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i Three-Year-Old Trotters In Limelight at Aurora Celias Counsel Expected to Be Favorite in Tonights Feature AURORA DOWNS, Aurora, June 14. — Ten three-year-old trotters have been named for tomorrow nights ,000 Chicago Hotel Association Stake at Aurora Downs, with the brown filly, Celias Counsel expected to be almost an even money choice by post time. Owned by Earl Rowe of Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Chief Counsel — High Celia has shown in recent starts the high speed expected of her fine breeding. She started the season slowly at Aurora, finishing sixth, third and eighth in her first three starts. After that trainer-driver Dee Stover of Mt. Vernon, 111., took the little stepper to Fairmount Park, where she won a stake start over the mile track, and when she returned to Aurora she promptly defeated seven rivals by a length and. a half over a mile route. Her chief opposition is expected to come from a two -horse entry trained by Tommy Winn, currently Auroras leading driver. Winn will handle the reins on Hillcrest Chimes, with the driving assignment on Ingrid Hanover, second horse of the entry, still open. Also due for notice in the Hotel Association feature is Phalanx, trained and driven by Eddie Cobb. The black gelding, owned by the Millspring Farm of Whitesville, N. Y„ raced like his famed running namesake last week in winning a six and one-half furlongs sprint at Aurora. In a secondary feature, seven fast pacers meet for a mile test. Mrs. Forrest Bur-rights Puzzette, the fast-closing mare Margaret Ann Blacksfone, and Highlawn Direct, one of the fastest-starting pacers at Aurora, figure to provide plenty of action, in the race, eighth on the nine-race card.
