view raw text
Lincoln Fields and Belmont Park Offer Attractive War Relief Programs Today Peabody Memorial BringsOutFourteen BringsOutFourteenEquifox Equifox and Challenge Me Meet in Holiday Fixture Splendid Supporting Card CardSTICKNEY STICKNEY 111 May 29 Approximate ¬ ly the most important and attractive en ¬ tertainment of the season will be offered tomorrow at Hawthorne in the interest of War Relief and for the edification of from 35000 to 40000 turf fans by the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club The program of eight events features the annual running of the Francis S Feabody Memorial Handicap and with attractive supporting races the holidaybenefit card is by a wide margin the finest arranged during the present meeting and will go into the records as one of the most important of the entire 1944 season seasonIn In the feature of the days racing Me ¬ morial Day patrons will view one of the strongest handicap fields ever brought to ¬ gether for the oljl Lincoln Fields fixture fixtureOutstanding Outstanding among the 14 named for the mile and a sixteenth race are Equifox a star of other seasons whose success in 1944 may overshadow that attained by any other comeback performer of recent years Challenge Me winner of the Arkansas Derby and one of the early choices for the Kentucky Derby Brief Sigh who finished fifth in the latter classic Take Wing an old Chicago favorite the wellregarded Valdina Foe and Daily Trouble and the good filly Night Shadow Others of the large field are Shot Put Choppy Sea Happy Pilot Quizzle Alaf lag Devalue and Bold Captain CaptainBold Bold Captain Doubtful DoubtfulOf Of the entire array only Bold Captain is not likely to start as his connections may prefer to pit him against Bolus Full Cry Lady Liberty Observer Quarterback and others in the Lake Calumet Purse This six furlongs race and the six and onehalf furlongs Memories Purse which will bring out Chipamink Corona Corona Bush ¬ whacker Be Brief Ruditaurus and Bright Willie are exceeded only in importance by the 5000 added Peabody PeabodyHaving Having won the last two of the three en ¬ gagements he has filled thus far this sea seaContinued Continued on Page Three Lincoln Presents War Relief Card CardEquifox Equifox and Challenge Me Among Fourteen Entered For Peabody Memorial MemorialContinued MemorialN N Continued from Page One Oneson son Equifox is fully deserving of the big following he will have tomorrow and with Daily Trouble as a running companion will go to the post favorite Equifox is owned and trained by Howard Wells while Daily Trouble belongs to David Straus As far as actual weight is concerned Equifox with 122 pounds and Daily Trouble with an impost of 113 pounds will perform un ¬ der the heavier burdens although both as well as others of the field will be in re ¬ ceipt of weight on the scale from the younger Challenge Me who must shoulder 112 pounds and Brief Sigh whose assign ¬ ment is but two pounds less lessIt It is expected that the running will find both Challenge Me and Brief Sigh offering strong if not successful bids for victory and dangerous indeed are such other hopefuls as Night Shadow Valdina Foe Take Wing Devalue and Choppy Sea A change in track conditions from that fast footing that prevailed as the entries closed would enhance the chances of the others othersThe The Peabody Memorial was first run in 1929 and has been won by many stars Last year it fell to Aletern with Flying Easy second and Happy Pilot third while Technician hero of the 1942 running beat out Equifox with Heartman third Others to win the fixture included Myrtlewood Gallant Knight twice Mucho Gusto twice Marica Viscounty Dellor and Paul Bunyan In addition to first money the owner of the winner receives a handsome and valuable trophy the gift of Stuyvesant Peabody president of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club President Peabody and Col M J Winn executive director have announced that 66 23 per cent of the net proceeds from tomorrows program will be turned over to the American Red Cross War Fund The remaining onethird will be donated to the Chicago Servicemens Center This is the second Memorial Day program turned over to War Relief by Messrs Peabody and Winn Under a similar arrangement the same charities received 102000 from Lin ¬ coln Fields racing of the same day last year yearTomorrows Tomorrows program will open at two oclock sharp
