view raw text
Field of Ten Entered In Pontchartrain Purse Galena Likely Favorite to Down Rivals in Detroit Main Offering DETROIT, Mich., June 12.— The Pontchartain Claiming Purse, which is to bring together 10 useful sprinters at six furlongs, will headline «a well-balanced program tomorrow at the Michigan Racing Association course. Along with the top attraction, racing secretary Charles McLennan has arranged some fair supporting events and one of the best of these is the one mile seventh race, which is to match eight medium grade platers. Mrs. A. Kuhns Galena, who is to be ridden in the Pontchartain by Ted Johnson, is the early choice and gets in with 115 pounds. Galena looked good here last week when she vanquished eight other platers at three-quarters mile, stepping to the wire with a four-length advantage over her nearest rivals, Peter A. Markeys Slamaranth and P. L. Grissoms Sorority. Saginaw Stables Tacony, Niagara Stables Play At, William Zakoors Byronic, a recent visitor to the local winners ring, and A. L. Birchs Aunt Dora, who raced rather well in Kentucky this spring, are others named for the Pontchartain. Robert S. Link, Jr.s, New Orleans-owned Illustrate, Andrews and Zakoors Wisen-heimer, Henry Forrests shifty Cotton Joe, John Harts Convicted, and Mrs. J. Rogers Texas Rain complete the probable starting band for the mid-week feature. Chuck Burns is to have the mount on the early speedster, Tacony; Eddie Dan-hauer will be astride Play At, Harold Sconza is scheduled to handle Illustrate, and young George Walker drew the saddle assignment on Byronic. Tommy Barrow is named for Aunt Dora, Sherman Armstrong is to guide Texas Rain, Jose Rivera will be on Cotton Joe and younthful Gerald Champagne is to be in the irons on Wisen-heimer. Mrs. C. O". Schweitzers Fourteen Grand, victor in two Pimlico engagements and second In another, heads the field for the seventh and he is to be ridden by apprentice Tommy Cafarelli. Fourteen Grand, a good weight carrier and capable of handling the eight-furlong distance, probably will meet his stiffest company in Marion H. VanBergs Son Charlie, and James Rogers Angle Bar, a victor over Fair Company at one mile here last week. T. D. Buhls Crack Reward, H. H. Prices Colinova, Mr. and Mrs. E. Wards Lucky Micky, R. A. Paracheks Airdrome, and Kuhn Stables Jeanette, who gave a sharp effort in her last local outing, round out the entrants for the secondary attraction.
