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Historian Old Kentuck Meet Today Both on Comeback Trail at Homewood HomewoodPad Pad Lock and Walkie Talkie Oppose Older Opponents In Best Seller Purse Sprint SprintWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 June 5 Headlining Mondays Lincoln Fields program at Washington Park will be the Best Seller Purse a dash of six fur ¬ longs for fouryearolds and upward Eleven were entered for the allowance event and it will mark the return to ac ¬ tion of the Woolford Farms Historian and the Walmac Farms Old Kentuck a pair of clever stakes performers in recent years Historian who turned in a number of bril ¬ liant performances in 1946 was unable to find his best stride last year and was sent to the farm for repairs Old Kentuck who was second in the American Derby of 1944 followed that effort by many other fine races until last season when he too was unable to hit a winning gait gaitHistorian Historian who was credited with eight tallies during his 1946 campaign which in ¬ cluded triumphs in the Arlington Handi ¬ cap LaSalle Handicap and the Lincoln Handicap will have Enchanting as a run ¬ ning mate Trainer Nerud took the dou ¬ ble bug allowance for both Historian and Enchanting and apprentice Eldon Nelson will have the mount on either of the Woolf homebreds Historians impost of 105 pounds will be the lightest assignment he has had on his back in several years yearsCalumet Calumet CastOff CastOffFavorite Favorite however for the Best Seller will be the Eldorado Farms Pad Lock a Calumet Farm castoff who holds the track record for five and onehalf furlongs at the local course Owner Edwin C Roth a Chicago coal merchant who operates the Eldorado Farm purchased Pad Lock after trainer Ben Jones despaired of getting the erratic thoroughbreds mind on the busi ¬ ness at hand Pad Lock has started twice at the meeting his last being a particularly keen triumph over the same class of com ¬ petition he faces Monday MondayThe The sixyearold gelding Walkie Talkie probably will furnish strong competition for Pad Lock The son of Whiskalong Gabfest regained his top form here Tues ¬ day when he drove to a nose decision over Uncle Otho Dimit Magnolia My Star and others Some improvement can be expected from the veteran Others who may figure In the running are Slamaranth Gay Secret and Gotham while rounding out the field are Shut Eye Be Brief and Foretell
