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SMALL BUT SELECT FIELD LIKELY FOR LINCOLN SIRASIA MAY CUT FIGURE IN FINAL CRETE STAKE STAKERiding Riding Services of Pat Milligan Sought for Stroube Campaigner Denemark Stable May Start Pair PairCRETE CRETE 111 June 19 Although William C Stroubes Sirasia did not exactly favor the mud which prevailed last Saturday dur ¬ ing the running of the mile and threesix ¬ teenths La Salle Handicap the fiveyearold son of Sir Gallahad III ran such a bang up race to Shot Put and Shine OTSIight in that event that trainer Mickey Harrison is quite enthusiastic about his chances of win ¬ ning the mile and a quarter Lincoln Hand ¬ icap on Saturday SaturdayWith With that objective in view Harrison is trying to obtain the services of Pat Milli ¬ gan who rode the Texasowned campaigner when he finished second to Joe Schenck in the 10000 added Tropical Handicap in Flor ¬ ida this winter Milligan is riding in Detroit at the present time and Harrison is endeav ¬ oring to induce him to make the trip down to ride in the stake stakeThe The rearrangement of the weights favors Sirasia because whereas he had to carry 110 pounds in the La Salle he is asked to carry only 108 pounds in the Lincoln On the other hand Shot Put who led the son of Sir Gallahad III to the wire by only a length and a neck last Saturday picks up seven pounds more than the 116 pounds he car ¬ ried poundsAt in the La Salle or 123 pounds At the present time it appears that a small but select field will go to the post in the Lincoln Handicap With a fast track in prospect some horses may go to the post that would not accept the issue in the event of mud mudDENEMARK DENEMARK HAS FIVE ELIGIBLES ELIGIBLESIn In addition to Mrs Marie Evans Shot Put who will be the favorite in the race and the Valdina Farms Viscounty who is expected to be his chief rival the stable of Mrs Emil Denemark may send out two starters That establishment has five horses nominated for the race Upstream Blind Eagle Colorado Qre Idle Sun and War Minstrel Idle Sun won his second straight race at this course when he accounted for the Beverly Hills Purse here on Wednesday and might be one selection in the event that trainer Dave Wo meldorff elects to start an entry War Min ¬ strel who set the pace in the La Salle could be the other otherThe The other starters in the race may be Huntley Shers Dog House Howard Wells Equifox Junius W Bells Steel Heels and i Rodney C Groffs Forever Prince PrinceEquifox Equifox turned in a good effort in the La Salle The son of Equipoise Catherine Fox likes a distance of ground and may ac ¬ cept the 112 pounds racing secretary Wil ¬ liam H Shelley has asked him to carry Dog carryDog House ran third to Idle Sun and Wil ¬ liam Palmer on Wednesday and prior to that race had turned in a fair kind of an effort over this track Forever Prince was entered in the La Salle but when it came up mud for that engagement was scratched The son of Prince of Bourbon breezed three eighths sharpenerWhether in 40 this morning as a sharpener Whether or not Steel Heels will go in the race is not known because of the fact that he just arrived at Arlington Park from Ken ¬ tucky this week However trainer Letellier had taken a call on the services of jockey Bobby Vedder for the Lincoln and he evi ¬ dently has been pointing the brown son of Harry Baker for the race
