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j 5 ; i • — ;d at lt a" i- of of j l [ I I 1 » - 2 - i 7 ? t e i Record Nomination List Of 26 for Equipoise Mile Run 0,000 Event at Arlington On June 27; Name 32 for Primer ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, HI., June 17.— The thirteenth running of the 0,000 added Equipoise Mile, to be decided June 27 Arlington Park, has lured a record nominations list of 26 proven thoroughbreds, in-[ eluding many of the top stakes winners this year and of 1952, led by Calumet Farms Hill Gail. The Equipoise, carded for three-year-olds and upward, is the first handicap event on Arlington Parks 16-stakes program. During the 36-day summer meeting, which opens next Monday, a total of 90,000 in added money will be awarded in these races alone. Racing secretary Frank E. "Jimmy" Kil- roe, in announcing the final Equipoise list, also revealed that 32 juveniles have been named for the opening-day Primer Stakes on Monday, and 20 three-year-old fillies have been nominated for the Artful Stakes next Wednesday. Both events carry 5,000 in added money. Allie Reubens Hasty House Farm took nominating honors for the Equipoise by naming Pomace, Ruhe, Big Stretch and Oil Continued on Page Three Record Nomination List Of 26 for Equipoise Mile Run 0,000 Event at Arlington On June 27; Name 32 for Primer Continued from Page One Capitol. The latter pair are jointly owned with Mrs. Harry Trotsek. Freeman Keyes* Reverie Knoll Farm, naming Smoke Screen and LeMonde, was the only other owner with more than one entry. Oil Capitol, six-year-old gray, already has three stakes wins this year — the Palm Beach, Widener and Ben Ali Handicaps. He ranks high in the list of money-winning horses of all time. Smoke Screen .has three Fair Grounds handicaps to his credit — the Le Compte, . Letellier and New Orleans. Also of national prominence among the . nominees was Mrs. Jan Burkes Squared Away, who already has accounted for the ; Paumonok at Jamaica and Belmonts Rose-s ben Handicap. ; Hill Gail will be making his third start s next Saturday since winning the 1952 Kentucky Derby. He sustained injuries shortly • after winning the Churchill Downs feature i and did not return to competition until last L spring at Keeneland. I Other highly-regarded stakes performers i eligible for the Equipoise are Dixiana Farms . Sub Fleet, Max Kahlbaums Jampol, one ; the leading three-year-olds of 1952; Sam J Wilsons Royal Mustang, victor in last years Stars and Stripes Handicap on grass; I Alfred G. Vanderbilts Excelsior Handicap » winner, First Glance, and J. L. and E. i Knights Baybrook. , f p * f f e ? !s of !, E. j. + !* P J.
