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NINE IN ALGER MEMORIAL MEMORIALHal Hal Price Headleys Whopper Top Weight at 126 Pounds Azucar Slated to Oppose KentuckyOwned KentuckyOwnedGiant Giant in Detroits Decoration DecorationDay Day Feature DETROIT Mich May 29 Nine were named for the third renewal of the 5000 added Colonel Alger Memorial Handicap which tops an attractive program to be offered at the Fair Grounds course Decora ¬ tion Day DayHal Hal Price Headley who furnished Fraidy Cat the top weight in the Inaugural Handi ¬ cap will send out his oversized Whopper under the top burden of 126 pounds Whop ¬ per winner of the 1936 renewal of the Pont chartrain Handicap turned in an easy trial this morning when accompanied by Sandy Boy he breezed a mile in 146 146The The son of Pharamond II will have the services of Herb Fisher of Head Play fame Among those opposing the Headley star will be Fred Algers Azucar winner of the first running of the Santa Anita Handicap which finished second to Stand Pat in 1935 and third to Polar Flight a stablemate and Woodlander last year Azucar was assigned 116 pounds or five more than Sir Jim James which as a threeyearold won sev ¬ eral races here last spring springThe The Alger Memorial always has been one of the leading fixtures of the Detroit spring session and last years renewal which found Polar Flight Woodlander and Azucar less than a length apart at the end of one mile and a sixteenth was the most thrilling in its short history historyCristate Cristate and Professor Paul had their final preparation this morning when they worked a mile together over a slow track in 148 148Supporting Supporting the feature which will serve as the sixth race is the Jerry Powers Pack ¬ ard Purse for top notch sprinting platers Top Dog from Mrs A J Abels stable will carry the heaviest weight 116 pounds and then comes R Scotty Robertsons Bill Donoghue under 110 pounds poundsClarence Clarence E Lehr president and general manager reports that all of the boxes have been sold for the holiday while seats in three sections in the grandstand which will be reserved are being sold so rapidly that a complete sellout is expected expectedPost Post time for the first race will be 230 oclock oclockThe The field for the handicap in order of post positions weights and probable jockeys follows PP Horse Wt Jockey 1 tCouleedam 106 J Gleason 2 JProfessor Paul 105 R Montgomery 3 JCristate 103 F Grill 4 Brendard 98 M Calvert 5 Sir Jim James 110 J Rosen 6 tGyral 102 T Meloche 7 Azucar 115 C Stevenson 8 Stocks 103 J Malzan 9 Whopper 126 H W Fisher fCoupled as T D Buhl entry JGouT entryJGouT led as Mrs J Chesney entry
