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Star Field Assured For Equipoise Mile MileSun Sun Again MarKell Salto Rounders Occupation and Equifox May Start Saturday SaturdayHOMEWOOD HOMEWOOD 111 June 20 With the handsome Whitney challenge cup up as a trophy for the first time and carrying 10000 in added money next Saturdays fourth running of the Equipoise Mile at Washington Park becomes more firmly es ¬ tablished than ever as one of Americas two outstanding mile handicaps for three yearolds and older htfrses htfrsesTwentysix Twentysix horses including some of the countrys topnotch milers have been nomr inated for the Equipoise named by Arling ¬ ton Park in honor of the great Whitney racer who established the worlds record for one mile 134 at that track in 1932 From its inception in 1941 the Equipoise has been one of the best races on Arlington Parks annual stake program This year Col C V Whitney presented the beautiful silver vase as a further memorial to his beloved chocolate soldier the trophy to be won three times by the same owner be fore permanent possession can be obtained obtainedEquifox Equifox 1941 Winner WinnerAdding Adding interest to this fourth running is the presence of Equifox sevenyearold son of Equipoise who as a fouryearold in 1941 won the inaugural running of the race at Arlington Park Equifox faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career as the horses slated to oppose him include such brilliant performers as Calumet Farms Sun Again MarKell and Son of Peace William Helis Rounders and Salto John Marschs Occupation and Valdina Foe the Pacific Coast speedster T D Grims With Regards Ethel Hills War Knight G J Stempels Put In Allen Drumhellers Georgie Drum and others of high caliber caliberProbable Probable favoritism for the race points toward the Calumet entry Sun Again stands at the head of the handicap divis ¬ ion his victories this year including the Dixie McLennan Gettings and Southern Maryland Handicaps HandicapsThe The 26 horses nominated for the Equi ¬ poise follow Horse Anticlimax Brief Sigh Challenge Me Corona Corona Choppy Sea Daily Trouble Equifox Pull Cry Fire Dust Horse HorseGeorgie Georgie Drum MarKell Martian My Night Night Shadow Occupation Put In Quizzle Rounders Horse HorseSun Sun Again Salto SaltoSon Son of Peace Take Away Take Wing Valdina Foe War Knight With Regards
