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Routers to Clash In Alger Memorial MemorialWillie Willie Molter Saddles Shifty Duo in Precipitous and Trave From Among Eleven Entered EnteredDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 29 The 5000 Col Alger Memorial Purse and the 2000 Dark Day Handicap are to serve as co ¬ features on the attractive program racing secretary and handicapper Charles F Henry has prepared for presentation on Monday at the Fair Grounds The Alger an annual fixture at the Motor City course is to match eleven threeyearolds at one mile and a sixteenth while the Dark Day drew the overnight entries of nine of the better sprinters to meet at six furlongs furlongsThe The Decoration Day card at the Wood ¬ ward Avenue plant is expected to draw an ¬ other large crowd and all gate admissions received are to be turned over to the turfs War Relief Fund With the money realized on the first Saturday of the current sea ¬ son inaugural day and the amount added from the second weekend program re ¬ ceipts the Detroit Racing Association will be well on its way to amassing a goodly sum for the relief agencies agenciesTrainer Trainer William Molter will saddle W W Naylors Precipitous and Mrs G Allens Trave for the Alger and both these per ¬ formers are expected to race well 3recip itous won his last two outings at Bay Meadows before shipment to Detroit DetroitOthers Others in Alger Field FieldOthers Others in the Alger field are E J Tal berts Bayborough Lt Theodore D Buhls O K Joe Bomar Stables Brass King E W Cragins Magnesium J H C Forbes Conowingo J Warfield Rodgers Dove Pie Tall Trees Stables Sea Marriage Dever eaux Farrells Big Boss as well as Mrs H P Bonners Star Blen BlenThe The Dark Day which is to be decided fifth on the card attracted J H Rouses Three Percent who won a handy decision in the 5000 Boots and Saddle Handicap here on opening day He is assigned the top weight of 114 pounds while Mrs Ed ¬ ward McCuans Wise Moss is next in the estimation of Henry under 112 pounds poundsCompleting Completing the field for the Dark Day are such good ones as Elstrom Brothers Col Teddy Mrs L Grissoms Marksman Morris Wexlers fleet Dispose Milky Way Farms Dogpatch Mrs C C Winters Night Editor Lieutenant Buhls Tomluta and Gallee a representative of I J Collins JOHNNY ADAMS Turned in the best riding feat of the year when he scored in consecutive fashion with five of his mounts at Detroit Saturday For details sse page 28
