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CLARENCE E LEHR President of the Detroit Racing Association whose 73 day meeting gets under way this afternoon Detroit Opens Long Meet Today With Three Stellar Attractions Eight Shifty Sprinters in Boots and Saddle Handicap Inaugural Draws Routers RoutersDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 21 Three out ¬ standing attractions the 5000 Boots and Saddle Handicap the 2500 Inaugural Handicap and the 2000 Bugle Call Purse will serve as headline attractions when the Detroit Fair Grounds throws open its gates tomorrow for the opening of a 73day meet ¬ ing The session promises to be one of the best in the history of the Motor City track and a great number of outstanding thor oughbreds have taxed the capacity of the plants stall accommodations accommodationsThe The third running of the sixfurlong Boots and Saddle attracted eight top flight sprinters and racing secretary and handi capper Charles F Henry has assigned the post of honor to Ellstrom Brothers Col Teddy who is asked to shoulder 116 pounds Next in the estimation of Henry is Mrs Edward McCuans fleet Wise Moss and the daughter of Wise Counsellor will shoulder 113 pounds Always a favorite with local fans Wise Moss is expected to go postward strongly supported in the feature featureRounding Rounding out the field of threeyearolds and upward for the Boots and Saddle are such good ones as J Howard Rouses Three Percent 111 pounds Mrs H P Bonhers War Bam 108 Peterson Childs Three Clovers 109 Lieut T D Buhls Tomluta 108 H Bruces Jay Jay 105 and G Strat tons Wise Father 107 107Florizan Florizan Beau Topweighted TopweightedThe The Inaugural Handicap a test of one mile and a sixteenth for horses of like age also drew the overnight entries of a hard ¬ hitting band of routers Mrs G Allens Florizan Beau is the top weight with 114 pounds while T C Melroses Columbus Day and E J Talberts One Only are next with assignments of 112 pounds each One Only is to race coupled with his stable mate Bayborough who is the lightweight of the contestants at 100 pounds poundsOthers Others in the field for the secondary of ¬ fering are the entry of Bomar Stable Gals Pet 108 and Little Wizard 104 Mrs J F Hines Gold Teddy 111 and his running mate Trelawny asked to carry 107 pounds and the property of Mrs Ellsworth H Au ¬ gustus Mrs H P Bonner Texas sports ¬ woman will depend on Star Blen 103 and Valdina Paul 109 while E C A Berger California patron is to be represented in the Inaugural by Boot and Spur assigned 110 pounds poundsTwoyearolds Twoyearolds are to meet in the four and a half furlong Bugle Cal and nine of the theContinued Continued on Page Three JOHN 0 KEENE Has his tenhorse stable in quarters at the Detroit track Detroit Opens Its Long Meeting This Afternoon AfternoonBoots Boots and Saddle Handicap Tops Trio of Stellar Races on Card CardContinued Continued from Page One Onebetter better youngsters quartered here have been named for the dash Mrs Bonners Jo Bon ner who formerly raced as Aunt Del is expected to rule as one of the choices while Milky Way Farms Black Badge a stellar performer during the Kentucky season likely will give a good account of himself Other capable juveniles named to start are ThomasB Cromwells Ballury Morris Wex lers Air Patrol Darby Dan Farms Delilah J C Raffes Gee Raf J K Houssels Vegas Mary Neville Dunnes Fire Power a recent winner at Churchill Downs and True American who will race under the silks of E J Talbert TalbertOfficials Officials of the local organization were making preparations today to entertain a large crowd for the inaugural days sport and all indications point to a highly suc ¬ cessful season Post time on Saturdays and holidays at the Fair Grounds will be 215 p m while the initial events from Monday to Friday this year are to be called out at 430 p m Eastern War Time a 15minute advance over previous twilight programs here The Daily Double will be on thefirst and second races as usual with the sale for the special pool tickets being curtailed 15 minutes before post time for the first race
