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Announce New Cranwood Daily Purse Program ProgramTo To Offer 8500 Four Days 8700 Wednesdays 10000 Saturdays SaturdaysBy By W A CRUSE CRUSEStaff Staff Correspondent CorrespondentCRANWOOD CRANWOOD PARK Warrensville Heights Ohio May 12 At a meeting with i the horsemen Sunday general manager Louis Fondfield made it known that the I purse distribution would be as follows The minimum purse is now 900 and it will also be attached to races for platers of the 800 calibre Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday the total distribution will be 8500 Wednesdays it will be 8700 and Satur ¬ days 10000 The 5000 Ohio Derby is excluded and the distribution is based on a daily program of nine races racesFollowing Following this policy racing secretary Fred Burton has arranged an attractive card for tomorrow the ninth day of the 25day meeting The Bedford for four year oldsend older horses at six furlongs holds the spotlight and with two on the also eligible list 10 have accepted the issue for a part of the 1000 purse purseThe The A and H Stables Grace Morse should be in line for support and her race behind Slowey and Petrichs Deeside would indicate the Osculator filly is at peak form She was beaten only by a nose and it ap ¬ peared that if she had just one or two more strides to go she would have taken down the major share of the purse That was at five furlongs and she was never more than a half length off Deeside who is well regarded in this sector as a speed ¬ ster She appears to have a bit more class than the group she is slated to meet here and can be expected to turn in an excellent effort effortThe The one winner at the meeting in this field is J Purcells Bern Boy The Bern borough gelding was a length and three quarters the best of Mrs E Grimes Bud ¬ dys Song in the fourth race on the seventh of May That was a sixfurlongs dash for those who race with an 800 tag attached He may be a bit ambitiously placed but an encore to his winning effort could make him dangerous enough to take down one of the minor awards awardsA A Barrs Tor Mel finished second to the A and H Stables Plumb Bob in the opener last Wednesday That too was a claiming affair but for those a bit more value at 1500 and at five furlongs The added eighth of a mile may be a factor in his favor and he cannot be entirely over ¬ looked Completing the field are Montaera Mar Pompey My First Bid Monte Cassino and Ruse Bona Girl and Winged are the two on the also eligible list listThe The ninth race also shapes up as an in ¬ teresting affair It is for 1000 platers who are fouryears old and older and has a mile and onesixteenth setting The minimum 900 purse is also attached and 12 in all have been drawn overnight overnightL L Kutzlis BUI Monahan W T Webbs Katie N Mr Mrs J Kings Chalvaal H Youngs Schoharie Brady and Lovings Darmola L Ulrichs Yumpin Yimminy Mrs R H Schwartz Barqual Mrs De IBaughs Silver Streak J Reds Sticky Fussy F Nadaline Jrs Jhansi H M Simpsons Without and C E Henrys Per ¬ haps make up the field and it is difficult to ascertain which should be in line for the greatest support supportKatie Katie N however finished second to the Southland Farms Valiant Dick on opening day That race too was at one and one sixteenth miles and she was on top before going a half mile only to be beaten a nose She did appear a bit short for that race and will undoubtedly be in line for the bulk of support in this band
