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Colosal Has Six Rivals in LaSalle Vulcans Forge Seeking Peter Pan Star Reward Sure Of Strong Support SupportLincoln Lincoln Fields Route Stake Also Draws Eternal Reward Jack S L and Frere Jacques JacquesWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 June 4 Frederick W Hoopers stoutrun ¬ ning Colosal is being quite busy these days between railroad jumps and stakes en ¬ gagements Having finished third in the historic Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park only last Monday the compactly i molded South American makes his sea ¬ sonal bow over this course when he heads a flashy field of handicap performers slated to compete in the eleventh running of the LaSalle Handicap here tomorrow afternoon The 10000 added event listed at a mile and oneeighth headlines an attractive program offered for the eight ¬ eenth day of the current 30day session offered by the Lincoln Fields Racing Association AssociationColosal Colosal who has earned a place among the outstanding handicap horses of the nation by dint of brilliant form displayed in Florida and his recent sharp efforts at Belmont looms favorite in the field of seven which will include Dixianas Star Reward Eternal Reward owned by Louis Augustus Charles Nahm Mrs J S Letel liers Jack S L Bernard J Bax King Bay Jacobus Shers Frere Jacques and William Hal Bishops Bodens Pal PalMade Made American Bow at Homewood HomewoodThe The Hooper colorbearer is trained by the former star reinsman Ivan H Parke who personally inspected the fiveyearold geld ¬ ing in Argentina last year before purchas ¬ ing him on the Montgomery Ala sports ¬ mans account The son of Comico Coquine by Corot made his initial appear ¬ ances under silks in the Chicago area last year and although he showed much prom ¬ ise he did not at the time appear to be a stakes performer performerIt It was after the Gulfstream Park meet ¬ ing in Florida that he finally came to his own There he captured no less than seven races most important of which were both sections of the double event at Tropical Park Following that arduous campaign he waff shipped to Kentucky then to this track and later to New York Over Bel monts swank course he just failed to beat Stymie in the Metropolitan Mile then fin ¬ ished third to Harmonica and Stymie in the Suburban SuburbanHe He gets in the LaSalle under 117 caus ¬ ing him to receive two pounds from Star Reward 119 and one from Eternal Re ¬ ward 118 Larry Grubb who does most of his riding for trainer Bob McGarvey has been engaged to handle the South American On the strength of his impres ¬ sive eastern performances it is likely that thatContinued Continued on Page Two Colosal Heads Seven In La Salle Handicap HandicapStar Star Reward Eternal Reward Face Hoopers ArgentineBred ArgentineBredContinued Continued from Page One OneColosal Colosal will command the bulk of public support supportStar Star Reward a frequent stakes winner for the popular Dixiana silks is another making his seasonal bow here His train ¬ ing was temporarily halted early in the meeting when a farrier made a mistake while plating the rangy son of Reaping Reward Forever Yours Training moves during the last two weeks however indi ¬ cate the fiveyearold is at his peak His last race was in the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs and he managed to score an exciting victory after being virtually left at the post although it was no fault of the starter starterAs As a matter of fact the manner in which he gets away from the gate will determine his chances the general belief being that he cant spot such a horse as Colosal not to mention Eternal Reward and the others several lengths before the race settles and still beat him Although his overall record is a study of consistency there have been times when he simply refused to break with his foes One of the greatest disap ¬ pointments of the winter season at the Fair Grounds found him as a 2 to 5 favor ¬ ite standing still when the others were away in a threehorse race He finally moved out and was beaten 38 lengths lengthsEternal Eternal Reward must be accorded a splendid chance Winner of the American Derby of 1946 over this track he returned to his best form on opening day by ac ¬ counting for the Crete Handicap follow ¬ ing which he finished second in the Steger to Delegate It is believed that he is bet ¬ ter suited at the LaSalle distance of a mile and oneeighth
