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Delegate Assigned Top Impost Of 121 for La Salle Handicap Pegged 7wo Pounds Over Star Reward for Lincolns Mile and Eighth Feature FeatureWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 June 1 Delegate Woplford Farms home ¬ bred stakes performer and the impressive victor here last Saturday in the Steger Handicap has been assigned top weight of 121 pounds for the 10000 La Salle Handi ¬ cap one mile and one furlong fixture scheduled for decision here on the next weekend program Winner of several ma ¬ jor engagements in Florida before his transfer to Illinois Delegate is equally at home over sprint or middle distances but it is quite likely that trainer John Nerud will pass the Saturday test in favor of a more suitable spot for his quick charge chargeCharles Charles T Fishers popular Dixiana silks are to be carried in the La Salle by the wellconformed fouryearold colt Star Re ¬ ward who will shoulder 119 pounds Win ¬ ner of the rich Louisville Handicap last autumn at Churchill Downs Star Reward then moved on to the New Orleans Fail Grounds where he accounted for several major engagements one of which was the New Orleans Handicap most valuable stake of the Crescent City winter season Back at the Kentucky Derby course this spring the Dixiana homebred scored a game tri ¬ umph in the historic Clark Handicap HandicapBrought Brought along steadily since his Clark score Star Reward presently is at peak form and he worked the La Salle distance here between races in 152 handily Jack C Hodgins Dixiana conditioner was ob ¬ viously pleased with the Fisher colts sparkling trial and he announced that Steve Brooks regular Dixiana reinsman will guide Star Reward in the Saturday headliner headlinerEternal Eternal Reward Draws 118 118Augustus Augustus Nahm will have a worthy La Salle Handicap representative in Eternal Reward who drew 118 pounds for the nine furlong stake The Louisvilleowned star I accounted for the Crete Handicap on the inauguralday card of the current Lincoln Fields meeting and he finished second to Delegate in the Steger Eternal Rewards greatest achievement came about over the Washington Park course in 1946 when he won the important American Derby de ¬ feating a crack field of threeyearolds Bobby Campbell has been engaged to han ¬ dle Eternal Reward in the La Salle According to word received here trainer Ivan H Parke is returning Frederick W Hoopers Argentinebred Colosal to the local oval for the La Salle Colosal gets in the Saturday feature with 117 pounds a burden that he is quite capable of han ¬ dling Shipped to Belmont Park for the Metropolitan Colosal finished second to Stymie and Memorial Day the Hooper horse turned in a good effort to be third behind Harmonica and Stymie in the Sub New York Parke signed jockey Larry Grubb to ride Colosal in the weekend at ¬ traction tractionMrs Mrs John S Letellier of New Orleans will rely on Jack S L in the La Salle md her colorbearer is favorably weighted at 110 pounds The Crescent Cityowned geld ¬ ing did not race to expectations during his Kentucky campaign but he is a sharp thoroughbred now a mile work in 139 handily here this morning indicating that he is ready Jack S L pulled up nicely after the clever trial and his halfmile fraction was 47 and sixfurlong mark in 112 Jockey Mel Peterson who has been riding in excellent form since ar ¬ riving in Illinois is to have the mount on Jack S L in the La Salle SalleWilliam William Hal Bishops Bodens Pal John Marschs Mighty Story and Jacob Shers Frere Jacques are among others in the group of 15 La Salle nominations expected to answer the bugle next Saturday for the eleventh running of the popular Lincoln Fields stake stakeThe The complete list of La Salle eligibles and their weights follow Horse Wt WtDelegate Delegate 121 121Star Star Reward 119 Eternal Rewrd 118 118Colosal Colosal 117 117Jack Jack S L 110 110Mighty Mighty Story 110 110King King Bay 109 109Frere Frere Jacques 108 Horse Wt Puddle Jumper 106 106Bodens Bodens Pal 105 105Late Late Thread 105 105Over Over Night 104 104Blue Blue Seal 103 103Washburn Washburn 100 100Mali Mali Johnny 100
