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Dinner Date Purse to Engage Nine Song Sparrow Vies With Sandslinger SandslingerGoodwin Goodwin Colt Prevailed Over Rival in Last Out at Downs Trixie in Secondary Feature FeatureWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood in inMay May 17 The Dinner Date Purse a one mile test for fouryearolds and upward and th Evening Bells Purse at six fur ¬ longs for horses from the same age di ¬ visions are to headline tomorrows pro ¬ gram for the Lincoln FieldsatWashington Park meeting Nine useful middle distance performers are entered for the Dinner Date while the Evening Bells attracted 18 sprinters sprintersJoseph Joseph A Goodwins homebred Balladier colt Song Sparrow heads the field for the Dinner Date and this colt appears to have a slight edge over his rivals Song Sparrow worked splendidly at Churchill Downs be ¬ fore Jiis shipment to Illinois and in his last start at the Derby course beat Shady Brook Farms Sandslinger by a head mar ¬ gin at one mile and onesixteenth onesixteenthIn In the Louisville event Song Sparrow carried 119 pounds while Sandslinger who is again to oppose him answered the bugle under 120 pounds Under the allowance conditions of the Dinner Date Song Spar ¬ row will go postward under 114 pounds while Sandslinger is asked to compete un ¬ der a weighty burden of 121 pounds poundsBrooks Brooks Gets Saddle Assignment AssignmentSong Song Sparrow will be trying for his third straight victory in tomorrows feature for he won his last 1947 start at Louisville and the manner in which he scored there this spring was such that he undoubtedly will be favored Jockey Steve Brooks whose riding achievements thus far this season fiave been spectacular is to have the mount on the Goodwin star assuring the choice good handling handlingCompleting Completing the starting band for the Dinner Date Purse are H D Maggios Pet miboy who finished second to Petsome in his last appearance under silks at Sports ¬ mans Park Mrs D A Ewarts Easy Dough Woolford Farms Sublime James Sands Steeple Jack Mrs Emil Denemarks Fireworks Alfred Trouts ToyQuay and Frank Arrigos Antigone Of this latter group Fireworks appears to have excellent chances of upsetting some of their better regarded opponents opponentsTrixie Trixie a member of Mrs Jacob Lowen steins stable may be the favorite in the Evening Bells Purse Trixie turned in a sparkling effort in her last start at Louis ¬ ville before transfer to Illinois finishing second in a sixfurlong sprint after coming from last place at the head of the stretch Trixies morning trials suggest that she is nearing top form and it will take a quick sprinter to beat her in tomorrows dash dashPad Pad Lock Makes Seasonable Bow BowEldorado Eldorado Farms Pad Lock acquired by his present owner last year from Calumet Farm is to make his seasonal debut in the j Evening Bells and the colt is remembered here for several sterling efforts as atwo yearold Jn spite of his erratic behavior Pad Lock was good enough to carry the Warren Wright silks to a five and onehalf furlongs track record of 104 during his juvenile campaign a mark that is likely to stand for some time timeMrs Mrs Albert Sabath is to be represented in the cofeature by American Flyer and American Wave American Flyer raced re ¬ markably well during the Florida season and trainer H C Dodson recently reported that American Wave is coming up to the races in steady fashion The Mrs Emil Denemark entry of Chesty and Matruh is rated dangerous in the sprint as are Du quesne Rose Bed Enchanting and Catch weista who went well during the New Or ¬ leans winter season seasonOne One of the better supporting events on the card is the Lady Caroline Purse at five furlongs for twoyearold fillies An even dozen junior misses are entered for the dash which should provide a line on several potential Miss America Stakes starters The Miss America is a new fixture at Lincoln Fields and it will be decided on Saturday June 12 12Included Included among those entered for the Lady Caroline are some royallybred young ¬ sters A B Hancock Jr has Scene a daughter of Blenheim n Scenery n A B Hancock Sr named Nitromond by Bull Lea Second Front and these two will run as an entry entryThe The Af ton Villa Farm entered Black Lulu and Bird Shot Trainer Howard Wells will saddle two for Dr Eslie Asbury Dielle and Dearlea Dielle is by Whirlaway Gala Belle and Dearlea by Bull Lea Ever Dear DearSome Some of the other probable Lady Caroline starters are Woolford Farms Hitherto by Maeda Logical Airs John Marschs No Strings by Occupation Irvana and Mrs J S Letelliers Jacks Niece by Zacaweista Brogee The Marsch juvenile is a home ¬ bred Occupation being Marschs futurity specialist of a few seasons back
