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GEORGE II FOSTER The former secretary of the Illinois Racing Com ¬ mission lias been appointed steward for both the Arlington and Washington Park meetings POTRANCO AND JOE SCHENCK EQUAL TOP WEIGHTS EACH GETS 120 POUNDS FOR CRETE HANDICAP HANDICAPFirst First Fixture of Lincoln Fields Meeting Will Undoubtedly Bring Out Crack Field of Sprinters SprintersGRETE GRETE 111 May 20 Potranco winner of yesterdays opening day headline sprint and Joe Schenck have been asked to carry top weight of 120 pounds each in next Saturdays annual renewal of the 5000 added Crete Handicap an old Lincoln Fields fixture and one of the richest and most important dash events of the entire Chicago season Weights for the fortythree horses eligible to com ¬ pete in the six furlongs contest were an ¬ nounced today by handicapper William H Shelley ShelleyPotranco Potranco is owned by Chicagoans L D and M A Kern whose horses race under the nom de course of Lexbrook Stable Joe Schenck is one of the Eces of the large Wool ford Farm stable maintained by Herbert M CityThe Woolf of Kansas City The imposts assigned Potranco and Joe Schenck exceed the next highest allotment by six pounds Technician also from the Woolford establishment ranking next in Shelleys estimation at 114 pounds Kings poundsKings Blue and Olney drew packages of 113 pounds each while Be Blue and Vino Puro get in with but one pound less and grouped at 111 pounds are Float Away Dusky Duke and Certainty Those assigned 110 pounds are Equistar Yale o Nine Mont sin Highscope and Leading Article ArticleMANY MANY HOPEFULS ON GROUNDS GROUNDSWith With all but a few of the candidates on the grounds and a majority of the high weights pointing expressly for the race Sat ¬ urdays renewal should under any condi ¬ tions result in one of the big attractions of the meeting with the result having a distinct bearing on the sprinting champion ¬ ship of the season seasonThe The Crete had its inception in 1926 the year beautiful Lincoln Fields opened and except 1932 and 1934 has been run annually ever since Listed among winners of the race are such redoubtable speedsters as Supremus Misstep Noreaster Evergold Marica Crossbow II Blackwood Pansy Walker Knight Commander Silverette and others The high competition it has devel ¬ oped can be obtained from the fact that such fast horses as My Dandy Prince of Wales Gibbons Reputation Brown Wisdom No More Myrtlewood Main Man Dark Phantom Solace and many others were un ¬ successful in attempts to win it itThe The record for the race is IrlOvs estab ¬ lished by the fleet mare Marica as she cap ¬ tured the stake in 1937 This is only one fifth of a second slower than the Lincoln Fields track record Horses eligible to start in Saturdays re ¬ newal and their imposts follow Smacked 109 109Equistar Equistar 110 110Book Book Plate 108 108Franks Franks Boy 109 109Mattie Mattie J 105 105Irish Irish Day 102 102Potranco Potranco 120 120To To a Tee 102 102Hoptown Hoptown Lass 102 102Dusky Dusky Duke 111 111Exarch Exarch 108 108Valdina Valdina Myth 106 106Talked Talked About 109 109Leading Leading Article 110 110Unerring Unerring 107 107Flying Flying Lill 103 103Prairie Prairie Dog 108 108Yale Yale o Nine 110 110Bettys Bettys Bobby 106 106Kings Kings Blue 113 113Float Float Away 111 111Heartman Heartman 104 Horse Wt WtLiberio Liberio 109 109Anxiety Anxiety 103 103Commencement Commencement 106 106Certainty Certainty 111 111Chi Chi 109 109Vino Vino Puro 112 112Joe Joe Schenck 120 120Court Court Dance 105 105Sporting Sporting 101 101Montsin Montsin 110 110Be Be Blue 112 112Highscope Highscope 110 110Double Double Call 102 102De De Kalb 105 105Uncle Uncle Mose 100 100Sun Sun Ginger 104 104Agricole Agricole 109 Valdina Groom 102 102Olney Olney 113 Mystery Marvel 106 106Technician Technician 114 Jockey Jack Flinchum leading rider here will remain for the balance of the meeting before going to Detroit where he will ride for the River Divide Farm stable
