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Jack S. L Heads Supremus Line-Up Letellier Gelding Has Only Five Foes Showdown, Good Story and Superwolf Among Others In Nine-Furlong Feature WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., May 19. — Mrs. John S. Letelliers "iron horse," Jack S. L., begins another Illinois campaign tomorrow. The speedy nine-year-old who manages to win more than his share of events in spite of his aging limbs, is carded to face a fairly capable band of middle-distance runners in the Supremus Purse, a mile and one-eighth test that is the best overnight race offered at the meeting thus far. A small field of six is to contest the issue, but the_ general quality makes up for the lack of quantity. While the entries were closing here this morning, one of the heaviest cloudbursts in the history of the course transformed the track into soupy condition and there is hardly a chance that it will be better than muddy for the Supremus. Thus, turf patrons will be looking for "off" track horses as their main choices. In this respect, Jack S. L. has proven his worth many times during his long, hard career, during which he has won numerous stakes and often has either tied or broken track records. The flashy chestnut son of Jack High— Burgee, by Pennant, must carry 115 pounds and there is a chance that the leading reinsman of America, Logan Batcheller, will be in the irons, although no boy has been officially designated. Last Started in Ben Ali The veteran comes here from Kentucky where he last started in the thirteenth running of the ,0,000 added Ben Ali Handicap at a mile and one-sixteenth. He showed his usual early speed, but tired badly, as if in need of further racing in the drive and was beaten by Shy Guy, Pellicle, Free America, Almenow, and Dinner Hour. There is nothing in the Supremus that remotely classes with those that whipped the Letellier gelding, and there seems no reason to believe he will be anything but an even money favorite at the most. Slated to face him are Lexbrook Stables Showdown, Plymouth Stables Storm King, William H. Bishops Superwolf, Oscar J. Breaults Good Story, and I. S. Weiners Santa Fe. Before racing at Keeneland, Jack S. L. performed in his owners home town in New Orleans at the Fair Grounds. His last start there was at a mile and an eighth in the Louisiana Handicap and he finished second to Good Entry, while carrying 116 pounds. Trainer Bill Resseguet worked him a sharp mile over the grass course here between races Tuesday. The main competitor appears to be Good Story, a gelding who whipped a field with authority in his last race at Sportsmans Park. The five-year-old son of Chance Play — Spur Flower, by Blue Larkspur, jumped to the front at the start and led throughout the mile and one -sixteenth, beating Kaslick, Scotland Yard, Mescara. Showdown, owned by M. A. Kern, who operates the Lexbrook Farm at Roselle, 111., also figures as a principal factor. The four-year-old son of Xalapa Clown — Bonni View, by Boniface, has not started since March 25 when he finished second in a mile and one-sixteenth test at Oaklawn Park. He just failed to get up in a nose finish against Fort Garry, while in back of him were Late Thread, Sammies Image, Jim Branch, Coley Bay and Token Reward. He was several lengths in back of the early pace but closed with a powerful rush. The only other in the small field that appears to figure as a contender is Superwolf, who was claimed by Bishop for 0,000 at the Sportsmans Park meeting. The six -year -old last competed in the Spring Handicap at the half-mile oval and finished fourth to Caillou Rouge, Sir White and Bodens Pal prior to which he was * second to Kaslick.
