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STUYVESANT PEABODY President of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club which association inaugurates its 29day meet ¬ ing at the Hawthorne race course today Lincoln Fields Meeting Opens Today Last Salute Ekes Out Narrow Victory Hawthorne Scene Of 29Day Session SessionRoman Roman Sox Heads LineUp Of Ten for Grand Crossing Event Inaugural Feature FeatureSTICKNEY STICKNEY HI May 15 The scene of action in the Illinois racing picture changes tomorrow from the halfmile Sportsmans track where the sport has been conducted for the past 14 days to Hawthorne where the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club will run off the first of its 29 pro ¬ grams which are studded with six added money features the first of which the Crete Handicap will be renewed Saturday SaturdayWith With many horses in transit here from Churchill Downs and other racing points the eight races on the openingday card are filled mostly with horses who have been performing over the neighboring half mile track The Grand Crossing Handi ¬ cap with a purse of 1500 will top the inaugural program and one of the horses entered and the probable favorite for the event is Roman Sox who will be making his seasons debut in the Chicago territory The filly a daughter of Roman Soldier is reported to be in top condition following a trip from Churchill Downs where last month she took the measure of Amber Light Corona Corona and other crack sprinters in a sixfurlong dash run in 111 111Chipamink Chipamink and Topnard Entered EnteredAccompanying Accompanying Roman Sox postward as a running mate will be Full Cry also a fea ¬ ture winner at the Louisville course The pair will race in the silks of the Chicago owned Brolite Farm and Roman Sox will carry top weight of 116 pounds Full Cry will have 112 pounds aboard Another double entry in the Grand Crossing is Sales Talk and Bright Willie Both are trained by Bennet Creech and will run as the CreechMclllvain entry Bright Willie was a winner at Sportsmans Park opening day dayOther Other handicap winners at Sportsmans who will face starter Reuben White in the Lincoln Fields headliner are Chipamink and Topnard who battled it out on two occasions at the halfmiler Topnard was a galloping winner over Chipamink open ¬ ingday but the latter turned the tables the following Saturday when he ran one of the fastest races of the meeting Others in the Grand Crossing are Bushwhacker Port Harmony Fire Dust and Powder Bluff The distance will be six furlongs furlongsThe The supporting feature will be the Mar quette Road Purse an allowance race for threeyearolds at six and onehalf fur ¬ longs But four horses will fight it out in this event
