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Grattan Truax Seeking I To Extend Win Streak I After Seventh and Eighth in Row I In Sportsmans 18 Class Event I Grattan Truax, six-year-old son of Don- I aid Truax — Miss Grattan I., will be going I for his seventh and eighth straight victories I on Sportsmans Parks harness program I Monday night. I The Chicago Downs Association opens its I own 48-night meet Monday night after I holding a six-night charity program. The I ,950 stake for 18 class pacers heads the I card. Grattan Truax has to beat a 12-horse I field in the battle. I Grattan Truax, owned by Emmitt E. I Hoffee, of Fairfield, HI., paced in 2:04% ■ for a track record at Aurora this spring I and won his first start at Cicero in 2:06%. I So far, the bay stallion has seven victories I in 10 starts and a bankroll of nearly ,000 I for the season. I Sheldon Pointer, a four-year-old gelding I owned byA. D. Knapp, of Jackson, Mich., I finds himself among a field contingent of I five horses with a good chance to take I everything. He has been racing most of the I spring on the mile oval of Bay Meadows, I but was able to maneuver the Cicero turns I in good enough style to win Thursday I night. His time of 2:09% doesnt figure H with- the others, but should improve after H his victory on the half-mile track. Other H field horses are Spud Worthy, Prorogue, H Tony Hal and Earl Siskiyou. Tony Hal won H his only start here at the 9-16 distance. H Gallant Song is on the spot again with H big things still expected of him by his H owner, C. D. Shafer, of Lima, Ohio. The H gallant four-year-old already has three vie- H tories in six starts but not against, suchH competition. H Court Lawful has been known to. open up H with speed worthy of anything in the race. H B?e paced a classy 2 :05 mile about this timeH last year and held, up well for about an-H other month. It might just be his* night. H The second division of the 27 class TrotB stake should supply good competition, with| Billy Arthur, Harvabrook and Pearl Comet going for their second victory of the meet-B ing. H Billy Arthur has shown plenty since con-H verting his style to trotting. Pearl Comet.B the Baker Acres star three-year-old, lookedH impressive on opening night.
