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LEIGH HASNT ANY TROUBLE FILLING AKSARBEN RACES RACESSixtyTwo SixtyTwo Horses Excluded From One Race on Wednesdays Card CardOMAHA OMAHA Neb May 27 Racing secretary Richard Leigh is experiencing no trouble in filling the contests at AkSarBen With but seven races carded for Wednesday owners bombarded the clerks with entries Tuesday morning and as a result the majority of the races scheduled for that day are filled to overflowing No less than sixtytwo were excluded from one race while thirtyfive were counted out in another anotherThe The feature race for Wednesday has been named for the great Man o War and will bring out a strong field Good horses from the West Coast will vie with strong mid western runners for the 700 purse purseThe The AkSarBen opening was large in every way Although intermittent showers fell during the morning hours the skies had partially cleared by race time and a crowd of approximately 5000 enjoyed the sport sportTWO TWO LADIES DAYS EACH WEEK WEEKManager Manager J J Isaacson has announced that Tuesdays and Fridays will be ladies days at AkSarBen The Omaha course al ¬ ways has proven a magnet for the feminine patrons of the sport and it is expected that the days will be most popular this year yearA A surprising feature of the session this season is the great number of jockeys pres ¬ ent and ready to ride Especially good is the crop of apprentices many of whom are start ¬ ing on what gives promise of being success ¬ ful careers For instance Clarence Shockley the man who imported so many good South American thoroughbreds to this country is certain that he has a comer in young Wayne Johnson while J E Irvine believes he has an outstanding bug rider in Paul Glidewell
