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Evenly Matched Field In AkSarBen Feature FeatureEleven Eleven Middle Distance Runners Clash at Mile and Seventy Yards YardsAKSARBEN AKSARBEN Omaha Nebr June 21 Eleven middle distance performers were named for the Madison Day Purse one mile and 70 yards event fashioned for four yearolds and upward carrying the claim ¬ ing tags ranging from 3000 to 2500 which will serve as the feature attraction of tomorrows card at this local course None of the entrants have registered a suc ¬ cess thus far this year and thus the race should offer interesting sport in the form of evently matched contenders if not in the quality of the respective field fieldMembers Members of the claiming category pre ¬ dominate on the program as the better horses currently quartered here are await ¬ ing the inaugural presentation of the George Brandeis Memorial Handicap which will be contested this Wednesday The Brandeis Memorial will become an annual feature in honor of the late George Bran ¬ deis former chairman of the board of directors of AkSarBen and the one who was the most instrumental in reviving horse racing in the cornhusker state The feature will have the endowment of 5000 which is unprecedented in the history of the sport in Nebraska In addition the winning owner will be presented a trophy by the widow of the sportsman sportsmanSlated Slated to match strides in the Madison Day Purse are such capable performers as Phil Raaschs Belle Mimi B P Lundys Breath Taker Walter Leris LEnfant F G Orrs So Alone W D Rorick and L O Lanes Jodas Joe H Jolleys Attorney Joe K D Kepler and A L Eatons Garbure Ralph Powells Deep Red M Whitebooks Favorite Trap Leon Pembertons Amalka and J J Arps Big Sub The winner could come from any quarter in the Madison Day Purse and as a result wagering among the ladies day gathering should be spirited spiritedThe The fourth race on the afternoons pro ¬ gram brings together an even dozen Jour yearolds and older of the allowance vari ¬ ety vying for a purse of 1000 at the one mile and 70 yards distance Chief con ¬ tention should be furnished by E M Ra gens Surxtra who has been claimed twice during this meeting J R Swartz Hadan cil and Cline Cattle Companys Difficult
