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Curtain Up Entries Close on Saturday j Sprinters to Meet in First Stake of Detroit Meeting One Week From Tomorrow DETROIT, Mich., May 4.— The Detroit Fair Grounds, spacious Woodward Avenue racing grounds, will throw open its gates on Friday, May 13, for a summer meeting n of 80 days. The Michigan Racing Associa- tion, which took over the operation of the w Motor City track this season, has pro- a a grammed an outstanding list of 30 stakes w events, diversified enough to offer oppor- , tunities for thoroughbreds of all age divisions at suitable distances and for rich purses. The 0,000 added Curtain Up Handicap, Jj six furlongs for three-year-olds and older, f is to be the inaugural day headliner and entries for the sprint close Saturday, May 7. Racing secretary and handicapper Charles : J. McLennan will post weights for the Cur- . tain Up on Tuesday, May 10. „ The Curtain Up Handicap will be fol- lowed Saturday. May 14, by the 5,000 f ► added Border City Handicap, mile and one- . Xl sixteenth for three-year-olds and older, c and some outstanding middle distance per- a a formers are expected to parade postward in that half-holiday attraction. Two top F races will be presented on Wednesday, May 18. the 0,000 added Lansing, a five fur- j longs allowance stake for two-year-olds, j colts and geldings and the six furlongs t Noquette Handicap, for which 3-year-olds ■ and up are eligible. . Like the Curtain Up, the Border City and the Lansing are to close for nominations on £ a May 7, while the Noquette, an overnight event, is to close for entries on Monday, j May 16. Weights for the latter offering will , be published May 17. Sport of High Order Assured ] E. E. Dale Shaffer, president of the operating organization, and general manager If. Joseph Lynch are making every effort ; to accommodate as many of the better stables as is physically possible. Due to the high purse schedule for overnight and ■take races here some powerful outfits are ; to campaign and the local sport should be of high order. While some of the stables assigned space are well known to Detroit racing fans, many newcomers, will be at the Fair Grounds. Charles T. Fishers Dixiana, Duval A. Headley, John Kinard, Thomas Young, Mose Lowenstein, R. E. Wingfield, I. J. Collins, the Western Kentucky-owned James C. Ellis establishment, Brown Hotel Stable, Jay D. Weil unit and George C. White strings, all will be on hand for the May 13 opening day card. Recent arrivals at the Fair Grounds were Moody Jolley. with a 16-horse band, and the thoroughbreds George White shipped in from Nashville, Tenn. Condition books for the first 14 days were released recently and the minimum purse at the local course is ,500.
