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Noble One and Shows Pride Seek Susquehanna Handicap Mel Hash GabJSession and Hypostyle to Match Speed In CoFeatured Bimelech BimelechWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood HI June 1 The Susquehanna Handicap a six furlongs for threeyearolds and upward and the Bimelech Purse an allowance dash for threeyearolds at a similar distance are to share top billing on tomorrows Lin ¬ coln Fields program Six useful sprinters are scheduled to go postward in the Sus ¬ quehanna and a like number of sopho ¬ mores will contest the Bimelech Purse PurseAfton Afton Villa Farms Noble One who was one of the top performers during the New Orleans winter season is the high weight for the Susquehanna under 115 pounds Noble One ran up an impressive string of victories during his Crescent City cam ¬ paign but could do no better than sixth in the opening day Crete Handicap Noble One has been training satisfactorily and he is favorably weighted indicating that he is ready for an improved effort effortRalph Ralph W Shaws Shaws Pride a hard hitting sort gets in the Wednesday feature with 114 pounds and he is consistent and game Shaws Pride ran second to Tidy Sum in the Anita Peabody Handicap and seems to have regained his better form i The Illinoisowned racer was not himself for some time after going through the Keeneland tornado which removed the roof of the barn in which he was quar ¬ tered Shaws Pride however looked good in his last outing and he seems to have shaken off the ill effects suffered during the Lexington storm stormOthers Others in Field FieldTheodore Theodore E Muellers Shady Brook Farm silks are to be carried in the Susquehanna by Merrymarch who is assigned 108 pounds Completing the field for the sprint are Mrs O H Marshalls Good Turn 105 W M Wickhams Woodford Sir 106 and J M Hutchins Proud Ruler 107 pounds Of this latter group Woodford Sir a threeyearold won a condition race here for horses from his age division by 10 lengths and he also finished a stout third to Billings and Papa Redbird in the one mile Hygro Purse x xWhile While the Susquehanna Handicap is the nominal feature from a monetary stand ¬ point it is quite likely that the Bimelech Purse will prove the more interesting event eventTopping Topping the Bimelech field are TC Melrose Mel Hash W M Ingrams Car ¬ rara Marble Jack D and Joseph Rogers unbeaten Gab Session and W A Mikels Hypostyle Completing the field are J Howard Rouses filly Little Xs and Joe Maumus Richavoo RichavooThe The Bimelech may well take away the play from the richer Susquehanna Mel Hash captured the Rushaway Purse easily on the third day of the meeting beating a field of threeyearolds at six furlongs Earlier Mel Hash had run impressively at Churchill Downs DownsGab Gab Session a son of Play dale Gabfest bred by Jack D Rogers is unbeaten in three starts In his most recent outing May 22 Gab Session defeated Carrara Marble by three lengths in a sixfurlong allowance affair Gab Session opened his career with an eightlength victory in a sixfurlong race at Churchill Downs on April 29 On May 8 Gab Session defeated Syndicate Riot and others in a sevenfur ¬ long allowance event at the same oval ovalCarrara Carrara Marble was making his seasons debut when defeated here by Gab Session The Coldstream offspring however came back last Wednesday to easily win the Leonatus Purse Carrara Marble worked three furlongs the other morning in 34 handily handilyHypostyle Hypostyle has also trained well for his Lincoln Fields debut The son of Hypo ¬ crite rolled up four straight victories in Florida and Kentucky before transfer to Washington Park
