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Seven in Detroit Turf Course Race RaceEntry Entry of Dockie and Wow Expected to Draw Bulk of Support in Arthur Purse PurseFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 17 Members of the handicap division re ¬ main idle during the Friday program at this course in preparation for the featured weekend offerings but racing secretary Charles F Henry has assembled a good card for tomorrow Two contests under identical conditions except for distance hold the chief interest and will be carded as the fifth and eighth races with the latter to be decided over the one mile Lewis Turf course courseThis This nightcap has been named the James Arthur and it is fashioned for fouryear olds and older in a claiming range from 6000 to 5500 Seven are named in six wagering interests as Mrs G Raines Dockie is coupled with Mrs L Wolfs Wow both being trained by Harold Raines and this pair may carry the bulk of public sup ¬ port Wow was winner of a race over the Turf Course in easy fashion to prove his fondness for the grass footing Dockie has not raced at the meeting meetingJ J H Homans Plover Brand has had only one race here when he was matched against fleet sprinters at six furlongs The son of Big Brand is certain to prefer this longer distance and he is known to be par ¬ tial to the turf Jess Trents Tulco third in his first local appearance was placed first through a disqualification in his next outing which was followed by a dead heat for third in his latest outing The son of Cohort is right on edge edgePharawell Pharawell Dropping Down DownSlievemish Slievemish will represent Mrs Earl Beez ley and comes recommended by a tally at a mile and an eighth when valued at 4750 Pharawell from the stable of George Row ¬ ley has been racing with better company than he is asked to meet here and he could be troublesome Sweet Reward who races for J Paddock showed little in her lone local outing when valued at 7000 but that race and this cheaper placing might find her close up upEleven Eleven fleet sprinters were named to the fifth race which has been titled the Bill Cain and the race bristles with contention contentionThe The La Salle Handicap which will fea ¬ ture Saturdays program is a dash of six furlongs for a prize of 10000 and it is likely that the best sprinters quartered on the grounds will compete Ray Anken bauers Porters Broom who has laid claim to the sprint championship here by win ¬ ning three out of four of his races includ ¬ ing a test at one mile over the grass will likely have to defend his title It may be that Louis J Hollenbachs Roi Rouge the only horse to defeat Porters Broom dur ¬ ing the meeting will be sent after the headliner and another meeting between these two would create keen interest as they finished noses apart in the Cadillac Handicap
