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Commodore Lea in Fast Trial for Joliet Stakes StakesTimed Timed Half Mile in 47 in Prep For Lincolns Weekend Feature FeatureWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 111May May 20 Several outstanding candidates candidatesfor for Saturdays renewalof the 10 000 Joliet JolietStakes Stakes visited the fast track here this morn morniing iing for drills The cleverest move was wasturned turned in by Sydney I Crews quick colt coltCommodore Commodore Lea who worked a halfmile in 47 handily after he had passed the initial initialquartermile quartermile marker in 23 23Commodore Commodore Lea a homebred son of Bull Lea and O Play is a handsome bay colt and he may go postward as choice in the weekend juvenile fixture It was quite evi ¬ dent that Stanley Hazzard trainer of the speedy youngster was obviously pleased with his charges trial and he stated that barring mishap Commodore Lea will be under silks in the Joliet JolietStarted Started but three times during his Florida winter campaign the Cincinnatiowned star graduated after he had raced a bit greenly in his first two outings When shipped to Kentucky Commodore Lea went postward in the Bashford Manor Stakes and turned in a sparkling effort behind Ky Colonel and Olympia beaten a short margin marginWhile While the Crew colts spin overshadowed those of other Joliet nominees Proud Jack a member of the Louisvilleowned Augustus Nahm establishment worked a halfmile from the gate in 48 handily Proud Jack a son of Jack High and Proud Heart HeartContinued Continued on Page ThirtyTwo Commodore Lea Turns In Fast Trial for Joliet Engagement EngagementContinued Continued from Page One Onestepped stepped the first threeeighths mile in 35 suggesting that he has plenty of speed away from the stalls stallsJoseph Joseph A Goodwins Ky Colonel was not asked for his best and the quick son of Balladier merely breezed five furlongs in 103 Bomar Stables Daddy Joe a recent invader from Maryland breezed an easy threeeighths in 39 while Leonard Wilson newlyappointed trainer for the John Marsch stable sent out Whirling Dough and Ol Skipper recent victor here to drill in company the pair breezing a halfmile in 50 50Marschs Marschs main hope in the Joliet prob ¬ ably will be Ol Skipper and the Chicago sportsman will be trying for his third vic ¬ tory in the stake Before the fixture was restricted to colts and geldings the Marsch silks were carried successfully in the five furlong dash by Blue Delight in 1940 while Preoccupy won the event in 1946 Marschs futurity star Occupation was upset in the 1942 renewal of the stake by Littletown
