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Favor Favor Blue Blue Man Man for for Belmont; Belmont; Miss Miss America America Draws Draws Fifteen Fifteen Biddy Jane Looms 4 As Top Contender Mimi Mine, Sweet Patootie, Happy Deb Seek Lincolns Juvenile Dash at Hawthorne By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., June 6. — A full field will participate in the fifth running of the 0,000 added Miss America Stakes here tomorrow. Fifteen fleet fillies were named this morning for the five-furlong dash, with Biddy Jane, owned by J. R. Collins, and Mimi Mine, owned by Mrs. Herbert Herff, looming as the likely choices. Biddy Jane draws consideration through her good stakes performances this year; Mimi Mine because of lier outstanding exhibition in winning her only start, and her good exercise moves since arriving at this track. Won Rancocas at Garden State Biddy Jane, a daughter of Psychic Bid, started off her career inauspiciously enough when she finished tenth in a division of the Juvenile Stakes at Hialeah, but since that time she has either been first or second. She defeated Eddie Sue, winner of the Bay State Kindergarten at Suffolk Downs in her second try, then ran second to Tribe, who was later second in the Youthful and Belmont Juvenile at Belmont, later defeating Tribe at Gulfstream. She then came to Churchill Downs and was second to Bubbley in the Debutante, and shipped to Garden State she won the Rancocas Stakes. Among the also rans in the latter race were Countess Jane, winner of the Rosedale at Jamaica and the Fashion at Belmont Park/ Biddy Jane cost ,700 as a yearling* Mimi Mine, by the one-time Chicago favorite, Alsab, out of Ginger W., by Coldstream, was bred by Howard Wells. In her one start, which was at Churchill Downs, the filly was favored and came from eighth place at five furlongs to easily defeat Tuo-nine. Mimi Mine was acquired as a yearling by Mrs. Herff for ,500, and trainer Continued on Page Three Miss America Stakes To Test Fifteen Fillies Biddy Jane Looms as Favorite to Beat Mimi Mine, Sweet Patootie Continued from Paae One Jake Lowenstein is confident she was a bargain purchase. Trainer Roy Waldron, who conditions the horses of Clifford Mooers, Texas turfman, has named a air in Gifted Gal, a daughter of Apache, and Orofino, a maiden by Vezzano. Gifted Gal, who was bred by Mooers, started off by being twice second at Santa Anita, one of her conquerors being Haunted, who later won the Cinderella Stakes at Hollywood Park. Gifted Gal took a purse on a sloppy track before leaving the West Coast, and then came to Churchill Downs, where she defeated Aerolite and others. She later finished sixth in the Debutante at that track. Trainer W. Ridenour will also send forth a double entry in Smart Cookie and Burma Girl, who race in the interests of F. Flanders. Smart Cookie has started five Jbimes and Burma Girl has been postward nine times, and they have yet to win a purse. Stephens Girl, a Calumet-bred, will represent Mrs. O. S. Deming. The fillies best races were a third to Happy Deb at Churchill Downs, and a second to Tuonine last time out here. Tuonine, after being beaten by Mimi Mine, won her first start here. She is by Reaping Reward — Valdina Gleam, by Sortie, and was bred by her owner, C. Lussky. Happy Deb, who was shipped in from Kentucky for the Miss America, has started three times, twice at Keeneland and once at Churchill Downs. In the latter essay she won by five lengths from a field that included Stephens Girl. She is by Pasteurized — Chuckle, by Haste; was bred at Mereworth Farm, and is owned by Brum-field Brothers. Sweet Patootie, owned by Mrs. E. E. D. Shaffer, is in from Detroit, where she recently captured a four and a half furlongs dash by six lengths. She was second to Celtic Play at Churchill Downs, and has a win and a second to her credit at Gulf stream Park. She is by Alquest — Sweet Woman, by Roman, and was bred at Coldstream Stud. Celtic Play was bred by S. I. Crew and will race in the silks of that sportsman. She is by the Australian stallion, Shannon II., whose County Clare is regarded as one of the best two-year-olds in the East this year. Her dam in O Play, by Okapi. Celtic Play won her first start at Hialeah; was then unplaced four times until she defeated Sweet Patootie at. Churchill. She finished fifth in the Debutante at that track. Others in the field are Mrs. H. J. Damms Arab Actress and Doug Davis Admirals Wave, both of whom have been winners here; H. G. Bockmanjs Sweet Mural, who was unplaced back of Tuonine in her only start, and Good Call, a maiden. This could be the best field ever to try for the Miss America, a race that had its inaugural running in 1948. Princess Lygia was the winner last year.
