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American Legion Purse Headlines Omaha Sport Block to Block Heads Field; Heavy Showers Drench Track AK-SAR-BEN, Omaha, Nebr., June 7; â Due to the failure of the six-furlong Whirl-away Handicap, original Wednesday featured event, to attract a sufficient amount of formidable entrants, racing secretary and handicapper Raleigh Leigh substituted the mile and a sixteenth American Legion Purse. Seven capable middle distance performers, headed by Brown and Gillespies Block to Block, accepted weights under the allowance conditions of the American Legion and, what the test may lack in quantity will be more than compensated for by the. quality of the contestants. The nominal attraction undoubtedly would have had several more contenders had not the racing strip appeared to definitely be in an "off" conditions for tomorrows card. At the time of entries the Omaha sector was covered with heavy showers which promised to prevail throughout the day. Slated to measure strides against Block to Block, who will in all probability rule the public choice, are other such stellar charges as G. W. Williams recently acquired Akbar, Floyd Williams All Yen, Guy and Walter Shultz consistent Namur, Joseph W. Snyders Rick Raft, and J. J. Eckroshs Ben B. In his latest trip postward Block to Block was unplaced to the arrear of Risky Hash, Reddy Boy and Foxy No Mark in the Memorial Day Handicap, but his opponents in tomorrows issue are of considerable less calibre than those he met in the holiday feature. Previous to his engagement in the aforementioned handicap the Brown and Gillespie colorbearer literally romped to an eight-length triumph in the Roseben Purse in which Akbar was along in time to gain the runner-up honors. Both Ricks Raft and Namur have registered victories thus far during the current session, whereas All Yen and Ben B. have been unable to score. The fourth event on the eight-race agenda brings together a full field of juveniles several of whom have already recorded their initial victories. E. C. Teams Ting Tâ V. Hacks Mommie Doll, and the Montana Stables Bullreveal, appear most likely of the promising group.
