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Checkerhall After Third Win in Row Faces Trixie Whose Seven Others in Gallahadicn Purse Trippen Blue Note to Prep For Miss America Stakes in x Lincoln Juvenile Dash Today TodayWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 June 7 Lloyd Gentrys Checkerhall will attempt to make It three straight tomor ¬ row in the Gallahadion Purse in which Lincoln Fields feature he will be opposed by nine sprinters fouryearolds and up ¬ wards entered in the six furlongs dash The only apparent drawback for Checker hall in his required task is the bulky 121 pounds topweight The son of Hairan Discern displayed distinct promise of re ¬ serve capabilities in his two easy local triumphs triumphsCheckerhall Checkerhall was recently assigned to the conditioning of Lloyd Gentry Jr as the elder Kentucky horseman gave up his training post to vacation in the interest of his health in Los Angeles Calif The tall young turfman however is regarded as an able conditioner himself and Check ¬ erhall is undoubtedly in excellent condi ¬ tion as evidenced by his two victories in three outings at this meeting meetingThe The public is certain to place the ma ¬ jority of their support with the Gentry standardbearer although there will be several horses to keep within striking dis ¬ tance of his swift pace paceThe The stiffest opposition is expected from Trixie a representative of Mrs Jake Low enstein Mrs K Mayers Whose M J Dants Mountain Roar J M Rouses Hard Held and Torrence C Melroses Mel Van Orman The latter named in particular looms as a dangerous threat with his feathery impost of 104 pounds with a double bug bugMel Mel Van Orman Reported Sharp SharpMel Mel Van Orman has been inactive this meeting but is reported sharp and makes his Lincoln Fields debut with an impressive record compiled during his Arkansas and Kentucky spring campaigns Last week Checkerhall defeated two of his Galla ¬ hadion rivals Hard Held and Trixie A weight switch may prove in favor of both but Checkerhall displayed particular game ness to come from off the pace then draw away to an advantage of four lengths at the conclusion of the test testThe The Lady Babette purse a fivefurlongs test for twoyearold fillies serves as prep ¬ aration for two nominees to the Miss America Stakes which will be run here for the first time next Saturday The highlyregarded pair of juvenile misses are Augustus Nahms Trippen and F L Flanders Blue Note NoteThey They will be required to meet five other fillies of speedy disposition and a spirited effort will be necessary to defeat their less regarded rivals Trippen is a bay daughter of Ariel Tripalong who is highly praised in private circles but has shown nothing sensational In her two starts finishing fourth behind Call Reward at Churchill Downs and retaining a distant second ar rear No Strings in her only effort here hereBlue Blue Note possesses a more distinctive record winning once and finishing second on one occasion during her four Kentucky outings In her initial Lincoln Fields ef ¬ fort Blue Note was eclipsed by Tiger Trap and several others finishing seventh in that 10horse field However Blue Note turned in a sharp training move this morn ¬ ing over a track designated as fast al ¬ though slightly damp from overnight showers The Flanders filly sped three furlongs in 35 from the gate in handy fashion Of the remaining entrants Rare Bid BitOButter and Busy Sis have been victorious here while Lena Valentiwas a winner in Louisiana and Chall Reward scored in Kentucky
