder will be ridden by their trainers Alf Whitey Abel han ¬ dling St Moritz and Charles Hainsworth Blackbirder BlackbirderIn In the event Jay Weil decides to pay the 250 starting fee for Double B the diminu ¬ tive F A Smith will ride Vim and C Hooper has pilotRoman been selected as Polar Flights pilot Roman Soldier Sun Portland Cold Shoul ¬ der Blackbirder and Firethorn had their final blowouts this morning Roman Sol ¬ dier went a handy fiveeights in 102 and Sun Portland breezed the distance in the same time Blackbirder breezed a half mile in 51 Cold Shoulder threeeights in 3G and Firethorn the same distance in 36 Double B was timed threeeights in 37 37On On the eve of the Derby which from all indications will draw the largest crowd to ever witness Detroit racing all of the train ¬ ers are very hopeful Phil Reuter said Ro ¬ man Soldier has returned to the form that carried him to Texas Derby honors and Tommy Taylor said he believed Sun Port ¬ land would again trim the Sachsenmaier Reuter threeyearold Roman Soldier fin Continued on twentysixth page EIGHT ENTERED FOR 25000 DETROIT DERBY Continued from first page ished second to Sun Portland in the Illinois Derby DerbyDespite Despite his brilliant seconds to Omaha the western trainers fail to have any fear for Firethorn They give Cold Shoulder lit ¬ tle consideration In the event that the eight start the race will gross 28300 with the winners share 18025 Second money is 5000 third 2000 fourth 1500 and fifth 500 Owner Vanderbilt who arrived here this morning made the entry of Cold Shoulder and Fred Alger Jr named his Polar Flight FlightThe The Derby will go out on a nationwide hookup sponsored by the Ford Motor Com ¬ pany which also will donate a trophy for the race Although with the small field the post positions shouldmake little difference Fire thorn drew number four which had there been a greater number of contestants would haye been the best However starter Eddie Thomas never uses the first three stalls whqre there is a small field for a mile and threesixteenths race A wellbalanced program supports the Derby five of the eight races being at dis ¬ tances greater than a mile Grade E horses will contest a mile and a half for the seventh event eventThe The program opens with an allowance af ¬ fair for twpryearolds and t is followed by two six furlongs races for sprinting platers From then on distance performers haye charge of the program The Detroit management reported today that only a few seats in the grandstand re main to be sold All of the boxes in the grandstand and clubhouse were sold several days ago agoThere There will be no change in the post time the first race being called at 230 oclock
