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Gushing Gushing Oil Oil Wins Wins Peabody; Peabody; One One Hitter Hitter Suburban Suburban Victor Victor Sophomores Enter Detroit Spotlight Dixville and Black Bantam Accorded Edge Over Rivals In Week-End Twin Features By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent DETROIT, Mich., May 30. Three-year-olds are to occupy the spotlight tomorrow at this correctly-appointed Detroit race course. Eight members of the age division are scheduled to go to the post in the six-furlong Bay City Purse, with a like number slated to start in the one-mile Detroit Purse. The twin features drew well-balanced fields and excellent sport appears in store for patrons of this spacious Motor City racing grounds. The Bay City, spotted sixth on the nine-event half-holiday card, undoubtedly will develop into a closely-contested tussle. G and G Stables Dixville, a well-conformed chestnut son of Littletown and Black Heelsr is the early choice for the sprint, and the colt is to have the saddle services of Tommy Barrow. Passed Up Engagement Last Week Dixville passed an engagement here last week-end in a division of the Ferndale Purse on account of track conditions, but his recent works are on the fast side and he gets in with 118 pounds, a burden he is quite capable of handling. The G and G representative finished second to Little Doc in the Shively Purse at Churchill Downs on May 14, after making the pace to the final furlong in that six and one-half furlongs test, and he was a good winner of four races during his 1951 campaign. R. A. Parachek, master of Sunnybrook Farm, will depend on the useful Thistle Continued on Page Forty-Five Sophomores Vie in Twin Detroit Features Today Dixville and Black Bantam Given Gall as Likely Post Favorites Continued from Page One War in the Bay City and his representative is to shoulder 118 pounds. Trainer Walter , Marlman announced this morning that 1 Kenneth Robertson will be up on Thistle , War, whose. Ferndale performance was dis- 1 appointing because of the prevailing "off" 1 track conditions. The Parachek colt, the get of War Dog and Thistle Nancy, is ex- pected to show to better advantage to- . morrow on the firm racing strip. . George White, Nashville, Term, turfman, , will send out an entry to race under the ; silks of his wife, Hoptown and Little Donor, a pair of home-breds.Both the White Stable . starters get in with 118 pounds, and Sher- . man Armstrong will guide Hoptown, while . Billie Fisk is engaged for Little Donor. Hbrjtown, lightly-camnaigned as a juvenile, visited the winners ring on two occasions, and his stablemate, Little Donor, also annexed two nurses last season. George Haggartys Dish of Tea, speedy Blenheim 11. fillv, worked five furlongs this morning in 1:02, handily, and she is to make her local seasonal debut in the Bay City. Theodore D. BuKls Double Blush. 108: John Stelles Busv Fox, 116, second to Black Bantam in a division of the Fern-dale last Saturday and Arlington Farms Mock Battle. 118 pons completes the orobable starting band. Eddie Danhauer is to ridp Mock BatfK annT"nMce Rav Snen-cpt will be astride PmiWo TnuSh and Hiram Tackett is engaged for Busv Fox. No iockey was named for "nish of Tea when Bav Citv entries werp drawn. Parachek Stables Black Bantam, with Robertson at the reins, is tb likely nost time favorite for t. eht furlongs Detroit Purse. Black Ba"t.am. a consistent gelded sort of Halcyon and Good Choice, is one of the maisf-avs of the Parachek establishment and he -won. efeht of 17 en-pasrements thus far this year. His Pern-dale success came aout f t the expense of Busy Fox. Round n Hound, a"d David Fergusons Rigmarole, who will carry 107 rounds tomorrow. Others named for the Detroit are Mrs. Tvmrfld j. Ramsavs Sir Rustom. 107; H. W Ko"QViers .useful Bisr Tet: 119. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Collins Battle Hero, 110. and a ront local winner: Adler and Nanes Quick Tiilin. 108; Carl M. Grahams improved Rion in, 119. and Buhl tables Grpn Saber. 102 wounds. Louis Cook will handle Battle Hero, Jimmy Breckons is to pilot Sinn Fein, .nd youthful Rav Spencer is engaged for Green Saber. The annrentice allowance was claimed for Quick Tulip, but the mount remained open at a late hour today. Although the Michigan Racing Association was host to a banner crowd today, the three days holiday in the Motor City probably will find another huge gathering on hand for the Saturday snort. Post time for the initial offering on the week-end card is set at 2:00 p. m. "if. SJf! i e
