0,000 Preview Trot Draws Eight Postward: Proximity and Don Scott Annex Two Sections of Hervey Memorial, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-18

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10000 Preview Trot Draws Eight Postward PostwardProximity Proximity and Don Scott Annex Two Sections of Hervey Memorial MemorialMAYWOOD MAYWOOD PARK Maywood 111 June 17 The Grand Circuit week at Maywood will be highlighted tomorrow night by the 10000 Preview Trot Racing secretary Bill Connors will send eight nominations to the post for this important event the first of two top stakes scheduled for Maywood this season The other 10000 race the Chicago Pacing Derby will be held late in July On Wednesday two of the finest trotters in the nation Proximity and Don Scott captured Maywoods midweek fea ¬ ture the 3500 John L Hervey Memorial Trot TrotPronto Pronto Don owned by Eugene J Hayes DuQuoin 111 is the likely favorite among the Preview Trot entries Last year Pronto Don paced a mile in 203 at Lexington Ky to become the worlds champion geld ¬ ing of all time in the twoyearold ranks Another fine entrant Mighty Sister owned by E C Moriarity Wichita Kas who won three important races during the Grand Circuits stay at Santa Anita Calif is ex ¬ pected to provide plenty of competition to the favorite in both divisions of the Pre ¬ view The event will be offered as the sixth and eighth races with distances of a mile and a mile and onesixteenth ahead of the fields fieldsOther Other horses in the big race include Scotfield owned by C W Knibb Provi ¬ dence R L Mercy Abbey owned by Her ¬ man Landis Shelby ville Ind Snappy Ann owned by Arie Phares New Palestine Ind Far Cry the property of Arden Homested Stables Princess Scotland from the New ¬ port Stock Farms and Lady M owned by Underbill Cobb CobbThe The Preview will bring at least four can ¬ didates together for the event that are eligible to compete in the 60000 Hamble tonian at Goshen N Y in August The quartet including Far Cry Mighty Sister Princess Scotland and Mercy Abbey will be cut out to improve their chances for the big event eventBowman Bowman Brown publisher of the Harness Horse magazine for which the late John L Hervey wrote so many of his inspired and authoritative stories of the harness world presented the Memorial trophy to a leading reinsman of the Grand Circuit H M Doc Parshall who gave Don Scott a brilliant drive in winning the mile and onesix ¬ teenth division of the race raceHervey Hervey known as Salvator to the thor ¬ oughbred racing world also was one of the foremost authorities on thoroughbred rac ¬ ing His residence for many years was In Chicago and his prolific pen had for years been a guiding light to two worlds of horse racing racingDoc Doc Parshall provided Maywoods harness fans with one of the finest finishes in copping the final division of the Hervey Memorial He kept Don Scott well up with the leaders and made his bid on the rail as he neared the stretch Although a photo was ordered Parshalls fine windup brought the winner home by half a length


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