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DEVILS THUMB Winner of five straight stakes at Saratoga last summer The Boeing threeyearold is due at Washington Park today Big Boeing Stable WashingtonBound Devils Thumb Tops String of Nineteen NineteenShifty Shifty Son of Grand Slam And Slide Rule Will Point For Engagements in Classic ClassicHOMEWOOD HOMEWOOD 111 June 10 Another 19 stalls were bedded down at Washington Park today to await tomorrows arrival of that number of thoroughbreds belonging to William E Boeing whose name has been carried round the world by American air ¬ men in the famous Boeing Bomber the Flying Fortress of World War II Heading the list of Boeing horses which trainer Cecil Wilhelm will race at this course during the 67day season which opens with the Arlington Park meeting on June 21 are Devils Thumb and Slide Rule RuleDevils Devils Thumb winner of five straight stake races at Saratoga as a juvenile last summer was one of the most highly regard ¬ ed members of the threeyearold division this season until he suffered a foot injury The Grand Slam colt is now training well however and may be ready for the 50000 Arlington Classic on July 24 in which event he would share with Occupation and Ocean Wave the gigantic task of trying to stop Count Fleets sweep through the threeyear old division 4 4Another Another well known handicap performer in the Boeing entourage coming from Bel mbnt Park is the capable handicap per ¬ former Welcome Pass PassHeadley Headley Racers Already at Track TrackAmong Among the latest arrivals at the local course were the 30 horses of Hal Price Headley noted Lexington owner and breed ¬ er and outstanding figure in the affairs of the Keeneland race track at Lexington Askmenow top twoyearold filly of 1942 and Anticlimax winner of the Clark Handi ¬ cap at the Downs this spring are the prin ¬ cipal members of the Headley string stringA A further addition to the ranks of the threeyearold division at Washington Park was made known today by trainer Paul Kelley who announced that V L Shea of New York had purchased from Foxcatcher Farm the good colt Suncap and that the horse would race for his new owner at the Homewood course being among the five which Kelley will have here for this New York patron patronRay Ray Kindred arrived from Churchill Downs with three horses belonging to Cold stream Stable This was the vanguard of the 27 thoroughbreds which this famous Kentucky establishment will have at Wash ¬ ington Park the other 24 coming from New York next Wednesday WednesdayRacing Racing secretary Webb A Everett was advised that J K Houssels will arrive from Detroit Saturday with eight horses headed by Emolument and Touch and Go GoMose Mose Shapoff is expected Sunday with eighteen horses from New England belong ¬ ing to several patrons They include Mixer owned by Wallace Renard of St Louis WEBB EVERETT The ArlingtonWash ¬ ington racing secretary has opened his offices at the homewood course
