Trainer Hodgins Washington Arrival With Twenty-Four Racers of Dixiana: Spy Song, Star Reward and Four Winds Head Shipment; Lincoln Meet Opens Monday, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-14

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THREE DOTS Headed the string William Crump brought to Washington Park Parkfrom from Churchill Downs Trainer Hodgins Washington Arrival With TwentyFour Racers of Dixiana Spy Song Star Reward and Four Winds Head Shipment Lincoln Meet Opens Monday MondayWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 13 The steady stream of horses pouring into this popular course for Mon ¬ days opening of Lincoln Fields 30day session was highlighted bythe arrival of the powerful stable owned by Charles T Fisher Detroit automobile body magnate who operates under the nom de course of Dixiana With trainer Jack Hodgins super ¬ vising the unloading 24 thoroughbreds and one stable pony were bedded down in their stalls stallsHeading Heading the fashionable string were the fleet sprinter Spy Song Star Reward a frequent winner of handicaps this year and Four Winds who bids fair to make her presence felt in the important filly and mare stakes on the Chicago circuit this season Others in the unit are Fleeting Star All Tricks Galloway Provident Back Talk Shy Guy First Whirl Safety First Model King Santa Fe Makin Trouble Prudent Don Beau Fortune Sky Power Shillalah Dainty Maid Rappel Small One Peerless Ichabod and River Road RoadAlthough Although Spy Songi acclaimed as the sprinting champion in Illinois last year has been training steadily in Kentucky the chances are remote that he will get to the post during the early phases of the Lincoln Fields meeting says Hodgins HodginsThe The strapping handsome fiveyearold son of Balladier Mata Hari by Peter Hastings gained many admirers last sea ¬ son with his consistent flights of sensa ¬ tional speed and weightpacking ability He succeeded in annexing the Myrtlewood Stakes Clang Handicap Chicago Handi ¬ cap and Hawthorne Speed Handicap and on three other occasions he was second secondFourx Fourx Winds has been beaten but Rice in her short fiverace career She started one time last year winning the Princess Doreen Stakes in impressive style after which she failed to train to expectations and subsequently was sent to the Dixiana farm She is a robust fouryearold filly and although she has never competed at more than six furlongs her trainer believes shs i ruito fvable of handling a distance distanceAmong Among other arrivals this morning were stables owned or trained by Mr and Mrs Dave Feldman Willie Crump Murlogg Farm R H Shaw B B Johnson J P Keezek J C Ellis and X aye Womeldorff WomeldorffA A formidable rival to Dixianas fashion ¬ able string is that owned by Mrs Emil Denemark wife of the prominent Chicago automobile merchant Under the astute Handling of Bob jMcGarvey the stable has been particularly successful this season There are 34 thoroughbreds in the unit the last Contingent having arrived Iroin Kentucky yesterday Several of the horses trained by McGarveyare owned by the young sportsman Robert Cudahy member of Chicagos Gold Coast society set As a matter of fact Gudahys splendid iilly ire Vit is possibly the best horse in the McGarvey trained outfit at the present time The veteran conditioner said this morningr that the fouryearold daughter of Tiger Wiskover by Whiskalong can be regarded as a certain starter in Satur ¬ days 10000 Crete Handicap If she niairi tains the form shown l oth in Kentucky and Oaklawn Park she must be reckoned with as a keen contender The filly won five of her 10 starts last year and this season has taken four of five races racesShes Shes a pretty nice filly McGaryey remarked this morning and Im thinking shell take a lot of beating against the best fillies and mares iri Illinois IllinoisThat That she administered a handy defeat to Frederick W Hoopers Colosal in her last start at Churchill Downs is mute testimony of her speed and class She gets in the Crete nicely under Ill pounds 0 CLELLAND Added the threeytar threeytaroU oU Gee Whiz to the string he has in intraining training at Washington Park


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