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DetroitY at Hand ALL DETROIT EXCITED Motor City to Turn Out in Full Force for Todays Opening. Azucar, Stand Pat, Marynell and j Other Stars in ,000 Added Wolverine Handicap. DETROIT, Mich., May 22. Crisp, spring , weather is on tap as Detroit, the home of the automobile, turns its attention to thoroughbred racing. Indications point to these prevailing elements for the opening of the thirty-seven days of spring and summer racing tomorrow. The opinion of the prognosti-cators predicts the greatest meeting since Clarence E. Lehr and his associates revived the sport in the Wolverine state three years ago. Not dampened by adversity encountered since the revival of racing here, the management has added to its stakes program yearly. In addition to the 5,000 added Detroit Derby, eight other stakes, four of which carry ,000 in added money, will be offered. ,The first of these, the Wolverine Handicap, tops the opening days program tomorrow. Since the close of the fall meeting, president Lehr, judge Joseph A. Murphy, director of racing, and their aids have sounded the praises of the Motor City from coast to coast. i That their efforts were not in vain is attested ,by the number of leading stables quartered here. SEVERAL INNOVATIONS. Additional features, chief of which is the camera-finishing machine, have been added since last fall and the plant has been completely renovated. The barns also have been repaired, while the track proper, now pronounced one of the fastest and safest in the country, is in excellent condition. The horticultural effects placed in the center field last summer are more beautiful than ever, and the course as a whole now ranks with the leading tracks of the country. Eight races, the first of which gets under way at 2:15 oclock, will be offered daily, and the "Daily Double" system of wagering will prevail on the first and second contests. Among some of the stables here are the ,Bomar Stable of Peter A. Markey and ; Charles Bohn, Mrs. A. M. Creech, Fred Alger, Jr., Ross Cooper, Pasadena Stable, Joe L. Roberts, Keene Daingerf ield, Jr., E. M. Duffy, H. W. and W. J. Young, J. S. Young, Dan i Lehan, R. W. Pearce, Mrs. H. Mcllvain, Mrs. A. J. Abel, H. Torriente, B. Hernandez, Paul iKelley, E. Lutz, F. A. Griffith, Motor City Stable, P. O. Anderson and others. The riding colony is on a par with other years, and in addition to many of the leading apprentices of the country, the older division is well fortified. DETROIT DERBY ENTRIES. Fifty-six three-year-olds were nominated for the second renewal of the Detroit Derby which will be run Saturday, June 13. With few exceptions the leading horses of this age are eligibles for the race and, despite follow-in"- the Belmont Stakes, the management believes that the mile and three-sixteenths journey will attract the leaders. The second of the stakes will feature next Saturdays program. It is the Colonel Alger ! Memorial Handicap, and carries 000 in added money. The following Saturday the Belle Isle Handicap, for three-year-olds and over, and the St. Clair Stakes, for two-year-olds, will be offered. Following the derby is the Moslem Temple Stakes. It was added this year and open to two-year-olds. It carries ,000 in added money. The Pontchar-train Handicap, for three-year-olds and over, will be decided June 27, and the Liberty Handicap and the Woodward Stakes will top the closing days program July 4. By far the most brilliant program offered on an opening day is arranged for tomorrow. Topped by the Wolverine Handicap, which carries ,000 in added money and for which a field of ten, representing eight different interests, the card is most attractive. Co n tin u cd on third page. DETROITS MEETING OF 37 DAYS AT HAND Continued from first page. The Wolverine brings Fred M. Alger, Jr.s locally owned Azucar, E. F. Soagrams Stand Pat, Long Run Stables Marynell, Algers Polar Flight; Bomar Stables Grand Slam and Billy Bee; H. W. and W. J. Youngs Safe and Sound; Mrs. Ella Bartletts Zevaon; B. Hernandez Woodlander and Arthur Gaig-nnrd, Jr.s Sir Michael under colors. It will be the first start for Azucar in several weeks while Marynell will be making her local debut. In her last outing she turned back Time Supply and others in the Centenial Exposition Handicap at Arlington Downs. Stand Pat has been campaigned through the Maryland season and he was very successful here last year. With a liberal distribution of the weights, which finds Azucar under the top burden of 122 pounds and Stand Pat next under 119 pounds the mile and a sixteenth journey should be a thriller. Supporting the stakes is the Helen Morgan Purse, which will be run as the fourth event. Limit fields were named for the first, second and substitute races, the latter to be used in the event it becomes necessary to discard one of the original events. As in former years, the also eligible list is abolished and withdrawals only will be permitted in case of injuries and change in track conditions. The rule adopted by the national body of racing commissions- that saliva tests be taken of all winners will be enforced. According to the management nearly all of the boxes have been reserved for the opening and clubhouse reservations far exceed, that for the same day last year.
