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► _ — . La Salle Handicap To Bring Out Nine Historian Expected to Rule Favorite Over Tiger Rebel, Smolensko in Lincoln Stake HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., May 31.— The Woolford Farms consistent Historian, who has shown a large number of brilliant performances since graduating from the selling plater ranks last year, but who has failed to capture a lone stakes race, gets his big opportunity tomorrow when he clashes with a field of nine thoroughbreds in the 0,000 added La Salle Handicap, which heads a program that for all around class supersedes anything that has been offered here this season. The "big hoss" of the Woolford establishment, who is owned by Herbert M. Woolf, wealthy Kansas City merchant and breeder, is scheduled to tote top weight of 123 pounds in the attractive mile and three-sixteenths renewal of the event, and overnight predictions have it that he will be a top-heavy favorite, despite the fact that he faces a worthy foe in Tiger Rebel, a colt in the Brent and Talbot Stable, who has run up a series of five consecutive victories. Finished Third in Last Two Outings Historian has started twice at this meeting, having finished third on both occasions. In the Crete Handicap on opening day he was unable to match speed against Errard, who stamped himself that afternoon as one of the fastest sprinters of the year, while last Saturday the gelding encountered considerable interference in the roughly run Steger Handicap when beaten by Walkie Talkie and Bull Play. Although quite capable of holding his own against first-class sprinters, Historians forte is distance running and the long route in the La Salle will be much to his advantage. This point was proved beyond doubt when he showed the best races of his career at Tropical Park, where he bowed to the phenomenal Armed, who won the Suburban Handicap yesterday in both halves of the Double Event Stakes at a mile and one-eighth. In the first section of that odd event, Historian gave a creditable performance by finishing third to the Calumet ace and Occupy, while on the following Saturday he just failed to beat Armed in a hair-raising tussle that was one of the highlights of the entire Florida season. Armed carried 126 pounds that day against Historians 108, and the pair hooked up at the head of the stretch and engaged in a head-and-head fight down to the wire. Tiger Rebel, a four-year-old son of Tiger — Suellen, is another who dotes on con- Continued on Page Five Historian to Rule Favorite In La Salle at Hawthorne Continued from Page One sistency. After capturing his last three races of 1945, he was sent to winter quarters for a much deserved rest. Returning to competition at Churchill Downs he picked up where he left off and handily whipped a field of fair sprinters. His next outing came at this track, when on May 23 he breezed home a handy victor over Tawny Lady, Legislator, Chapel Bells, and K. Dorko. Since then he has been given a special prep for the La Salle and many of his moves have favorably impressed the local clocking brigade. There still remains a strong doubt, however, as to whether he can handle a mile and three-sixteenths. Last October he began his string of victories by winning at this track over the mile and one -sixteenth distance, and in accomplishing that feat he beat some right handy horses, including Daily Trouble and Bushwhacker. He is in nicely with 114 pounds and Andy LoTurco will do the bootingr. Ovie Scurlock, contract rider for Woolford, will be up on Historian. One of the "dark horses" in the field may be the Silver Barr Stables Smolensko, who was recently purchased for 5,000 from the Robert S. Clark dispersal. A royally-bred son of Challenger 11. — Idyll, by Sir Gallahad IH. this five-year-old has been slow in coming to hanc, but in a sprint here Wednesday he turned on the heat in the stretch and came with a mighty rush, although failing to get up in time to beat Little Milly by a short neck. It may be that the added distance is just what he wants. Others in the field are L. D. Rosenthals Lost and Found, Wood view Stables Quibs Bally, Jule Finks Adelphia, Mrs. F. Bau-mans Birthmark, Mrs. Clyde Troutts Take Wing, and Brown Hotel Stables Real Short. Racing secretary Larry Bogenschutz has done himself proud in designing the program tomorrow. There is not a single claiming race scheduled, and Illinois favorites will be seen in action.
