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Sir Sprite and Joes Choice to Renew Rivalry in Motor City Handicap Today Face Each Other for Third Time at Meeting Eleven in ThreeQuarters McLennan McLennanFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 4 Two handicaps attracting many of the best horses quartered on the grounds and cater ¬ ing to sprinters and distance runners hold the center of interest on the weekend pro ¬ gram arranged by racing secretary Charles F Henry The mile and a sixteenth Motor City Handicap carries a value of 10000 while the Joseph McLennan at six fur ¬ longs is endowed with a prize of 7500 The contests supporting the headliners are well up to standard and include a one mile race over the turf course and a dash con ¬ fined to novice riders ridersOnly Only five rivals accepted the Motor City weights and here it is likely that O F Woodwards hardhitting Sir Sprite will enjoy favoritism The son of Ariel was not fully extended to account for the Col Alger Memorial Handicap on Decoration Day when he carried 106 pounds and as his im ¬ post is only 109 for the Motor City he can be expected to give a good account of him ¬ self In his previous outing which was his first seasonal appearance at this course Sir Sprite was third in the Man o Var Handicap on opening day and his fond ¬ ness for this racing strip is well known knownActual Actual highweight of the field is Leo Caillouettes Joes Choice under 114 The fastfinishing son of Sweeping Light drops one pound from his impost in the Col Alger when he was second to Sir Sprite Under 115 pounds he was second to Sun Herod in the Man o War where he led Sir Sprite by four lengths The rivalry between Sir Sprite and Joes Choice is keen and this third meeting between the two may go a long way toward settling supremacy supremacyThe The others in the Motor City appear to be rather ambitiously placed Mrs K T Maxwells Fleetridge was third in a six furlong allowance race the other day to attest present good condition and he may find favor with the longer distance of this contest Sammies Image who will repre ¬ sent A S Higgins is an improved sort who won his two most recent engagements while carrying claiming tags of 6000 and 8500 and he earns the chance to prove himself against more formidable antagonists S J Bondys Blue Badge trailed the field in the Col Alger and a score from him here would occasion some surprise surpriseThere There are four couplings in the field of 11 in the Joseph McLennan and the com ¬ petition appears to be very keen Top weight of 114 pounds has been assigned to Ray Ankenbauers Porters Broom who ac ¬ counted for the Boots and Saddle Handicap on the opening day of the meeting and who was nipped right on the wire by Mrs George C Whites Bright Steel in their subsequent clash Bright Steel also is in the McLennan to attempt to make his score two in a row Porters Broom will have haveContinued Continued on Page Three Sir Sprite and Joes Choice Go in Motor City Handicap HandicapContinued Continued from Page One OneJ J F Smiths Sistayr as his running mate in her local seasonal debut A useful sort when in peak form she could be helpful Diamond Dick will be a partner with Bright Steel and considered on his best races he is quite capable of taking top honors At this session Diamond Dick has been third in both his appearances appearancesThe The Mrs Lottie Wolf entry is Mayram and Chicadu The former a Bahrain filly flashed some early speed in her first ap ¬ pearance since she left winter quarters and obviously was in need of a race She is a definite tMj At against rivals of this type when fit Chicadu has not been under silks here this season
