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I ■ i I i " I i i t ■ I Crete Handicap to Draw Small, but Select Field Delegate, With Pleasure Ready To Vie in First Lincoln Stake WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, 111., May 12. — Now that racing secretary and handicapper Lawrence C. Bogenschutz has announced his weights for the 0,000 Crete Handicap, horsemen stabled here and several whose charges are still quartered at Churchill Downs, are studying the assignments and presently it appears that a small, but select field will engage in the six-furlong dash that is the feature of the opening program offered by the Lincoln Fields Racing Association here Monday. Not more than eight will contest the issue, it is believed, with the high weights, Delegate and With Pleasure, being included in the post parade. Others who probably will accept are P. A. B. Widener III.s Happy C; M. J. Dants Southern Pride, B. L. Thomas Loriot and Mrs. Emil Dene-marks Provocative, Enforcer and Bullish. Others still eligible but are questionable as starters are Mrs. A. M. Durschs Anns Lee, P. J. Valentis Caillou Rouge, Edward E. Voynows Stud Poker, Paul L. Kelleys Gang Way, Mrs. Albert Sabaths Alsabs Day and Happy Stables Happy Issue. Delegates top impost of 122 pounds was not in the least surprising to horsemen. The five-year-old gelded son of Maeda — Brides Veil, by Polymelian, usually reaches his peak when running after r short let-up. He has not raced since February 9, at Hia-leah Park, when he captured the Seminole Handicap. He also won the Hialeah Inau-guaral and an overnight allowance race in four starts during the winter. Trainer Johnny Nerud decided against attempting to "stretch him out" to engage in the big events at the Sunshine State, mainly because of the scintillating form displayed by the great Coaltown. Thus, he goes into the Crete with enough winter racing to have kept him in good condition, but not enough to make him stale. With Pleasure, on the other hand, has been out of action since last September at Howthorne. He was rested in Kentucky during the winter, but has been showing a good turn of speed in his trials. At his best, the six-year-old is undoubtedly one of the fastest sprinters of the nation. Whether he will be ready to resume his familiar winning ways in this seasonal bow, however, leaves some room for doubt. Although the probable winner is quite in doubt, there does not seem any doubt about one that will set a blistering pace in the sprints This speedster is Loriot, who is gen-I erally believed to be one of the fastest breaking horses in the country. In her last 12 starts, many of them against ranking competition, she has been on top at the half-mile marker. Often, though, she is unable to sustain her rapid pace to the finish. f She appears nicely weighted at 109 pounds, j and trainer O. L. Hopper is reported to , have her fit and ready.
