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Eighty-Three Eligibles For Colorado Futurity Centennials September 20 Stake Now Has Gross Value of 2,180 LITTLETON, Colo., May 19.— The deadline for second eligibility payments to the Colorado Futurity at Centennial race track closed Thursday midnight with 83 horses still in the race. Nominations for the feature closed originally last December 15 with 184 nominations. Director of racing Whitehead revealed the gross value for the third running of the ,000 added two-year-old stakes is already 0,980. If 12 horses start, the race is expected to gross 2,180, with approximately ,000 going to the winner. The Futurity is carded at six furlongs and will be run September 20. Last year 57 were kept eligible through the second payment and the eventual nine starters grossed ,780. R. H. McDaniel, Americas leading trainer in 1950 and 1951, continued the eligibility of Mr. and - Mrs. E. C. Smiths Chapeau Rouge, currently running at Hollywood Park. McDaniel is well on his way to a third consecutive title, having led trainers at Santa Anita and finishing second at Golden Gate Fields. John de Blois Wacks Yolo Stable at Santa Barbara, Calif., kept the trio of Plutus, Lothario and Cerebration in the race. The latter pair are by Bull Reigh and Head Play, respectively. Paul Serdar of Wadsworth, 111., former president of the Illinoigh Thoroughbred Breeders Association and master of Locust Lawn Farm, has a colt, Belcoiint, and a filly, Dear Pat, both by Count Domino, and Party List a filly by Parasang. H. R. Talmage of Tucson, whose Heno Sissy captured last years Colorado Futurity, is counting on String A Way — brown colt by Piggin String — Waywood Girl— to carry his colors this year. Fred Grimes, Kremmling, Colo., has Tee Dee Gee still eligible. This brown colt, ridden by Johnny Longden at West Coast meetings, is currently racing at Hollywood Park.- During the recent Golden Gate meeting he was rated one of the leading two-year-olds. J. B. Allison of Colorado Springs, and James W. Livingston of Littleton, have each maintained eligibility on four promising youngsters. Allison has Salmon Peter, Molly Malone, Duke of Mala and Paddys Pick. All are Irish-breds and were acquired last year by Allison at the Dublin Sales. They are the products of such famed breeding establishments as the Irish National Stud, Lord Gray and Kildailen Farm. Salmon Peter is a Blue Peter colt out of Spendthrift, dam of Sheilas Cabin, leading Irish two-year-old in 1950. - Livingston has Clydes Candy, Mischief Miss, Pop Up and Buster Buttons. All were bred by Bing Crosby and Lin Howard, both of whom are close friends of Livingston. Howards father was C. S. Howard, owner of Seabiscuit, Kayak II. and Mioland. Curtis Porter has a pair of fillies pur- chased at the Keeneland Sales last year. Blue Linda is by Blue Flyer and Lyce is a Johnstown product. J. H. Thatcher of Pueblo, former member of the Colorado Racing Commission, has the Lawrin filly. My Lawrin and Louis Aldred of Avohdale, Colo., has a chestnut colt, The Ox. Carey and Evans, Reginald Sinclaires Plum Creek Stud and Fred Murr are among the other Coloradans to carry eligibility for their hopefuls. W. W. "Tiny" Naylor. F. Norman Phelps, J. K. Houssels and Henry Alrichs Wal-kinay Farm also continued payments.
