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Buckeye Handicap Draws Harry-Lou Winner on Opening Day at River Downs Has Seven to * Beat at Mile and 70 Yards By R. E. HURLEY - Staff Correspondent RIVER DOWNS, California, Ohio, June 6. — The first of a series of handicap events headlines the second Saturday* card at this delightful course, located on a bend of the Ohio River. Titled the Buckeye Handicap, this one mile and 70 yards test has drawn eight horses, including the high-weighted Harry-Lou, owned by A. Schroeder. Though there are eight named, the expected patrons will have only six rooting interests, for the field includes two entries. The complete field follows: L. C. Blacks Reddy Boy, 109; Mrs. L. Barry and Mrs. F. Feders Pat-the-Pilot, 112; A.. Schroeders Harry-Lou, 123; G. Thorntons Register Now, 110; Glen Fork Stables pair of Leestown, 107, and Dividend Payer, 109, and the W. T. Beezley entrants, Newsbreak, 108, and Genial Jack, 109. The last named is co-owned by C. W. Scott. Harry-Lou is picking up three pounds from ah opening-day victory at one mile and a sixteenth, in which he defeated three of his rivals in the Buckeye. The aged Half Crown— Bucks Genie gelding led all the way in that longer effort and will benefit by the abbreviated distance tomorrow. Jockey Charlie Burns is again slated to handle the Schroeder charge. Benefits in Weight Shift Register Now, second to the topweight on opening day, is the recipient of a four-pound weight shift from that effort, one for each year that this four-year-old miss has been around. Yet, she vainly pursued Harry-Lou in their last encounter and seemingly he has the "Indian sign" on her. Pat-the-Pilot and Genial Jack were beaten off by the top two and hence appear o have scant chance tomorrow. The strategy of the couplings in the race may be of vital importance for the presence of a speedy pacesetter may hamper the chances of Harry-Lou, especially with his heavy burden. Both W. T. Beezley and E. M. Ness, trainers for their interests, recognize this factor and may elect to sacrifice one of their charges; with a burning pace to weaken the favorite. Both Dividend Payer, for the Glen Fork Stable, and Newsbreak of the Beezley contingent, have shown stretch-running talents. The latter is a Vanderbilt homebred who has some traces of class. Reddy Boy remains an unknown quantity and may be regarded as a distinct outsider.
