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WASHINGTON PARK OPENING NEAR Homewood Meeting Begins May 24 Futurity and Prin ¬ cess Pat Stakes Closing Saturday Night Other Rich Stakes Closing Two Days Later Two powerful midwestern stables to be transferred to Washington Park next week to await the opening of the thirtyday meeting there on May 24 are the Detroitowned Bomar Stable and the extensive string campaigned in the colors of the Chicagoan Mrs Emil Denemark Both establishments have several candidates for the Futurity and the Princess Pat and with the close of nominations for the five other rich stakes next Mon ¬ day at midnight they are expected to be well represented in them as well Two years ago the Bomar Stable won the Prairie State Stakes at Washington Park with Grand Slam Last year they took third in the same race with Yellow Tulip while the winner was Mrs Denemarks fine colt Orientalist which went on to one of the best records turned in by the twoyearold division Orientalist is now being pointed for the 30000 American ueroy wnicn win DC given us twentyeighth running on June 19 Top Bomar threeyearolds include Siam Gold Band and Yellow Tulip but trainer R E Potts has not indicated which will go for the Derby However he is hopeful of re ¬ turning Grand Slam to competition this summer and may try for the Blue and Gray Handicap and the Great Western with that fine mud runner runnerFor For the Princess Pat the Bomar establish ¬ ment has named Fancy That Pretty Pet and Mighty Sweet For the Futurity they have eligible Detroit Bull Bill Mar and Mister Jacko Bill Mar is a full brother to the Denemark handicap ace Finance All told applications have been made to take care of twentyfour of the Bohn Markey thor ¬ oughbreds oughbredsThough Though they have twoyearold nominees it is in the handicap division that the greater part of the Denemark threat lies Among the thirty or so thoroughbreds that June Johnson will bring here are certain to be included contenders for all the seven added money events eventsThe The Washington Park offices are busy ones this week with final payments for the two juvenile races by midnight Saturday and with entries for the other stakes closing two days later midnight Monday Racing secretary Charles McLennan is due back from an eastern trip at the end of the week and condition books will be distributed for the first portion of the meeting any day now Response from horsemen has already surpassed stabling accommodations and as usual late comers will be stabled at Lin ¬ coln Fields
