New Track Record Seen Likely, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-21

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New Track Record Seen Likely LikelyASCOT ASCOT PARK Akron Ohio June 19 Ascot Park patrons may view the estab ¬ lishing of a new American record for four furlongs Wednesday June 23 when the Ascot Speed Handicap is renewed at the Cuyahoga Falls course The Speed Hand ¬ icap bringing together a band of the fast ¬ est sprinters in the middle west will be for a purse of 1500 The Ascot track record for four furlongs and the record for the Speed Handicap is 46 only one fifth of a second slower than Double Calls American record Bentbrook established the Ascot mark in 1946 The worlds record for the half mile is TieScores 45


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