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Speedsters to Vie In Steger Renewal RenewalField Field Including Occupation Chipamink and Traffic Court Is Menace to Track Record RecordSTICKNEY STICKNEY 111 June 1 If a fast track prevails for Saturdays thirteenth running of the 5000 added Steger Handicap and barring rain between now and the time the field reaches the post the course should be at its best a new time record may be established by the winner winnerAfter After each of the first six runnings had been at a distance of one mile the next five renewals were at seven furlongs Last year when due to restrictions on transpor ¬ tation the Lincoln Fields Jockey Clubs meeting was transferred to Hawthorne the distance was reduced to six and onehalf furlongs furlongsIn In the first and only running at the shorter distance Miss Dogwood was re ¬ turned victorious in 120 While this time sufficed to return Miss Dogwood suc ¬ cessful over Daily Trouble Burnt Cork and others it was three and onefifth seconds slower than the track record which still stands standsThe The track standard made by Talked About in 1940 represents an exceptional performance and ranks with the fastest I around one turn but with some of the stars scheduled to start in Saturdays Steger burning up the old Stickney racing ground the record is in danger In his last race Chipamink covered six and one half furlongs in 118 and he is not the most fancied of the many horses going after honors in the weekend stake stakeCrete Crete Run in 111 111Occupation Occupation John Marschs brilliant sprinter and winner of the six furlongs Crete Handicap in 111 and Traffic Court owned by Mrs M E Miller and Nick Burger and credited with one of the fleetest mile exhibitions of the year to ¬ gether with other fast efforts are two Steger hopefuls who will be shooting at Talked Abouts record on Saturday Occupations great speed is considered conducive to a record or nearrecord race if conditions are right and any rival or rivals of the Marsch star who succeeds in I icaumg liiiu LU LUC iunaii iiictjr ue ACHUIICU to touch or better the course mark to ac complish his defeat defeatIn In addition to Traffic Court and Chipa ¬ mink who finished a close second to Oc ¬ cupation in the Crete the Marsch horse will find Roman Sox Bright Willie Night Shadow Martian Burgoo Maid Bobs Dream Cabin Creek Corona Corona Sales Talk and others running fast and hard in an effort to add their names to the scroll of Steger winners winnersIn In Saturdays test Occupation will have on his back the top and heavy burden of 127 pounds Traffic Court will perform under an impost of 117 pounds while Roman Sox Burgoo Maid and Chipamink must take up 112 pounds each Lighter imposts have been assigned all of the others
