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Equifox Definite La Salle Starter StarterWill Will Have Challenge Me And Brief Sigh as Rivals In Lincoln Saturday Stake StakeSTICKNEY STICKNEY ill June 7 Undaunted by the defeat Equifox suffered in the Francis S Peabody Handicap at Hawthorne on Memorial Day Howard Wells ovner and trainer of the stouthearted sevenyear old son of Equipoise and Catherine Fox stated today that his able veteran is to fill his engagement in Saturdays renewal of the 5000 added La Salle Handicap HandicapIn In keeping this engagement Equifox will again engage the best of the present local handicap division under top weight For the La Salle which will be run over a dis ¬ tance of one mile and threesixteenths the Wells horse has been assigned 120 pounds This is six pounds more than handicapper William H Shelleys assignment for Mrs Robert McGarveys sterling filly Night Shadow who comes next in the order of imposts so far as actual weight is con ¬ cerned cernedWhile While shouldering actual top weight and giving poundage to a majority of his rivals Equifox will find his two very formidable threeyearold rivals Brolite Farms Chal ¬ lenge Me and River Divide Farms Brief Sigh disputing the issue under equal weight by the scale Shelley is asking both Challenge Me and Brief Sigh to do their bidding for La Salle Handicap honors under 108 pounds each eachWells Wells Also Trains Daily Trouble TroubleOf Of the others more than three years old Daily Trouble owned by David Straus and also trained by Wells Valdina Foe chief reliance of the John Marsch stable and Take Wing property of Mrs Clyde Troutt have been admitted under 110 pounds and only a pound lighter will be the imposts taken up by the Circle W Stables Devalue Mrs Marie Evans Shot Put and Happy Hour Farms Rosy Brand Choppy Sea with 106 pounds Alaflag 105 Soverton 102 and Fire Dust and Parasang with 100 pounds each are others expected to start startOf Of eight threeyearolds among the 24 eligibles Jezrahel also a member of the Marsch stable rated the highest with hand ¬ icapper Shelley who assigned the son of Pharamond H 109 pounds poundsHowever However the Arlington Park Futurity winner is not expected to parade to the post for this stake stakeWells Wells had both Equifox and Daily Trouble under saddle for training this morning He sent each one mile Daily Trouble going in 142 handily as Equifox breezed in 147
