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Blue Badgev BadgevMeeting Meeting Lesser Rivals Today TodayMotor Motor Hty Pacemaker Facing Sweepnito and Walters Boy BoyFAiK FAiK xvoUNDS Detroit Mich June 7 A half dozen rivals carrying claiming tags in a range from 14000 to 11000 are matched in the T C McDowell Purse to provide the feature race on tomorrows program at this course and the field bris ¬ tles with competition A race for novice riders a test over the turf course at one mile a fivefurlong dash for Juveniles and a sixfurlong sprint for threeyearolds ex ¬ clusively round out a particularly well balanced card cardIn In the McDowell 8 J Bondys Blue Badge is meeting opponents that should be more to his liking than his adversaries in Saturdays Motor City Handicap In that feature the son of Quatre Bras n was sent out to set the pace before worthy rivals and while he wilted into the discard to trail the small field at the end his eaTly speed might prove enough to hold his ad ¬ vantage to the end Likely to come in for stout support and tfuite capable of taking top honors by a peak performance is W E MacDonalds Sweepnito who turned in a smashing second to Silvers Pride in a six furlong sprint over this course That test was the first of the year for the hard ¬ hitting son of Sweepster and should have served to perfect his condition for this longer distance distanceMrs Mrs Lottie Wolfs Red Pompon was not impressive in his engagement in the Man o War Handicap on opening day of this meeting but previous to his trek here irom Churchill Downs he was able to account for an allowance race at this distance on Derby Day His campaign in Florida saw him winner at Hialeah and close up in several engagements and he could be trou ¬ blesome if he runs kindly kindlyA A definite threat in the race is Lawrence W Kidds Walters Boy Although he showed little in the way of recommenda ¬ tion in his lone sixfurlong race at the meeting he is certain to favor the addi ¬ tional distance here and he will have the expert saddle services of Walter Litzen berg leading rider at the meeting O F Woodwards San Yet left the impression in ins uJ engagements that he as definitely improving and a tally from this son 01 uu would not occasion o much surnr Moldy from the stao staov v uf R S McLaughlin of Canada completes the aeAtcu iu ale feature He showed little in the way of recommendation in his only local outing but was consistently close in his native land prior to his arrival al ¬ though he has been unable to win this year
