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STEGER IS LAST CRETE STAKE FOR SPRINTERS LARGE FIELD EXPECTED FOR 5000 HANDICAP HANDICAPJoe Joe Schenck Pointing for Repeat Triumph in SevenFurlong Event Several Hopefuls in Good Trials TrialsCRETE CRETE 111 June 3 With four nominees for the race entered in the Stevens Hotel Handicap sixfurlong overnight handicap which will feature Wednesdays program and four others on the track early this morn ¬ ing for workouts designed to further prepare them for that 5000 added event the field for the Steger Handicap which will head the racing card at Lincoln Fields on Satur ¬ day begins to shape up as a starstudded one oneThe The Steger Handicap will be the last big stakes event for sprinters at the meeting and most of the speed kings on the grounds have been pointed for this race which was won by the Woolford Farms Joe Schenck last year Considerable interest has been added to this years renewal of the Steger by the fact that the son of Insco Stitches will probably be in the field for that race on Saturday to defend the laurels he won in the 1940 running runningIn In spite of the fact that the racing strip was muddy this morning Joe Schenck breezed a halfmile in 51 In all probabil ¬ ity the Woolford Farms representative who is asked to carry 120 pounds a burden which is second high weight to the 125pound pack ¬ age assigned the Lexbrook Stables Potranco will be on the track for another private spin tomorrow morning The Woolford Farm es ¬ tablishment also named Technician and Un ¬ erring for this race when the nominations closed and trainer Ross Higdon may elect to start an entry entryIn In addition to Joe Schenck the Lexbrook Stables Potranco Huntley Shers Kings Blue the French Lick Springs Stables Yale o Nine and Mrs James F Waters Talked About were other eligibles for the Steger who were on the course this morning morningKings Kings Blue who is also entered in the Stevens Hotel Handicap blew out for that sixfurlong assignment by breezing three eighths in 38 The Wednesday feature will provide him with an ideal tightener for Saturdays Steger StegerQUALIFYING QUALIFYING EVENT EVENTOther Other nominees for Saturdays 5000 fea ¬ ture who were scheduled to prepare for that engagement in the Stevens Hotel Handicap are Paul L Kelleys Float Away Mrs Emil Denemarks Court Dance and Mrs Geo C Whites Mystery Marvel while completing the field for the midweek headliner are B P Woodsons Woodsaw and Mrs G H Emicks Book Plate PlatePotranco Potranco who will carry top weight of 125 pounds if he goes to the post in the Steger breezed threeeighths in 40 Mrs James F Waters Talked About breezed the same distance in 39 In all probability both horses will be on the track again tomorrow morning for further work designed to fit them for their best efforts in the sevenfur ¬ long stake stakeThe The French Lick Springs Stables Yale o Nine breezed six furlongs in 1191 The Taggart representative will probably blow out for Saturdays engagement on Friday as this mornings work may have been enough to harden him for the stake stakeOthers Others who loom as possible starters in the Steger are Mrs Emil Denemarks Equi star and War Minstrel Miles Ramseys Mucho Gusto Tom Heard Jrs Be Blue Hyman Friedbergs Montsin Jake Lowen steins Heartman Stroube Collins Exarch Withers Dunns Sporting Mrs Charles H Clearys Flying Lill and T B McGratha Irish Day The latter was a winner here on Monday Another possible starter is tho Shady Brook Farms Agricole AgricoleIn In addition to the Stevens Hotel Handicap the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club will also name other races during the week for Chi ¬ cago hotels in keeping with the fact that the Windy City hostelries are celebrating National Hotel Yeek
