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Steger Peabody Fields Shaping Up Fighting Frank Topweighted At 119 for Saturday Fixture Works FiveEighths in 1 01 Billings to Head LineUp For Lincolns Holiday Event EventWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 25 President Edward J Fleming of the Lincoln Fields Racing Association ex ¬ pects the current 30day meeting to reach a high peak here this weekend and Mon ¬ day Memorial Day On Saturday an out ¬ standing field of stakes performers will contest the 10000 Steger Handicap and on the following Monday the traditional 25000 Peabody Memorial will match a quick band of threeyearolds threeyearoldsThe The Steger at six and onehalf furlongs for threeyearolds and upward always is one of the top line attractions at Lincoln Fields and 18 thoroughbreds were assigned weights today for the Saturday fixture by racing secretary Lawrence C Bogenschutz Present indications point to a capacity band accepting the Steger engagement and excellent sport is in store for patrons of this spacious South Side racing grounds groundsFighting Fighting Frank who carries the Mrs Louise S Donovan silks is the top weight for the Steger the speedy son of Fighting Fox drawing a 119pound burden Fighting Frank finished fifth in the Crete Handicap on Inaugural Day after displaying high early speed and he is remembered by Chi ¬ cago turf followers for his sparkling vic ¬ tory in the 1947 renewal of the Hawthorne Sprint Handicap The Donovan star also accounted for the important Paumonok Handicap last season seasonDelegate Delegate Assigned 118 118H H H Pete Battle who conditions Fighting Frank had his charge on the course this morning for a fivefurlong trial Breaking alertly the Donovan stal ¬ wart stepped that distance in 101 handily and he passed the half mile marker in 474 indicating that he has plenty of speed Battle was obviously pleased with Fighting Franks drill and stated that the fiveyearold horse will be under colors in the Saturday headliner barring mishap mishapWoolford Woolford Farms Delegate who raced disappointingly in the Crete Handicap seems to have recovered the form which made him a keen factor in the handicap and stakes division in Florida this past winter Delegate is to carry 118 pounds in the Steger and he will try for his fourth major victory of the 1948 campaign hav ¬ ing already won three stakes and earnings of 31850 this season seasonAugustus Augustus Nahms Eternal Reward surprise winner of the Crete gets in the weekend stake under 117 pounds an im ¬ post that he is quite capable of handling The Louisvilleowned horse a son of Reap ¬ ing Reward and Forever Yours looked good here this morning when he worked six furlongs in 115 Completing the list of Steger candidates and their weights ore Frederick Wyses Air Rate 114 Brown Hotel Stables Tidy Sum 113 R F Cudahys Tre Vit 113 John Marschs Mighty Story 113 Preoccupy 106 and Blue Seal 106 Mrs G H Em icks Hollyman 111 Michael J Dants Southern Pride 110 Mrs John S Letel liers Jack1 S L 109 Mrs Emil Dene marks Bullish 108 Bomar Stables Slam aranth 106 Joseph A Goodwins Jacks Creek 103 Mrs O H Marshalls Good Turn 102 H F Christiansens Dad 100 and Shady Brook Farms Gotham 100 pounds poundsWhile While the Steger is attracting much at ¬ tention here the Peabody renewal should serve as very suitable principal offering on the Monday holiday card cardMost Most of the 15 Peabody candidates are expected to go postward in the mile and a furlong allowance stake and the starting field undoubtedly will include Walmac Farms Billings who sped to a clever vic ¬ tory here last Saturday and defeated Bomar Stables Piet 1947 Arlington Futur ¬ ity victor and Dixianas Shy Guy who won the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland last autumn along with several other first class threeyearolds Given a break in weather conditions it is quite likely that the Lincoln Fields Memorial Day crowd will surpass that of last year when 35221 turned out for the associations card staged at Hawthorne HawthorneTomorrows Tomorrows program will feature the Leonatus Purse at six furlongs and an even dozen threeyearolds are named for this sprint W M Ingrams Carrara Marble who finished second to Gab Session in his only start of the current meeting is the probable favorite for the midweek head liner but he will meet sturdy opposition in Torrance C Melroses Scipio Dixianas Bafety First and W M Wickhams Wick ¬ ers Wish
