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HANDICAP URTWflTGHTEEN Detroits Opening Headliner Attracts Crack Band of Eligibles Eleven Nominated for 5000 Col Alger AlgerMemorial Memorial Steady Rain Aid Aidto to Track Crew DETROIT Mich May 26 Eighteen top notch sprinters were named for the 3000 added Inaugural Handicap Detroits open ¬ ing day feature Saturday and eleven horses were made eligible for the 5000 added Col Alger Memorial Handicap the main offer ¬ ing for Decoration Day The opening of the regular Detroit meeting of thirtyeight days will be preceded by a program the proceeds of which will go to the Horsemans Relief Society on Friday FridayWeights Weights for the handicap will be released by racing secretary and handicapper Webb Everett tomorrow A steady rain this morn ¬ ing coming at about the time the training period closed served as an aid to the track proper which in the event of no more rain will be at its best for Fridays card The arrival of four carloads of horses of which one was a division of the Hal Price Headley string which came in charge of Duval Headley and was headed by Whopper an Alger Handicap eligible and including Fraidy Cat and three others brought the horse colony near the 900 mark The only stalls not occupied are being held for late arrivals arrivalsPeter Peter Markey part owner of the preten ¬ tious Bomar Stable notified judge Murphy that a division of the stable would reach here June 3 However Billy Bee is expected to be sent here to fill his engagement in the Inaugural Handicap HandicapAZUCAR AZUCAR GALLOPS MDLE MDLEOver Over a fast track several eligibles for the two stakes were seen in useful trials this morning The venerable Azucar which will represent Fred Alger in the Decoration Day feature went a handy mile in 150 and Polar Flight a stablemate and eligible for the Inaugural breezed threequarters in 118 Erin Torch and Mansco both of which will be under colors in the sprint had five furlong trials The former breezed the dis tan e in 106 and Mansco in 1101 1101Sir Sir Jim James and Paradisical had open ¬ ers in preparation for long tests tomorrow Sir Jim James ran three furlongs in 38 handily and Paradisical breezed a half mile in 56 Prince Fellow the hope of W D Covington turned in the best of the shorter tests when he went a handy threequarters in 115 Others named for the Inaugural Handicap are Fraidy Cat Rollin Home Empty Bottle Highomar Quasimodo Cou leedam Sweep Like Gyral Bright and Early Bill Donoghue Top Dog and Don Creole CreoleThe The list of eligibles for the mile and a sixteenth Alger Memorial Handicap also in ¬ cludes Sir Jim James Couleedam Gyral Professor Paul Cristate Bernard F Bren dard Giant Giller and Stocks StocksSecretary Secretary Everett is holding both races open for any eligibles that might come in the late mails mailsEntries Entries for Fridays program will close at 10 oclock tomorrow morning and scratch time each day will be 8 oclock The rule in effect since the opening abolishing the also eligible list and permitting no withdrawals from races except for good and sufficient cause will be in effect
