Ten to Compete in La Salle Handicap; Carter Tops Aqueduct War Relief Card: Line-Up Includes Equifox, Shot Put; Latter Two Former Winners Of Lincoln Route Fixture; Good Supporting Program, Daily Racing Form, 1944-06-10

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Ten to Compete in La Salle Handicap CarterTops Aqueduct War Relief Card LineUp Includes Equifox Shot Put PutLatter Latter Two Former Winners Of Lincoln Route Fixture Good Supporting Program ProgramSTJCKNEY STJCKNEY 111 June 9 With two for ¬ mer winners of the stake and eight others named to contest tomorrows seventh run ¬ ning of the 5000 added La Salle Handi ¬ cap decision of this popular distance test is likely to prove an exceptional treat for one of the largest crowds of the meeting To be run over the route of one mile and threesixteenths the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club fixture is bringing out Howard Wells Equifox who won the prize in 1942 Mrs Marie Evans 1941 winner Shot Put John Marschs Valdina Foe David Straus Daily Trouble Happy Hour Farms Rosy Brand Circle W Stables Devalue John M Hutchins Soverton Indian Rocks Alaflag Mr and Mrs E McEvoys Paragram and Coley Bay property of Miss Pat Kay KayThis This is one of the most closely matched fields in the record of the race and with a majority of those named at their very best for the engagement the contest could be the most exciting and hotly fought of all La Salles SallesThe The program of which the La Salle is the feature is perhaps the most attractive offered here this season As another out ¬ standing feature the 2500 Garfield Boulevard Handicap will bring out a crack band of sprinters for a run of six furlongs The field for the Garfield is composed of Burgoo Maid Corona Corona Traffic Court K Dorko Bolus Bushwhacker Bright Willie and The Finest and this array of talent promises an excellent con ¬ test testGood Good Field in South Parkway ParkwayStill Still another fine field is scheduled to hook up at six and onehalf furlongs in the South Parkway Purse worth 1800 Exclusively for threeyearolds this race will engage Santa Glaus The Man Twixt Bell Song Mr Rabbit and Miss Fluff FluffAs As todays showers dulled the racing strip the course may not be fast a factor which horsemen and experts believe more evenly distributes chances of victory over the field ready to contest the La Salle Salles s Continued on Page Three Field of Ten to Contest La Saiie Handicap Today TodayContinued Continued from Paae One OneHandicap Handicap Taking up top weight of 120 pounds Equifox faces a possible tougher assignment if the course is not fast and the element which may reduce the chances of the Howard Wells veteran could en ¬ hance the prospects of other contestants Although beaten in the Francis S Peabody Memorial Handicap which was run over a sloppy course Equifox is expected to show to better advantage over the longer La Salle distance and this regardless of the condition of the track trackBy By his strong and winning performance in the Morrison Hotel Handicap Shot Put demonstrated that he is in top condition and Valdina Foe who finished third in the Peabody Memorial So verton Rosy Brand and others have come up to tomorrows engagement In fine fashion


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