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Four Allowance Features Dot Program at Detroit Our Kite May Prove Best in Mile Of Foremans Association Purse Continued from Page One traction and trainer C. P. Sowers will ; saddle the" pair. Our Kite, four-year-old gelded son of i Our Boots and Alkit, may go to the post favorite over his seven rivals in the Fore- | mans Association Purse. Victor in four of his 16 engagements last year, the Forrest star came up to the races nicely this season and set a new mile and 70 yards track record of 1:40% at Oaklawn Park March 8, defeating Ruhe, Dad, False and other stakes performers in the King Cotton Handicap. Last Derby Day at Churchill Downs, Our Kite turned in an impressive â– even furlongs in 1:24% to achieve major; honors in the Kentucky Colonels Purse, j downing such high class racers as William Veenemans stakes-winning Black George, Mrs. Herbert Herffs Screemin Jack, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Good Loser and others of that caliber. Our Kite will have to turn in another sharp performance to garner a victory in the Foremans Association Purse. Gay Hunter is in excellent condition and recently won the Great Lakes Purse, nipping Our Request, Dooly, Janina and In A Spin, among others. Along with Gay Hunter, Bated Breath, Brown Rambler and Badger have shown speed in recent local engagements and any one of them might prove dangerous with a race to top form. Juvenile racing is always popular with Detroit racing followers and the Old Glory Purse certainly should prove one of the best events on the Saturday menu. Mrs. E. E. Dale Shaffers homebred colt, Fiddle, a son of Roman and Fairday, is the early favorite to whip eight rivals. Fiddle has made but one appearance under silks, finishing third in the Joliet Stakes to Dean Cavy and Happy Carrier. In the band named to oppose Fiddle are such shifty youngsters as Roman Jean, Full Circle, Ramjet, Alie-Ed, Wilks Loss, Bull Keys, Good Times and Caboose. Alie-Ed and Caboose are winners at the current local meet. Dave Ferguson, Motor City tool and die manufacturer, will send out the choice in Rigmarole for the Red White and Blue Purse at one mile and several of his opponents in that race will try him again tomorrow. Arlington Farms Mock Battle ran second in the St. Clair, H. W. Kellehers Big Jet was third, and Mrs. George C. Whites Hoptown finished fourth. Carl Grahams Sinn Feinn wound up sixth behind Rigmarole in the St. Clair but he also will give it another fliDg in the Red White and Blue. Terrell Brothers Tis Joe, second to Shag Tails in the Industrial Purse and Jefferson Purse winner at Churchill Downs, along with Grace Kosiba Stables Pak rounds out the list of entrants. George White, Tennessee turfman, will send out an entry for +he three-quarters mile Flag Day in Robert Lancasters Noca-lulla and Mrs. Whites improved Little Donor. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Flynns Master-son, a Sir Francis-sired gelding, raced impressively last year, chalking up four triumphs against classy company and his recent morning trials have been decidedly on the fast side. Others entered in the Flag Day are T. D. Buhls Green Saber, Marion H. VanBergs Jackie Van, Miller and Steeles Rush Street, Thomas Grahams Racker-Bill, Shaffer Stables Woe Is Me, Mrs, William Zakoors Scherzo, Robert Youngs Shibboleth, and Bangaway, a recent winner from the stable maintained by the estate of the late B. W. Stivers. Post time for the first race on the Saturday bill is 2:00 p. m.
