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■ Roman Bath, Flyamanita Vie Again Former Is Coupled With Lot O Luck Energetic and Steak Bone to Make First Starts of Year In Sir Barton at Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., June 10.— An excellent mid-week program has been arranged for the final Wednesday of the Lincoln Fields meeting. It will be headlined by the Sir Barton Purse, a six-furlong sprint for four-year-olds and up, and among the contestants will be Roman Bath, Flyamanita, and Air Mail, all of whom have given a good account of themselves at this meeting. Also in the field are Bloody Step, who was good here last season. Lot O Luck, a capable handicap runner, Steak Bone, who achieved considerable success last year, Mon-Pharo, a beaten favorite the other day, Recline, who was second in his first outing of the year, Can Locate and Energetic. Roman Bath, from Hasty House Farm, will race as an entry with Lot O Luck. He won his first start of the season about two weeks ago when he took first money in the Crusader Purse. He previously campaigned through a couple of successful seasons and has some stakes victories to his credit. Flyamanita ran a good race and she seems fit and ready for her best. The filly races for the Reverie Knoll Farm and will be coupled with Mon-Pharo. Lot O Luck, it may be remembered, was awarded first money in the 1950 version of the Peabody Memorial Handicap due to the disqualification of Sun David. Lot O Luck was injured shortly afterwards and has not raced since spending the time at Creekview Farm in Kentucky. He was returned to training this spring. He is a brother of the Calumet-owned stakes winner, Pot o Luck, who is now standing at stud in France. Air Mail Scored in Potranco Purse Bloody Step, a four-year-old, was winner of three races last year.. He is owned by H. R. Reid and L. W. Roush and has been able to score in three races this season, although he has been going along steadily in preparatory gallops. Air Mail, owned by Sam E. Wilson, Jr., came through splendidly in the Potranco Purse, the latter part of last month when he beat Cacomo and Screemin Jack at the six-furlong distance on a heavy track. Steak Bone, from the barn of John McShane, will be making his first appearance of the year. He won five races in 11 starts in 1951. Also out for the first time this year will be Energetic, owned by Mrs. Herbert Herff . The seven-year-old was a four-time winner last year. Recline, who races for Fairway Farm, was recently second to Cacomo in the Flat Iron Purse. It was his first attempt of the year, and he was beaten by but a head. Mon-Pharo finished last in that event. Can Locate was winner of the Technician Purse, ran during the early part of this meeting. He was claimed out of that race by N. C. Bouchard, his present owner. The days secondary feature, titled the Historian, is also at six furlongs and is for three- and four-year-olds. It has eight entries, including War Teddy, a beaten favorite last time out when he bowed to Ugoby and Amafox. Easy Lad and Hezahoney are highweighted in the event with 120 pounds each. Another good attraction for Wednesday is a turf race at one mile in which the Irish racer, British Isles, will be seeking his third consecutive victory here. British Isles will have 117 pounds against 120 on Penaway, also a winner last outj Nine have been entered. Closing at this track Thursday will be the Au Revoir Handicap for three-year-olds and up to be run as the chief supplementary feature to the Lincoln Handicap on Saturdays bill. It was also announced that entries for Mondays racing at Arlington Park would be accepted at Hawthorne Saturday morning.
