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Twenty Nominations Received For First May wood Feature FeatureTwo Two Chicagoowned horses Derby Day Direct and La Par will be among the con ¬ tenders in the Inaugural Pace feature of the opening nights program at Maywood Park Chicagos half mile harness race track May 10 Derby Day Direct eight yearold pacer js owned by Glenn Barker north side restaurateur while La Par fiveyearold gelding is coowned by Jack Cameron real estate operator and Phil Starck piano manufacturer Derby Day Direct and La Par are among the 20 nomi ¬ nations for the 2000 opening stake event eventRacing Racing secretary William C Connors said the huge field may force the half mile plant to divide the opening feature into two divisions One section of the race will be at ninesixteenths of a mile and the other at a mile Connors said saidSharing Sharing the spotlight witlvthe Chicago owned pacers will be Harry Burrights Cedric B Grattan of Mendota 111 Harold Borings Red McKlyo of Shelbyville Ind Leo Colsons Cheeky Chief of Oregon HI and Bobby Searles Ceorawin of Kewanee HI The doubtful starters are Hermes Maude C Jerry The First Duchess Me and Vin ¬ cent Grattan Other horses entered in the race are Easter Grattan Grattan Lad Hedrick Lady March Lincoln Cash Mc Gentry Nellie Pointer Noble P Victory Dale and Hal Brook
