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CRACK BAND NAMED FOR 12000 ILLINOIS DERBY Three Chicago Stables Represented by Entries of Two Horses Each Fast Track Probable for Sixth Renewal of Auroras Chief Attraction Last Years Race Memor ¬ able Final Day of Successful Meeting AURORA 111 May 21 One of the outstanding items of interest in connection with the field for the 12000 added Illinois Derby to be run tomorrow and which attracted thirteen overnight entries is the rivalry shown by Chicago owners In their quest for the first rich prize of the Illinois season In the field are three entries of two horses each all representing Chicago owners Two are women who were in ¬ cluded in the first ten leading owners of America last year namely Mrs Ethel V Mars 1936 leader and Mrs Emil Denemark Nash Bros owners of the Shandon Farm stable are the other Chicago owners with an entry The eligibles compose a field comparable to the best that Has gone to the post in past Illinois Derbys won by many noted horses The probable field together with post positions weights riders owners and trainers is as follows Jockey Owner Trainer Mrs E Denemark J Johnson 2 Sir Midas 118 LGuymon W C Reichert W C Reichert 3 JCase Ace 126 ARobertson Milky Way Farm R McGarvey 4 fMuscatine 114 Mrs E Denemark J Johnson 5 Quincy 118 CParke Shandon Farm J J Greely 6 Play Pal 118 F J Grand H Lintz LintzR 7 JMilitary 116 IAnderson Milky Way Farm R McGarvey 8 Grey Count 120 C Corbett E E Fogelson A Pelleteri 9 Burning Star 116 CParke Shandon Farm J J Greely 10 Dellor 118 BJames J W Parrish J M Goode GoodeB 11 Pay Check 116 L Turner JB Hernandez B Hernandez 12 Sunset Trail II 120 I Anderson R Walsh G Walsh 13 Heelfly 120 A Craig Three Ds Stock Farm J R Pryce PrycefMrs fMrs E Denemark entry JMilky Way Farm entry Shandon Farm entry AURORA ILL May 21 One of the most interesting renewals in the comparatively short but eventful history of the Illinois Derby is slated for tomorrow at the Fox Valley track An important item in connection with the race is that the track will be fast providing the weather remains the same as at the time this is written Thirteen were named overnight six of the thirteen or almost half of the field representing the entries of three Chicago owners two of them women who were among the ten leading moneywinning owners in the country last year Such stars of their division as Case Ace Military Heelfly Dellor Grey Count Sunset Trail II and Burning Star are among the eligibles and are on a par with barring War Admiral and Pompoon PompoonLast Last years renewal of the Illinois Derby was a memorable contest and it provided incidents that will be re ¬ ferred to as long as turf history is isreviewed reviewed notably the beginning of the iron horse feat of Rushaway in winning the race on Friday afternoon and boarding an express car immediately afterward for Latonia where he captured the Latonia Derby the following afternoon afternoonTURF TURF LUMINARIES LUMINARIESIn In addition last years race saw the dis ¬ qualification of Mrs P A B Wideners Dnieper after he had finished second and the moving up of Warren Wrights Count Morse into second place with Coward Coffeys Reelon placed third Before Rush aways victory the Illinois Derby had at ¬ tracted and fell to such turf luminaries as the brilliant filly Mata Hari Sun Portland Sweeprush and Zevs great rival In Me moriam Among those beaten in the race have been the brilliant Roman Soldier New Deal and General Thatcher ThatcherConstant Constant work and the benefit of a warm sun enabled track superintendent Placide Frigerio to have the track in a fast condi ¬ tion and unless there is more rain between Continued on thirtieth page CRACK BAND NAMED FOR 12000 ILLINOIS DERBY DERBYContinued Continued from first page now and post time for the renewal of the sixth Illinois Derby firm footing will pre ¬ vail vailThirteen Thirteen have been named for the 12000 added stake over the mile and a furlong route and the arrival of a number of the candidates from Washington Park this morning assured a big field of threeyear olds for the first of the stake fixtures of the Illinois season seasonCHICAGOS CHICAGOS STRONG BID BIDChicagoans Chicagoans are determined to make a strong bid for the race with Case Ace and Military carrying the colors of Mrs Ethel V Mars Milky Way Stable while Mrs Emil Denemark is represented by Prairie Dog and Muscatine The Shandon Farm stable of R J and P A Nash has Quincy and Burn ¬ ing Star as their colorbearers colorbearersSir Sir Midas the property of W C Reichert a native of Belleville 111 adds another prairie state candidate to the collection in the thirteen named in the overnight entries for the contest contestThe The entire field in post position order in ¬ cludes Prairie Dog Sir Midas Case Ace Muscatine Quincy Play Pal Military Grey Count Burning Star Dellor Pay Check Sunset Trail II and Heelfly HeelflyTwenty Twenty were named for the foremost race on the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs program and with a full field of thirteen starting the winners share of the stake will be 9965 FINAL PREPARATIONS PREPARATIONSThree Three of the candidates for the contest were on the track at the Fox Valley course this morning for final workouts and with a fast track prevailing Dellor Play Pal and Heelfly were given their final preparations for the race while Burning Star and Musca ¬ tine which came over from Washington Park Thursday afternoon remained in the barn barnRobert Robert McGarvey trainer of the preten ¬ tious Milky Way Farm stable of Mrs Ethel V Mars reported that Case Ace and Mili ¬ tary the two representatives of the Chicago sportswoman will be transferred from the Homewood course by van Saturday morning and E E Fogelsons Grey Count and Mrs Emil Denemarks Prairie Dog and Muscatine will be shipped the same way wayTrainer Trainer J M Goode had Dellor on the track this morning for a blowout of three furlongs and the son of Rolled Stockings went the first quarter in 24 and breezed out the final eighth in 36 which was one of the best works recorded during the train ¬ ing period F J Grands Play Pal breezed a half mile in his final preparation for the race in 52 which was not altogether im ¬ pressive and this one is regarded as a non starter starterHEELFLY HEELFLY READY READYHeelfly Heelfly the Three Ds Stock Farms standard bearer had a gallop of five fur ¬ longs this morning which he completed in 101 in handy fashion Heelfly ran the first quarter of his work in 24 the half mile in 48 and the five panels in 101 which was considerably better than any time registered for the same distance during the morning hours
