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THREE OF TOP PEABODY CANDIDATES WORK OUT OUTJoe Joe Schenck Mucho Gusto and Viscounty Seen in Mile Trials for Fridays Holiday Feature FeatureCRETE CRETE 111 May 27 With all indications pointing to a gala day both from a racing and attendance standpoint the Lincoln Fieldr Jockey Club is preparing to handle a capacity crowd here on Decoration Day Annually that holiday is one of the biggest racing days of the year in the Chicago area and from the way the advance sale of seats in both the grandstand and the clubhouse has been going this year will be no excep ¬ tion tionNor Nor will the crowd which turns out lack for quality racing as a sparkling program is in prospect further indications of which came as three of the leading candidates for the 5000 added Francis S Peabody Me ¬ morial Handicap were on the track this morning obviously propping for the thir ¬ teenth renewal of the mile and onesixteenth event for threeyearolds and upward which will feature the holiday card cardThis This trio included the Woolford Farm sta ¬ bles Joe Schenck Miles and Ramseys Mucho Gusto and the Valdina Farms Vis county Joe Schenck turned in a very good work over the mile route The son of Insco Stitches finished out the distance in 141 but was at his best in going the half in 47 and the threequarters in the very good time of 112 In the last quarter he was obviously tiring but he still had enough left to finish out in handy fashion after uncork ¬ ing real speed during the first part of his workout workoutValdina Valdina Farms Viscounty worked a handy eight furlongs in 140 The fractional times for the work turned in by the son of The Porter and Trap Star were a half in 48 threequarters in 113 113BIG BIG GUS SENT EIGHT FURLONGS FURLONGSThe The veteran and very active Mucho Gusto also went a mile but he is a horse who thrives on racing and he needed no such tightener as his two rivals received The aineyearold son of Marvin May Sweet ¬ heart Time went a mile at a very easy pace in 147 covering the first threequarters in 120 120All All three of these candidates probably will have short speed tests Thursday morning for their engagement in the stake on Friday FridayOthers Others going after Peabody honors how ¬ ever have been racing and wont require much private preparation to be at their best Included in this category are Mrs Chas H dearys Flying Lill Frank Ger ings Franks Boy Rodney C Groffs Forever Prince Mrs Emil Denemarks Blind Eagle W C Hobsons Shine ONight Hyman Fried bergs Montsin Mrs James F Waters Vino Puro and the Woolford Farms Unerring UnerringFlying Flying Lill raced here Monday when she finished unplrced behind Bushwhacker in the George Jessel Purse That miss dis ¬ played a high turn of speed to the head of the stretch and it was an improvement over her previous effort Franks Boy was the favorite in this event but could not be a factory after getting away poorly poorlyWhile While finding excuses for Franks Boy one could also find an excuse for Valdina Farms Valdina Paul a contestant in the sixth race on Mondays program That son of Sortie Belle Weidel is also a candidate for the Peabody and was pinched back in the stretch after having run most of the way under wraps in that event won by Scrappy W WAll All indications point to a field of at least a dozen for Fridays feature This race has always been one of the more popular events on the stake program of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club and there is no reason why this years renewal should be an exception
