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STEGER HANDICAP NEXT ATTRACTION AT CRETE CRETEOutstanding Outstanding Sprinters of Middle West Will Meet in SevenFurlong Test Big List of Nominations NominationsCRETE CRETE 111 May 31 The 5000 added Steger Handicap a sevenfurlong race for threeyearolds and upward will feature the program which racing secretary William H Shelley has drawn up for the third of the five weeks session of the Lincpln Fields Jockey Club now going on at this pictur ¬ esque course The race the tenth running of which will feature Saturdays card will bring together a field of the outstanding sprinters in the Middle West WestAs As nominations did not close until May 7 most of those named for this sprint event are here on the grounds or at nearby Wash ¬ ington Park with the race as one of their objectives The Steger was inaugurated in 1926 discontinued in 1932 but was revived again in 1936 Until 1937 the race was over a mile but it is now contested at seven furlongs Past winners of this important feature include Helens Babe who won the inaugural ni 1926 Misstep who won in 1929 Deliberator in 1937 Mountain Ridge in 1938 Manie OHara in 1939 and Joe Schenck in 1940 1940The The latter is again among the nominations and will be pointing for his second victory in this stake The son of Insco Stitches however has been entered in both the Crete Handicap and the Francis S Peabody Me ¬ morial and in each instance was a late scratch as the Woolford Farm stable de ¬ cided to place its reliance on Technician in those races racesLIST LIST OF ELIGIBLES ELIGIBLESAmong Among the others who have ban named for the race and who are on the grounds are Arcturus Stables Pink Gal Mrs Charles H dearys Flying Lill Mrs Emil Dene marks Court Dance Equistar Prairie Dog and War Minstrel Withers Dunns Sport ¬ ing James Emerys Dolly Val Mrs G H Emicks Unselfish French Lick Springs Stables Yale o Nine Hyman Friedbergs Montsin Frank Gerings Franks Boy Mrs F M Grabners St Croix Rodney C Groffs Forever Prince H H Stock Farms Bettys Bobby T H Heard Jrs Be Blue Huntley Shers Kings Blue Paul JLi Kelleys High scope and Float Away King Farms Pari King Lexbrook Stables Potranco Jake Lowensteins Heartman Mrs Jake Lowen steins De Kalb John Marschs To a Tee Miles Ramseys Mucho Gusto Thomas Piatts Uncle Mose Rosedale Stables Hop town Lass and Anxiety Mr and Mrs Wes ¬ ley Sears Dusky Duke Douglas Sekickys Commencement Shady Brook Farms Agri cole Mrs W C Stroiibes Exarch Valdina Farms Valdina Myth and Valdhia Groom Walmac Farms Chi and Olney Mrs James F Waters Talked About and Vino Puro Mrs George C Whites Mystery Marvel and Rose Tint B P Woodsons Uncle Walter and Woolford farms Joe Schenck Techni ¬ cian and Unerring UnerringOf Of this group Potranco won the Crete Handicap Valdina Myth accounted for the Kentucky Oaks Sporting and War Minstrel have won at the meeting Yale o Nine and Dolly Val have been training nicely Mucho Gusto interrupted a consecutive win streak at five straight when he finished out of the money in the Reabody Memorial Several others in the nominations are being pointed for the race and indications now are that the field will be a large one oneMEETING MEETING PROVING SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFULAs As the mutuel play passed the three mil ¬ lion mark today and attendance has been more than satisfactory Col Matt J Winn expects the second half of the meeting to at least keep pace with the firs half Just how much of a success the meetir will be depends of course upon the weather Dur ¬ ing the first two weeks the management had nothing to complain about on that score however as the weather was excellent excellentGiven Given continued good weather the attend ¬ ance and the mutuel play should prove satis ¬ factory because the increase in purse dis ¬ bursements provided for in the second condi ¬ tion book of the meeting will definitely be reflected in the quality of racing With the better class of horses now having had the opportunity to become settled into their training routines racing secretary William H Shelley will have them available when he draws up his programs
