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AURORAS HALFHOLIDAY CARD Two Handicaps Offered on Todays Program Eight Races Sched ¬ uled for Decision AURORA 111 May 7 With prospects for bright weather and an improved track for Saturday afternoons racing at the Fox Val ¬ ley Jockey Club it became possible for rac ¬ ing secretary R A Leigh to arrange a card of eight races for the second time since the session was inaugurated a week ago agoThough Though the fields in a majority of the events were not overcrowded two handicaps one a sprint and the other over a distance will serve as the feature attractions and should have a tendency to bring out the sec ¬ ond largest crowd of the season an assem ¬ blage that will compare favorably with the record number of a week ago agoThe The Club Arcada Handicap carrying a 1500 purse and over a distance of a mile and onesixteenth holds sixth position on the program and is the top feature Eight are scheduled to travel postward which in ¬ cludes Leo Beydas Getalong victor in the Fox Valley Inaugural Handicap HandicapThe The son of Sleepy Head is partial to the sort of footing that will prevail on this occa ¬ sion and very probably will be established the betting choice over his seven rivals comprised of Short Skirt Sun Apollo Donna hona Salaam Hope Eternal Flag Cadet and Woodlander The foregoing is one of the most representative fields arranged since the beginning of the season and should be pro ¬ ductive of an interesting contest SALAAM TOP WEIGHT WEIGHTClarence Clarence Davisons Salaam which is sched ¬ uled to make his first start of the season has been assigned top weight of 111 pounds in the Club Arcada while Hope Eternal is rated next highest with a burden of 108 pounds and Getalong is to carry two pounds less lessIn In the secondary feature styled the Crab Orchard Handicap a sprint of five and one half furlongs eight are slated to match strides P L Kelleys Colonel Ed which performed with a measure of success in good company on the Pacific Coast drew top im ¬ post of 112 pounds while the muchimproved Bon Centime a consistent winner in Texas during the spring racing season is regarded as next best with 111 pounds to shoulder shoulderFavoritism Favoritism will rest between the pair but come stern opposition is likely to be pro ¬ vided by Silverette Judge Leer Boston Sound Zuni Transmutable and Combahee which rounds out the field fieldSix Six other contests all with the claiming clause attached make up the remainder of the halfholiday program
