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Forum Choice to Down Seven Toledo Opponents OpponentsEstoff Estoff Runner Meets Hurstland And Free Night in Sprint Event EventBy By HUGH J McGUIRE McGUIREStall Stall Correspondent CorrespondentF6RT F6RT MIAMI Maumee Ohio April 30 The Van Wert Purse will be the main at ¬ traction on tomorrows allclaiming pro ¬ gram and eight speedsters will vie for top honors in this contest for threeyearolds and older at five and onehalf furlongs furlongsThis This event which is scehduled as the seventh race should be an interesting con ¬ test Forum the property of Louis Estoff appears to have a slight edge over his op ¬ ponents tomorrow This veteran racer cam ¬ paigned with considerable success at the Sunshine Park meeting and is reported ready for a whining effort The son of Tiger has displayed speed in his morning trials since his arrival here and he should show his heels to his rivals in tomorrows engagement engagementHurstland Hurstland who is owned and conditioned by Pete Maxwell appears to be the logical contender and will undoubtedly have his share of supporters The roan son of Little town finished fourth in his latest endeavor and also visited the winners circle prior to that at this meeting Should he be in a running mood tomorrow afternoon he is likely to extend Forum to the utmost Free Night from the C B Sperry barn appears to be a real threat on the basis of her smashing second to Grasselon in the Ottawa Purse here a few days ago and may grab it all should the top pair falter Trainer O W Stoddard has this fellow as fit as the proverbial fiddle and a good performance can be expected of him himArrayed Arrayed against the top trio are Miss Buster Lovely Rose Endie Jane Sally Fin and Forethought The latter will be mak ¬ ing his initial appearance under silks this year although he is credited with regis ¬ tering four victories a second and four thirds in 1951 The son of Quatre Bras II is training smartly at this oval and could upset if he is ready readyThe The card is confined to sprinters al ¬ though the nightcap will be contested at the about one and onesixteenth miles dis ¬ tance Marion Clarke should click in the final race of the day She went to her knees at the break in her last engagement and still got UP in time to finish second in a game effort
