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Victory Grattan Likely Aurora Choice Off Two Races on Opening-Night Card 1 1 j I. 1 t e i :. I 1 i , t s r r r t r t t - £ i v - s 1 a a [ n t ; "V ; a ; t 1 a il it 1 1 ft c , tl y v o t f si L rs a; d do E A di 5 51 rj ai W Jimmy Fitzpatrick Will Be t At Reins; Scottish Boy Is Regarded as Serious Threat t AURORA DOWNS, Aurora, 111., April 30. . - — Victory Grattan, fourth and third to o 1 True Neil in the Inaugural Pace, will at- _ l tempt to redeem himself with his many y I followers in the feature event of another r stellar nine-race program at Aurora Downs s £ tomorrow night. 1 The veteran Dominion Grattan bay geld- ing, owned by Dr. M. C. Nelson, Canton, 111., , c was a little short in his two trips on open- - £ ing night, but the railbirds report that t I those heats tightened him up and he should be ready for the winners circle to- 1 morrow night. Jimmy Fitzpatrick, promising son of na- tionally known Harry Fitzpatrick, will have ; to beat such crafty campaigners as Hand-1 book, Adah Tass, Noble F., Senator Pointer, Scottish Boy and Theodores First. Of this group, Scottish Boy is the only r winner of this brief 1951 season. The steady-pacing Scotland gelding triumphed J t; week ago Tuesday and can very easily | make it two straight. While many believe the race is between 1 Victory Grattan and Scottish Boy, there | ! r are those who will back Handbook to whip C1 them all. Despite his rather poor perform- p ance in the Inaugural, Handbook can turn b on. He drew the pole and should Denny g Moore get the six-year-old Brookdale geld- 0 of ing away in fair style, his notoriety for coming the last one-eighth may prove to be and the difference in the horse race. R Hollis Regurs Noble F. is not himself as q yet. However, harness many enthusiasts +r to will remember that should the Bristle Han- e. over gelding take liking to racing, he can w topple the best. Adah Tass, the importation from Cali- fornia will be making her first mid-western start Tuesday night. Owner Earl J. Allen, ]J a, Lebanon, Ind., has never seen his mare jjj bit race over a half-mile oval and is more than w anxious to see what the Arletan mare can w in top company. = in Senator Pointer, the Canadian entry of Eph LHeurueux, was fourth in his first w Aurora outing, while E. F. Wagners Theo- h dores First was a bang-up second in his debut. ar and The nine-race program, formulated by n. race secretary Ted Leonard, is well-bal- re anced and should provide harness fans he he with another night of top racing. +j, the Post-time for the first race is 8:40 p. m. sa
