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Best Seller Makes Season Bow Today TodayDarby Darby Dan Campaigner Has But Four Rivals in Dark Day Handicap at Detroit DetroitDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 30 A small field and at the weights an evenly matched one promises to furnish the entertainment in tomorrows principal attraction at the Fair Grounds the Dark Day Handicap A quintet has been named for this sixfurlong test valued at 3500 and admitting three yearolds and older Darby Dan Farms Best Seller is the highweighted one with JL19 pounds four more than will be carried by J McShanes Navy Cross the upstartish early pacemaker of the openingdays Boots and Saddle Handicap captured by Black Badge BadgeRemaining Remaining entrants for this seventh race are S S Ganos Sarah Loraine slated to tote 112 pounds Lt Com Theodore D Buhls Likeasnot 110 and A R Craigs Waltham Cross imposted with 107 pounds poundsIf If he runs to his reputation Best Seller should easily acquit himself He was one of the best sprinters in the country last year as far as he went As yet the son of Blue Larkspur has not chosen to compete being named but passing up the Boots and Saddle and Cadillac at this young meeting He has however been training satis ¬ factorily and in consideration of a prefer ¬ ence for this strip he may come out to ¬ morrow and be right at home homeDoesnt Doesnt Like to Be Pressed PressedOne One of the factors to be borne in mind in connection with Best Seller is that he is not particularly inclined to having rivals press him Consequently should such as Likeasnot or Navy Cross go along with him in the early part he could very well bow to adversaries And both mentioned sprinters have a penchant for frontrunning tri ¬ umphs As previously mentioned Navy Cross showed his heels to opponents during the better part of the Boots and Saddle Likeasnot too is no dallier dallierIncidentally Incidentally Navy Cross recently led from flagfall to finish stepping six fur ¬ longs in 112 to turn back Many Lands and Mia Mia among others Sarah Loraine also accounted for a threequarters of a mile event herelately leading throughout to cover the distance in 112 and hold off Plaidloch with Darby Donne Boom On O K Joe and Tattletale completing the field in the named order While he had no excuse when beaten a ew days ago Wal ¬ tham Cross is not to be completely disre ¬ garded He can on occasion turn in a sat ¬ isfactory endeavor endeavorBy By the way it may be mentioned in passing and as commendable action on the part of the management that the smallest purse to be offered tomorrow is of 1400 valuation Only three of the eight races carry such prizes namely the first two and the fourth The total purse distribution for the occasion amounts to 14200 a tidy sum for a weekday Post time for the first race of the twilight program is 430 p m
