Sprinters Hold Spotlight On Ak-Sar-Ben Program: Newsworthy Expected to Prove Hard to Defeat in Main Event, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-02

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Sprinters Hold Spotlight On AkSarBen Program ProgramNewsworthy Newsworthy Expected to Prove Hard to Defeat in Main Event EventAKSARBEN AKSARBEN Omaha Neb June 1 The Central Western Market Association Purse at threequarters of a mile heads tomorrows program with 10 betterthan average sprinters ranging in claiming prices from 4500 to 3500 named for the test J K Houssels Newsworthy who fin ¬ ished three and a half lengths behind A L Princes speedy Bossie Prince when the latter equaled the track record of 59 for five furlongs here last week is topweighted with 116 pounds poundsThe The opposition consists of Glen H Bos ¬ tons Vinita Boy 114 Esther Irwins Black Beggar 112 J J Arps Foxy No Mark ill Ralph Powells Deep Red 110 B F Lundys Miss Mary Kay 106 H Jolleys Attorney Joe and Mrs O Wrights Miss Duncan both of whom will carry 105 Frank Burns Cowlan 103 and Leon Pem bertons Amalka 100 100Newsworthy Newsworthy may have the necessary speed to down the kind he meets here as he closed well against Rossie Prince and shoxild benefit by the longer distance Black Beggar defeated a b n na ntf a tf cheap sprinters in his inaugural appearance be ¬ fore the local patrons and should offer the chief contention The others could prove victorious off their best efforts effortsThe The Class of 23 Purse a mile and sev ¬ enty yards contest for threeyearolds and upward will be offered as the secondary attraction This event will match a limit field of 12 for a purse of 1200 The re ¬ mainder of the program is devoted to lesser claiming and allowance races


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