Fast Detroit Sprinters Seek Cadillac Handicap: Porters Broom, Roi Rouge and Bubbling Easy to Renew Rivalry, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-29

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Fast Detroit Sprinters Seek Cadillac Handicap HandicapPorters Porters Broom Roi Rouge and Bubbling Easy to Renew Rivalry RivalryFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich May 28 The Cadillac Handicap sixfurlong dash for 3yearolds and older for a prize of 10000 tops the program at this Motor City course tomorrow and while only a half dozen sprinters were entered the race shapes up as one brimful of competition Ray Ankenbauers Porters Broom and Louis J Hollenbachs Roi Rouge first and second respectively in the Boots and Sad ¬ dle Handicap on opening day a week ago are again entered to continue their rivalry In fact five of the six candidates for the Cadillac were under silks in the Boots and Saddle SaddlePorters Porters Broom was a rather handy and frontrunning winner of the race last Sat ¬ urday when he carried 111 pounds The son of Cant Wait picks up an additional three pounds for his engagement here and will be top weight of the starting sextet Previous to his local victory Porters Broom registered consecutive tallies at Churchill Downs to attest fitness fitnessRoi Roi Rouge was away rather tardily in the Boots and Saddle When in stride he closed with a rush to finish gaining on Porters Broom but he had been too slug ¬ gish in the early stages to overcome the advantage gained by the winner Previous to his arrival in Detroit Roi Rouge had hadContinued Continued on Page Two Six Fast Detroit Sprinters Clash in Cadillac Handicap HandicapContinued Continued from Page One Onebeen been consistently close in his Kentucky campaign and with more early speed he could be dangerous He carries the same 109 that he shouldered in the Boots and Saddle Saddlep p C Wilhelms Bubbling Easy finished third in the race a week ago The Ted Easy mare was soundly trounced but could earn some portion of this purse by showing im ¬ provement Master Bid who will represent the Detroit partnership of Grissom Sherman was tar from convincing in his Boots and Saddle outing but a return to his sparkling winning form at Hialeah would compel serious attention for his chance here M H VanBergs Sir White trailed the Boots and Saddle field turning in a performance that belied his two vic ¬ tories at Sportsmans Park before his jour ¬ ney to Detroit He drops four pounds to 111 111Mrs Mrs George C Whites Diamond Dick completes the Cadillac field The son of Rolls Royce was third in his initial appear ¬ ance under silks this year in ah allowance race here on Tuesday It was apparent in that test that Diamond Dick was shaking off the effects of a long winters rest and he should come up to his engagement in fine fettle His rivals are worthy ones but he is not entirely overmatched against these adversaries on his best efforts effortsThe The well balanced weekend program opens as usual with a race in which the entrants are ridden by novice riders


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