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De La Salle Handicap Revival Headlines Attractive Program at Detroit Today High Fidelity Carries Races Draw Fine Fields DETROIT Mich June 27 Detroit Rac ¬ ing Association officials are preparing to entertain a banner crowd for tomorrows halfholiday sport Racing secretary Charles Henry and members of his staff will pre ¬ sent an outstanding eightrace program The triplefeatue card which will be headlined by the renewal of the 3000 De La Salle Handicap of one mile and seventy yards is wellbalanced and filled Supporting the top attraction will be the sixth running of the Moslem Temple Handicap a five fur ¬ longs dash for twoyearolds and the Amer ¬ ican Racing Record Purse an allowance event for threeyearolds and upward matched at six furlongs furlongsThe The De La Salle was not run in 1939 or 1940 and this years renewal promises to bring the race back in fine style Bernard F won the event in 1938 and previous to that time several fine thoroughbreds an ¬ nexed the feature Henry has assigned the post of honor for the test to River Divide Farms High Fidelity and the victor of this years renewals of the Col Alger Memorial Motor City and Blue Grass Handicaps will go to the post under 127 pounds Roy Jack Flinchum contract rider for the Ohioowned establishment will return to Detroit and handle High Fidelity FidelityHAS HAS THREE IN ROW TO CREDIT CREDITHigh High Fidelity will have to be at his best to run his string of local triumphs to four as he is again asked to meet Peterson Childs fine black colt Sun Pharos The four yearold son of Sun Briar and Alexandria won splendid decisions in the sixth running of the Wolverine Handicap at the local Fair Grounds and came back on June 14 to earn top honors in the Bloomfield Hills High Fidelity was hard pressed in the Blue Grass last Saturday to trim Sun Pharos a half length under 123 pounds The latter will willContinued Continued on thirtyseventh page DE LA SALLE HANDICAP HEADS ATTRACTIVE DETROIT CARD CARDHigh High Fidelity Carries Top Weight in Main Offering at Motor City CityContinued Continued from first page pagego go to the post Saturday under 114 pounds and will enjoy a thirteenpound pull in the weights weightsThe The Parkwood Stable named Bar Ply for the De La Salle and that good racer which has performed so sharply here in previous efforts will answer the bugle under 114 pounds Among others named to start are T D Buhls Aaron Burr Smith G Baker Srs good threeyearold filly Meggy A L Fergusons fine performer Epidor which will be under 117 pounds Charles Grahams Boss Hoss and J L Wildes Show Up victor in his last start here hereThe The Moslem Temple attracted seven of the best juveniles quarted at the course and T D Buhls Sweep Swinger which won the first running of the Dinner Purse here last Wednesday will go to the post under the top impost of 116 pounds Next in the esti ¬ mation of Henry is Darby Dan Farms Patriot which is asked to carry 115 pounds Completing the field for the dash are Mrs Thomas Jolleys Sis Baker a winner in her last effort here Bomar Stables El Tore ador Longridge Stables Bayridge Mrs J B Burnsteins The Dancer and Mrs L Frys Bebeja The twoyearold event which has always been most popular with Motor City racing followers has been a fixture here and such good horses as Miss Dolphin Aces Wild Allegro Dream Boat and Clarksvillc have accounted for previous runnings i The American Racing Record Purse will match a small but select field of top flight sprinters and will be decided fourth on the program River Divide Farms Rock Maker the Beezley Hirschberg entry of Even Roll and Berryville Colonel A C Snyders High One Mrs Edward McCuans Fairly Fly Darby Dan Farms Darby Dienst and Peterson Childs StemWinder will go to the post for the dash Although the latter has not reached the winners circle here as yet the gelded son of Sir Gallahad HI and Minxy has always given a good account of himself himselfThe The first race will be called to the post Saturday at 230 p m and the Daily Double will operate as usual on the first and second races Edward P Strong Detroit Racing Association executive announced that he has again made arrangements with public service officials to furnish added transpor ¬ tation facilities and Woodward buses will leave the downtown area for the track at threeminute intervals beginning at 1200
