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PREDICT EXTRA BIG FIELD Expect as Many as Twenty to Be Named for Aurora Inaugural. Leading Article, Bien Fait, Miss Dolphin, Transmutable Certain to Vie far Favoritism Road to Track Finished. AURORA, 111., April 28. The largest field ever to go to the post at the Aurora race track is indicated for the Fox Valley Inaugural Handicap, opening day feature of the Chicago racing season. The six furlongs, ,500 handicap headlines Auroras first card on Monday, and entries close in racing secretary Dick Leighs office Friday. A canvass of the horsemen now at the track indicates that twenty are likely to be nominated for the feature. Given I a fast track, most of them will be in the j Bahr starting gate when Johnny Morrissey sends them away. Those expected to be named for the race are: Leading Article, Bien Fait, Faust, Chance Ray, Pegging Away, Lucky Ducky, Cardinalis, Transmutable, Cardarrone, Miss Dolphin, Black River, Company, Allanwood, Little Drift, Dolly Val, Prince Argo, Ding Bin, Fire Advance, Wild Pigeon and Get-along. Most of the twenty are at Aurora now and have been working for some time. Miss Dolphin, which recently won the Claiborne Handicap at Keeneland, is expected Saturday, according to word from Bennett Creech. LIKES AURORA TRACK. The position of favoritism in the wide-open sprint may go to Miss Dolphin, Leading Article, Cardinalis or Transmutable. The latter has always favored the Aurora racing strip and will go especially well should the going be soft, as will Black River and Ding Bin. Judge Christopher J. FitzGerald, representing the Illinois Racing Commission at all Continued on fifteenth page. PREDICT EXTRA BIG FIELD Continued from first page. Chicago tracks, is due to arrive on the scene I Friday and supervise the licensing of trainers, jockeys and stable help for the long Illinois season. Judge FitzGerald will have as fellow stewards at Aurora J. T. Ireland and Richard Leigh. Ireland has served in the Aurora stand for some years, while Leigh replaces T. C. Bradley. ! According to the list of officials submitted to the racing commission for approval, which i is assured, placing judges for the meeting will be Cliff Abbo, Fred Craf ton and Raleigh Leigh. Crafton, formerly an Aurora official, is returning here after several years at Nar-ragansett Park. He will also serve as clerk of the course. Paving of the road from the main highway to the Aurora parking lots has been finished and plenty of space has been assured for the cars of racegoers throughout the meeting. With the acquisition of the airport adjoining the track, there will be accommodations for 10,000 cars.
