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Seven to Compete In Jackson Purse PurseEternal Eternal War Tawny Lady And My Margie May Draw Most Support at Detroit DetroitFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich May 26 A sixfurlong sprint for horses in a claiming price range from 7250 to 6250 named the Jackson tops tomorrows pro ¬ gram at this course and promises to pro ¬ vide an interesting tussle The supporting races are headed by the Tonty Purse an allowance affair at six furlongs that rivals and may surpass the Jackson in appeal The balance of the card caters to the lesser lights of the local colony as the top mem ¬ bers of the handicap and allowance divi ¬ sions remain on the sidelines in preparation for the sparkling programs that will be offered on Saturday and Memorial Day On Saturday racing secretary Charles F Hen ¬ ry has carded two handicaps the Cadillac valued at 10000 and the Black Gold which carries a purse of 7500 these to be followed Monday by the 5000 Decoration Day and the 15000 Col Alger Memorial for two days of particularly enticing sport sportThe The Jackson will find matched J Giun tas Eterrial Star R K McGreevys My Margie and Mrs Marion Bartons Tawny Lady a trio whose obvious fitness earns them consideration in the headliner Eter ¬ nal Star was late coming to hand and the fouryearold son of Eternal Bull annexed his first purse at Tropical Park in mid March He followed up this tally in his next outing by a loping score against better rivals and a return to these races here would find him right at hand handRan Ran in Identical Times TimesBoth Both of the winning races of Eternal Star were at six furlongs and in each he was timed in lir which was the same time required for My Margie to turn back her rivals over the same course and on the same day as the latest success of Eternal Star My Margie carried a claiming tag worth 7500 in her success while she is entered in the Jackson for 7250 If both Eternal Star and My Margie run back to those two races the result should prove very interesting interestingTawny Tawny Lady comes recommended by a clever victory at Oaklawn Park early in March The daughter of Ladysman carried a claiming value of 6500 on that occasion and she is a hardhitting sort when at her best bestSamuel Samuel J Browns Risky Betty is an im ¬ proved sort who has been able to win six races this season and while she is meeting formidable adversaries here her best effort would earn her some part of this purse purseThe The others in the Jackson are by no means overmatched although they have not won races this year David Zakoors Valdina Craft is noted for his early speed Steve Chris Florizan Sam an invader from Canada has been a winner of good races over this course as has A J Halliwells She Didnt another from the Dominion L W Kidds pair Chock Ablock and Carpet Sweep hold a very strong hand in the evenly matched field
