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EPIDOR HEADS SHIFTY FIELD FOR BELLE ISLE SPRINTERS TO VIE IN HANDICAP AT DETROIT DETROITFleet Fleet Son of Epithet to Concede Aerial Bomb Six Pounds Seven Routers in Bernard F Purse PurseDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 30 Another out ¬ standing program of eight races will be pre ¬ sented at the Detroit Fair Grounds tomor ¬ row and the halfholiday card bids fair to rival the fine sport which was presented at the local oval today todayThe The feature attraction for the weekend will be the running of the Belle Isle Handi ¬ cap sixfurlong sprint for threeyearolds and upward Top weight of 117 pounds for the 4000 event has been assigned to A L Fergusons fleet Epidor This good son of Epithet1 Dorothea raced to a handy victory in the Detroit Spring Inaugural Handicap and although he was defeated in the Domin ¬ ion Handicap on May 24 he gave a good account of himself nevertheless neverthelessNext Next in the opinion of racing secretary and handicapper Charles F Henry is Mrs Henri Torrientes shifty performer Aerial Bomb This fiveyearold daughter of Aerial Predicament has shown to good advantage in highclass company and will go to the post under 111 pounds Her second to Epidor in the Spring Inaugural was a game one and because she suffered some interference in the Dominion her effort in the latter event must be discounted discountedMrs Mrs Edward McCuans Wise Moss will answer the bugle for the Belle Isle and has been assigned 107 pounds The speedy three yearold miss gave a fine performance to account for the Dominion and will have a legion of supporters supportersSTEMWINDER STEMWINDER ON EDGE EDGECompleting Completing the field for the headliner will be Charles Leists ShakerMan B M Smiths Cooling Spring Bomar Stables June Bee M J Schmitts True Star Darby Dan Farms Darby Dienst and Peterson Childs Stem Winder The latter will go to the post for the Belle Isle under 108 pounds and his good third In the Dominion behind Wise Moss and Burgoo Miss stamps the West Coast invader as a real threat Trainer Frank E Childs was well pleased with StemWinders initial outing here and has the gelded son of Sir Gallahad IH Minxy in top shape shapeSupporting Supporting races for the Saturday program include the Bernard F Purse which drew seven good threeyearold routers to meet under allowance conditions at one mile and seventy yards Those scheduled to start in the latter race are Aaron Burr Rest Awhile Lucky Shot Narghileh Even Roll Mad Bachelor and All True The initial offering is for colts horses and geldings to match strides at one mile and seventy yards and the second and third races will both be decided at six furlongs Twoyearolds will meet in the fourth event at four and one half furlongs and the seventh and eighth races drew wellbalanced fields to meet at one mile and seventy yards and one mile and a sixteenth respectively respectivelyPosf Posf time for the Saturday sport will be 230 p m and the Daily Double will operate on the first and second races Spe ¬ cial Woodward Avenue buses will leave the downtown district for the Fair Brounds at threeminute intervals beginning at 1130
