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Bridal Flower Purse to Engage Ten Reigh Belle Meets Back Talk in Dash DashCid Cid Play and First Whirl In Limit Field Named for Dr Freeland at Homewood HomewoodWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 19 The Bridal Flower Purse and the Dr Freeland Purse are to share the spot ¬ light here tomorrow on the fourth pro ¬ gram presented by the Lincoln Fields Rac ¬ ing Association at its 1948 meeting The Bridal Flower is to match 10 topclass threeyearold fillies at six furlongs and the Dr Freeland attracted 18 entrants four years old and upward to meet at the same distance Racing secretary Lawrence C Bogenschutz has arranged some good supporting events and excellent sport is in store for patrons of this spacious and col ¬ orful South Side course courseThe The Bridal Flower seems the most at ¬ tractive race on the card from the stand ¬ point of class although the nominal fea ¬ ture is the Dr Freeland which carries a slightly higher purse value Included in the Bridal Flower probable starting band are Mrs H G Damms Reigh Belle and Dixianas Back Talk which pair finished second and third respectively behind F L Flanders Challe Anne in the rich Ken ¬ tucky Oaks at the recent Churchill Downs meeting meetingBrooks Brooks to Ride RideBack Back Talk a homebred daughter of High Quest and Blue Lu is to have the saddle services of Steve Brooks who has been showing splendid form during the current season Reigh Bells is to be ridden in the Bridal Flower by Don Scurlock and the Damm colorbearer startled dockers here yesterday morning when she worked three quarters of a mile in 113 handily handilyOthers Others named for the filly feature are J Howard Rouses Little Xs Endovina Alesias Countess In Mr and Mrs Carl Eafrates True Time Blossom Stables Mar kight Thomas Piatts Hang Up Walmac Farms Curtain Bow Bomar Stables Sweet Biscuit and Mrs M Abercrombies Beau kiss Little Xs Countess In Markight and Curtain Bow raced in Illinois last year and Beaukiss looked good in several engage ¬ ments during the present spring season seasonThe The Dr Freeland which is spotted sixth on the card undoubtedly will develop into a hard fought sprint Among those named for the race are such useful performers as Mrs A M Creechs Cid Play the Mr and Mrs Jacob Lowensteins entry of Chief Command and Silvery Moon John Marschs Luxembourger James C Stones Syls Bobby Mrs J L Oglesbys Sly Tigress and Edwin C Roths In Earnest Dixiana will depend on First Whirl in the dash C C Ortliebs hope is the hardhitting Miss Beiltro and Upstate was named to crry the silks of Theodore E Muellers Shady Brook farm farmOne One of the better offerings on the pro ¬ gram is the Alsab Purse a fivefurlong number for twoyearolds This attraction seen fourth on the card is to bring out 11 juveniles and two of them Joseph A Good ¬ wins shifty Pnut Vendor and Bomar Sta ¬ bles Tiger Trap are eligibles for the Joliet Stakes which is to headline the Saturday bill here Should this pair accept in the Alsab it is problematical if they will go postward in the weekend fixture fixtureBlue Blue Note who is a member of the F L Flanders stable probably will answer the bugle for the Alsab Purse and she turned in a sparkling effort at Churchill Downs when she finished second to Hal Price Headleys Acoma in the Debutante Stakes Mrs Emil Denemarks Slick Pigeon a fleet youngster and Thank You Sir Afton Villa Farms Jacks Town and Brown Hotel Sta ¬ bles shifty Hoot Mon are betterthanaver age twoyearolds expected to play promi ¬ nent roles in the running of this overnight allowance race
