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Eight to Compete In Detroit Event EventChief Chief Knocker Tops Field For Parents Creek Purse Two Supporting Features FeaturesDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 15 Compara ¬ tively small fields make up the card of eight races to be presented tomorrow Ladies Day at the Fair Grounds topped by the 2500 valued fifth and feature event Titled the Parents Creek Purse it is exclusively for threeyearolds and is at the sixfurlong sprint distance Eight have been entered with the Brown Hotel Stables Chief Knocker the high weight with 118 pounds according to conditions of this al ¬ lowance tilt Incidentally J Graham Brown who maintains the Brown Hotel Stable will be on hand to witness his rep ¬ resentatives effort He arrived today from Louisville Ky KyOpposed Opposed to the topweighted son of High Quest are Valdina Senora 113 pounds Top Ceiling 109 Driscoll 103 Valdina Dart 104 Kings Mount 106 County Foray 103 and Sacaton 100 pounds poundsAlthough Although more or less a wide open af ¬ fair the bulk of the wagering may well be split between Chief Knocker and Valdina Senora The latter it will be recalled is that colorbearer of Mrs Norman Hernan ¬ dez who performed so capably here last year but as yet this season has not dis ¬ tinguished herself This may in part be due to the fact that on occasions the daughter of Petrose has engaged stiff op ¬ position In tomorrows main offering she meets up with less formidable rivals than heretofore encountered encounteredMay May Have Needed Race RaceIn In his initial outing here Chief Knocker failed to acquit himself finishing far back of the winning Valdina Brave and runner up Valdina Senora However horses occa ¬ sionally need a race or two over a strip before turning in successful efforts effortsThe The classification of a dark horse may by the way be accorded Top Ceiling In a recent endeavor he was hemmed in along the rail and simply was unable to get to running Perhaps with clear racing room he may make amends for that defeat defeatSupporting Supporting the headliner are the Walk erville and Smyth purses Their conditions are identical since they are split races of an original and are for threeyearolds and older and respectively at six furlongs and a mile and onesixteenth The former at ¬ tracted six and the Smyth seven In the Walkerville are W H Kelly Miss Mary Jo Fort Vancouver Three Clovers Rockie and Hard Pone Post time for the first race is 430 p m
