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PROSPECT FOR LOCAL VICTORY Illinois Owners Strongly Represented in 12000 Illinois Derby Mrs Ethel V Mars Mrs Emil Denemark DenemarkNash Nash Brothers W C Reichert and andOthers Others Among Nominators AURORA 111 May 13 Representation of Illinois owners in the sixth renewal of the 12000 added Illinois Derby shapes up more formidable than in any recent year judging from the number of nominations received thus far with the probability that several more will be added before the deadline for making entries is reached by midnight Sat ¬ urday urdaySeven Seven of the eligibles received thus far by racing secretary R A Leigh are the prop ¬ erty of Illinois owners thus giving this sec ¬ tion a strong hand in this years running of the major stakes event of the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs schedule With Mrs Ethel V Mars Milky Way Farm heading the list with four candidates which includes Reaping Reward Military Case Ace and Murph others represented are the Chicagoowned Millsdale Stable W C Reich ¬ ert of Belleville and C W Pershall of East St Louis LouisAccording According to word received from Mrs Emil Denemark of the Windy City contin ¬ gent at least two of her threeyearolds will be named for the mile and a furlong test following their scheduled performances in Maryland on Friday It is believed that Blind Pig and Uneasy will be shipped from the Old Line State to make a bid for the richest prize of the current Aurora session of nine ¬ teen days daysILLINOIS ILLINOIS OWNERS HAND HANDThe The foregoing thoroughbreds constitute the strongest hand that Illinois owners have held since the revival of the fixture in 1933 In the five previous runnings of the Illinois Derby a native of the state has not been successful in accounting for the event eventAnother Another locally owned establishment the Shandon Farm owned by P A and R J Nash has promised to have at least one starter in the race The ace of this outfit is Burning Star a son of Burning Blaze which participated in the Churchill Downs classic last week This one is regarded as a certain starter in the richly endowed affair and it is probable that he will have Prince Arthur as a running companion companionThursday Thursday mornings mail contained the nomination of the Three Ds Stock Farms Heelfly which performed in creditable man ¬ ner in the recent running of the sixtythird Kentucky Derby According to word that reached here in a letter that accompanied the nomination of the fleet Texas three yearold trainer J R Pryce is contemplat ¬ ing shipment from Churchill Downs early next week
