Colorful Treats Arranged For Omaha Fans This Week: High School Bands From Iowa and Nebraska to Visit Track, Daily Racing Form, 1941-06-11

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COLORFUL TREATS ARRANGED FOR OMAHA FANS THIS WEEK WEEKHigh High School Bands From Iowa and Nebraska to Visit Trac1 OMAHA Neb June 10 Visiting bands the Kings Plate Handicap observation of flag day and two more ladies days are among the special treats in store for AkSar Ben race fans during the coming week third of the current thirtyday meeting at the Omaha oval ovalWednesday Wednesday June 11 will be Southwestern Iowa day followed on Thursday by Burling ¬ ton Railroad day dayAccompanying Accompanying the Southwest Iowa dele ¬ gation will be the crack Shenandoah Iowa High School band The Friend Nebraska High School is sending its seventyfivepiece band Thursday with the delegation from towns along the Burlington route in Ne ¬ braska braskaOn On both days the visiting band will jlay between races and execute colorful maneu ¬ vers before the grandstand grandstandThe The Kings Plate Handicap for a 1200 purse will be Saturday The winner will be presented with a silver plate by W M Jef fers reigning king of AkSarBen and head of the Union Pacific Railroad RailroadCards Cards for Wednesday and Thursday call for seven races with eight events on other days First race each day is at 2 p m mAkSarBen AkSarBen has dedicated Wednesdays purses to the following Iowa towns Hem burg Glen Wood Sidney Red Oak Shen ¬ andoah Malvera and Creston Thursdays purses are the Republican Valley South Platte Saunders County Saline County City of Lincoln Burlington Railroad and Seward County


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