Dual Handicaps Featured: Biggest Crowd of Meeting Expected at River Downs Today, Daily Racing Form, 1938-10-15

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DUAL HANDICAPS FEATURED Biggest Crowd of Meeting Expected at River Downs Today. Ileadliners Both Over Six Furlongs Route One and Three-Quarters Miles Race on Card. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 14. With by far. the best program of the meeting to be offered and a forecast for a continuation of the Indian Summer weather, the biggest crowd of the meeting is expected at River Downs tomorrow afternoon. Two handicaps, botli at six furlongs, and a marathon journey over a mile and six furlongs, are the best races, but better grade platers are named for the fourth event and two of the other contests are at distances of one mile and forty yards and greater. The program will honor the Cincinnati professional football team and the Los Angeles team. They meet here on Sunday and tomorrow the squads will be the guests of the management. The fifth event, the Cincinnati Bengals, attracted seven juveniles with Mrs. Henri Torrientes Joji T., stakes winner during the New Orleans season, assigned the top impost of 115 pounds. At Cleveland the daughter of Supremus defeated Oddesa Beulah and has worked exceedingly well for the race. Franks Boy, winner on opening day, comes next under 114 pounds, and then follows Travel Agent under 112; Wee Betsy will tote 110 pounds, Sherry B., 108 pounds; Fern Creek, 107, and Busy Man was assigned the feather of 100. Six capable sprinters were entered for the Los Angeles Bulldogs Handicap and sixth race and Night Editor and Miss Bonnie are the high weights under 115 pounds. Miss Bonnie was a close second to Bernard F. in the Columbus Day Handicap and it will be Night Editors debut here. Neighbor was assigned 110 pounds; All Lady, 105 pounds; Three Bangs, 103, and Whistling Dick, 102. Nine stayers were entered for the Stamina Purse which will bring the program to a close. Albess, Son Richard, Beckville, Warrior Slave, Lucky Amelia, Mere Lassie, Spanish Art, Paul T. and Kievs Pennant make up the field for the one and three-quarter miles marathon. Only seven races will be offered and post time for the first race will be 2:15 oclock.


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