view raw text
Fleet Cross Given Edge In C ran wood Main Event EventEngages Engages Dainger Ring Cockpit Seven Others in HalfMile Test TestBy By RONALD KRANCER KRANCERStaff Staff Correspondent CorrespondentCRANWOOD CRANWOOD PARK Warrensville Heights Ohio June 9 A banner mid ¬ week crowd is expected to be on hand for the ninerace program to be presented at this sporty fivefurlong track tomorrow afternoon A fine card has been arranged by Fred Burton with the feature a speed test at four furlongs which has attracted a classy band of nine performers to match strides for a 1500 purse purseThose Those who will contest the issue are Dainger Ring Cockpit Nightingale Elea ¬ nor S Embers Harpeth French Rocket Fleet Cross and Cisred CisredFleet Fleet Cross who will carry the silks of H L McDonald appears to have a slight edge in this contest His last race at Ascot Park was particularly good when at four and onehalf lurlongs he defeated Sound ¬ ings by a halflength in 53ls over a fast track In that race Fleet Cross broke third saved ground throughout and was drawing clear near the end He had sev ¬ eral other good races at that meeting while running for Bobby Myers Dainger Ring can be counted on for a bangup performance in this event He was last in action on June 2 at Ascot Park when he wound up third to Little Father at six and onehalf furlongs In that race the Dainger Lewis colt opened a long lead while in the backstretch but then weak ¬ ened through the late stretch This race being two and onehalf furlongs shorter should be suitable to him
