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C V WHITNEY His colors were vic ¬ torious on two racing fronts Saturday Vulcans Forge taking the Withers and Dinner Gong the fourth race at Belmonr while Quarter Pole was successful in the Constitution Handicap at Suffolk Downs Nine in Peabody Memorial Citation Sets Jersey Record Billings Meets Piet Shy Guy In Lincolns Holiday Feature Wai mac Colt and Eagle Look To Run as Entry in 25000 ThreeYea rOld Offering OfferingWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 29 Robert WMcIlvain Chicago oil tycoon who operates the popular Walmac Farm will furnish a warm favorite for the twentieth running of the Peabody Me ¬ morial here Monday when the flashy blazedf aced colt Billings meets an excel ¬ lent group of eight threeyearolds The 25000 special listed to be contested at a mile and oneeighth will highlight an at ¬ tractive holiday program that bids fair to threaten the record marks established by the Lincoln Fields organization when it operated its meeting in 1946 at Hawthorne HawthorneAlthough Although the elements were on the chilly side here today longrange weather prog ¬ nostications promise summerlike atmos ¬ phere by the time the sophomores parade in the richest of stakes offered during the current session sessionComing Coming Off Excellent Mile Score ScoreBillings Billings who comes off an excellent mile winning performance over this course ap ¬ pears to be at his peak for what seems to be his greatest opportunity to come through as a stakes winner During the recent Kentucky campaign he found the rather distasteful task of matching strides with the Calumet sensations Citation and Coaltown beyond his capabilities and it is quite probable that owner Mcllvain is pleased that the Wright pair of sterling performers are active in the East EastAlthough Although Billings looms as an oddspji favorite for the Peabody which was named in honor of Francis S Peabody pioneer Chicago merchant and father of Stuyves ant Peabody who served as president of ofContinued Continued on Page Three Nine Will Contest Peabody Memorial MemorialBillings Billings Faces Piet and Shy Guy in Lincoln Fields 25000 HolidayFeature HolidayFeatureContinued Continued from Page One Onethe the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club from its establishment in 1926 until his death two years ago his competition does not seem formidable enough Scheduled to meet him are Howard Wells Eagle Look who will run coupled in the wagering with Billings Joseph A Goodwins Papa Redbird Mrs M Abercrombies Beaukiss Dixianas Shy Guy H P Christiansens Washburn Bomar Stables Piet Woolford Farms Ap ¬ proval and P J Valentis Caillou Rouge RougeMel Mel Peterson who in recent years has been one of the stars of the Coast riding colony will be astride Billings The youth from Salina Utah abandoned the Golden State early this year and his riding has been greeted with enthusiasm from local horsemen He handled Billings in the Hygro Purse recently in a manner that in ¬ dicates he fits the colt nicely The chest ¬ nut son of Mahmoud Native Girl swept over the mile distance in 136 and ar ¬ rived at the winning post four lengths to the good In back of him were Papa Red bird Woodford Sir Anns Lee Shy Guy Piet and Hinkston HinkstonAlthough Although beaten no less than 16 lengths by Billings Piet can be expected to display considerable improvement He was forced to spot the Walmac colt 15 pounds shoul ¬ dering 128 against 113 a difference that undoubtedly caused him to give way when the going became the hottest in the stretch Piet once again will handle the top impost 126 pounds but this time Billings must carry 121 which probably will have level ¬ ing influences Had 128 Pounds Up UpThe The Grand Slam colt came here lauded as the top threeyearold on the grounds In his first outing of the season over the Pimlicp strip he won the Ral Parr Stakes in grand style beating Bovard Dr Almac Whirl Blast and others His effort in the Hygro was disappointing but 128 pounds often has stopped much greater horses than the Bomar Stable representative is given credit for being beingPapa Papa Redbird who displayed consider ¬ able promise as a juvenile returned to competition with an impressive triumph over Mel Hash Fancy Flyer and others at Churchill Downs His second effort came here in the Hygro and he came on with good speed during the late stages although unable to threaten Billings The two ef ¬ forts probably have seasoned the Bailadier colt for a keen try at Peabody major honors The popular silks of Dbdana especially when Steve Brooks is wearing them in ¬ variably attracts attention and in the Pea body it will be Shy Guy who will repre ¬ sent the Charles T Fisher stable Shy Guy who will 6ie cotopweight with Piet because of his victory in the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland last fall has been kept in con ¬ stant training this year He finished sec ¬ ond to Bovard in the Louisiana Derby but has beeir compartively inactive in recent weeks He is another who can be expected to improve off his race against Billings in the 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