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Roseben Purse Featured Offering at Ak-Sar-Ben Block to Block Likely Choice v Over Sweet Girlie, Busy Pony AK-SAR-BEN, Omaha, Neb., May 24.— The Roseben Purse, a one mile and 70-yard event fashioned for three-year-old and upward intermediate claimers, ranging in . value from ,500 to ,000, heads tomorrows program at this well-appointed Omaha course. Seven capable middle distance performers were named to contest the Roseben, which should prove an interesting and thrilling test from flag fall to finish. Under the conditions of the afternoons headliner Brown and Gillispies Block to Block will assume the top impost of 115 pounds, but will parade postward under 110 including the allowance for his apprentice rider Billy Clark. Slated to oppose Block to Block are Edward A. Simpsons Akbar, B. F. Lundys Miss Mary K., Fre-Oma Stables Sweet Girlie, E. C. Moores Good Fella, Willard T. Beezleys Sunstorm and Benjamin Fogelsons Busy Pony. Block to Block accounted for six victories during his 1948 campaign and during his winter tenure in Phoenix, Arizona, visited the winners circle on one occasion. The seven-year-old gelded son of Psychic Bid has been working cleverly .since his arrival from the southwestern sector and will in all probability answer the bugle as the public choice. Sweet Girlie has always shown a decided partiality for the local strip and could easily be returned the winner. Sunstorm enjoyed minor success during the recently terminated Oaklawn Park session arid is sure to garner his share of the mutuel support. Busy Pony was acquired by his present owner via the claiming box from owner H. Belk during the Sportsmans Park in Chicago meeting arid only recently arrived in the Cornhusker State. Both Good Fella and Akbar have displayed flashes of brilliancy and either could be returned the winner should they choose to come forth with their best efforts. The remainder of the rather attractive agenda is comprised of capacity fields. The fourth race in particular should attract considerable attention as it brings together a full group of juvenile maidens at the four and one-half furlong distance. Little is known of the capabilities of these promising youngsters as very few of the group of 18 have thus farT een seen under colors.
