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Dixiana to Race Powerful String at Lincoln Meet MeetSpy Spy Song Star Reward and 14 Juveniles to Be Shipped Here HereHOMEWOOD HOMEWOOD 111 May 10 Charles T Fishers Dixiana is one of the stronger sta ¬ bles expected here momentarily from Ken ¬ tucky to participate in the Lincoln Fields at Washington Park meeting which will iopen on Monday May 17 Jack C Hodgins trainer for the pretentious Dixiana estab ¬ lishment is to have some top class per ¬ formers here for campaigning and the en ¬ tire outfit will remain in the Chicago area throughout the spring andsummer sessions sessionsHeaded Headed by such fleet thoroughbreds as Spy Song Star Reward Shy Guy and Four Winds the Dixiana string as one of the bestbalanced in the nation and most of its horses are wellknown to Illinois rac ¬ ing followers followersRested Rested since his arduous 1947 campaign Spy Song is remembered here for his spark ¬ ling victories in such fixtures as the Myrtlewood Stakes Clang Handicap Chi ¬ cago Handicap and Hawthorne Speed Handicap Despite his erratic behavior Spy Song won a host of backers in the Chicago area and he was generally rated one of the best sprinters to show here in several years yearsStar Star Reward heads for Lincoln Fields with a game triumph in the seventyfourth running of the historic Clark Handicap to his credit at Churchill Downs Star Reward also accounted for the rich New Orleans Handicap last March and he presently makes a splendid appearance according to word received from Louisville by general manager Peter J ODonnell of Lincoln Fields Shy Guy and Four Winds three and fouryearolds respectively can handle topnotch company Shy Guy won the Breeders Futurity at Keeheland last autumn and finished second to Bold Gal ¬ lant in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Started in the Louisiana Derby Shy Guy was called upon to spot Bovard consider ¬ able weight in that allowance stake and he ran second to the Labrot colt Four Winds won the Arlington Lassie Stakes in 1946 and the Princess Doreen Stakes last year The daughter of Sweep All and Miss Toro undoubtedly will be a keen factor in Illinois filly anaTmare stakes this season seasonAlong Along with the stakes stars that Hodgins will race at Lincoln Fields are such handy racers as Galloway Santa Fe First Whirl Safety First Provident Model King Shil lelah Beau Fortune and Back Talk among others At least 14 juveniles all home breds from the Dixiana thoroughbred nur ¬ sery at Lexington Ky also will unload here next week weekJockey Jockey Steve Brooks who has been with the Fisherowned stable for some time wUl accompany the Dixiana outfit to Lincoln Fields Runnerup to Johnny Longden for the 1947 riding title and presently the leading reinsman at Churchill Downs Brooks always has enjoyed considerable success on Chicago tracks Brooks who hails from McCobk Neb will wind up his Kentucky campaign on next Saturday and1 he will report to trainer Hodgins in time to accept mounts on the inaugural day pro ¬ gram at Lincoln Fields
