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| Dale Wingay in 20 Clasj Conditioned PaceTonight Rumley Three-Year-Old Second In Great Mid-West on Saturday AURORA DOWNS, Aurora, HI— Dale Wingay, which finished second to Floating Dream* in both trips, of the Great Mid-West Stake pace for three-year-olds Saturday night, will have his wind tested again in a Class 20 conditioned pace at Aurora Downs Thursday night. The three-year-old The Abbott brown gelding, owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rumley, Princeton, HI., made a commendable showing against the horse which registered the fastest two-year-old time in 1950. Floating Dream covered the mile in 2:12 on an off track, beating Dale Wingay by one and three-quarters lengths. However, in the one and one-eighth miles, Floating Dream just lasted to beat Rumleys three-year-old by a half-length in 2:27%. While Dale Wingay appears to be an up- HOLLIS REGUR— Will drive Lebo in the eighth race and High Todd in the ninth on tonights Aurora Downs program. and-coming young pacer, he finds himself in rough company Thursday night. He faces seven aged performers namely, Polly Cash, Betty Lue, Proud Star, Eranklin, Rocky Roads, Ladys Leon and High Todd. Of this field, Ladys Leon will be the sidewheeler to beat. For, in his two outings, the five-year-old Leon June bay gelding was second to Gallant Song in 2:08and and right behind Red Sails in 2:07%. Driven by Clarence Curtis, Ladys Leon is likely to be an odds-on choice for the ninth race on the program. Despite having to leave from seventh post position, rail-birds believe Ladys Leon is the class of the field. A trio of previous start winners "will face each other in the sixth race, a classified trot over the mile route* Mr. Spud entered the winners circle on an off track in 2:11% Monday night. Delnora Hanover clicked off a 2:11 mile her last outing, while Olen Humphres Key West scored" in 2:13% on a good oval Saturday night. The rest of the field consists of. Boots Day, King Tom, Gene Siskiyou, Bob Eric and Lollapaloosa. For Lollapaloosa, owned by the B. J. Stables, Buffalo, N. Y., it will be his initial start of the 1951 season. A two-year-old pace will form half of the daily double. The eight-horse field of "babys" are Irma Counsel, Blue Blazier, Susan Abbe, Bizerta, Fairbanks, Sharon Lee Scott, Easter Bunny and Mickey Girl. None of these youngsters have started in a race. Bizerta went against time recently and racked up a mark of 2:17.
