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Traffic Court Has Seven Sieger Foes FoesShifty Shifty Discovery Mare Will Give Chipamink Roman Sox Weight in Sprint Headliner HeadlinerSTICKNEY STICKNEY HI June 2 Although Oc ¬ cupation one of the countrys best sprint ¬ ers will not be a starter due to the proba ¬ bility that the race will be run over a course not in fastest condition eight smart performers are ready to contest tomorrows renewal of the 5000 Steger Handicap at Hawthorne The Steger a fixture on the annual program of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club heads one of the more attrac ¬ tive programs of the season thus far and its decision over six and onehalf furlongs together with the runnings of others events on the Saturday card should produce a full afternoon of exciting entertainment entertainmentNamed Named for the Steger which will be having its thirteenth running but only the second at its present wartime distance are the Silver Star Stock Farms Chipa ¬ mink who failed by less than a length of beating Occupation in the sixfurlong Crete Handicap two weeks ago Mrs M E Miller and Nick Burgers greatly improved mare Traffic Court Brolite Farms Ro ¬ man Sox and Full Cry C IT Yaegers Corona Corona Happy Hour Farms Mar ¬ tian Glenn D Woods Cabin Creek and the Hilltop Stock Farms Bobs Dream DreamDouble Double Stake Winner at Downs DownsFor For quality this is one of the best fields obtained for the Steger in several years In addition to some of the fastest dash performers on the grounds the field in ¬ cludes several good stayers whose versa ¬ tility entitles them to rank with the more accomplished alldistance campaigners rac ¬ ing here The latter classification may be affixed to Chipamink Traffic Court Bobs Dream and Martian while the speed pos ¬ sessed by Corona Corona Roman Sox Cabin Creek and Full Cry combines to guarantee a fast pace paceFresh Fresh from victories in the Churchill Downs and Kentucky handicaps at Louis LouisContinued Continued on Page Three Traffic Court Has Seven Foes in Steger Handicap HandicapShifty Shifty Mare Spots Chipamink Roman Sox Weight in Sprint SprintContinued Continued from Page One ville Traffic Court tomorrow will try for another important triumph and her first of the current meeting under top weight of 117 pounds poundsThe The impost assigned the able daughter of Discovery is five pounds heavier than handicapper William H Shelleys desig ¬ nated imposts for Chipamink and Roman Sox Four of the eight candidates will have up 108 pounds They are Corona Corona Martian Bobs Dream and Cabin Creek As the lightweight of the field Full Cry will perform under 104 pounds poundsIn In public favor Chipamink Traffic Court and Brolite entry of Roman Sox and Full Cry may enjoy preference over the others and their admirers are according to the best indications rather evenly di ¬ vided On the basis of recent form the probable good track does not favor any one of the eight hopefuls hopefulsIn In its last previous running the Steger was won by Miss Dogwood Running the six and onehalf furlongs in 120 she i defeated Daily Trouble Burnt Cork and others who opposed her in the first staging of the stake over the Hawthorne track trackTwo Two allowance races the Fort Sheridan for threeyearolds and upward at six fur ¬ longs and the six and onehalf furlong Elgin Country Club Purse for horses four years old or older stand out among the seven other events to be presented presentedSaturdays Saturdays racing will start at 200 oclock promptly and there is every indica ¬ tion that the management will be called upon to look after another large crowd possibly the biggest Saturday gathering of the meeting
