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| ] [is 5 j 1 ] i i 1 1 1 1 3 • 3 J | i 1 1 ■ ] : ; ■ ] ■ • ■ , ■ ■ ; ■ 1 • ♦ Undone, Gunner Lad Vie In J.A.Davidson Memorial Ak-Sar-Ben Featured Sprint to Engage My Time and Six Others By ART KENNEDY Staff Correspondent AK-SAR-BEN, Omaha, Neb., June 19. — [The J. A. Davidson Memorial, for three-year-olds and upwards with ,000 added, featured on tomorrows week-end card at Ak-Sar-Ben. At the six furlong dis- tance, it has attracted a field of the best [sprinters on the grounds and given a fast track could be the medium of, a new course record. The Davidson is the first of five scheduled features yet to be run, which include the George Brandeis Memorial, the Omaha, the Ak-Sar-Ben Juvenile Stakes and capped by the Ak-Sar-Ben on July 4, final day of the meeting. All But the Juvenile are handicaps. All but the Ak-Sar-Ben have ,000 added, the final star attraction having been endowed with 0,000 in added money. Tomorrows headliner will be the fourth edition of this race which has been named in memory of the late J. A. Davidson, a former member of the Ak-Sar-Ben board of governors who had been president of the organization at one time and held the distinction of being King of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. He was one of Omahas business and civic leaders, who contributed much to the advancement of Nebraska and the Middle West through his affiliation and labors for Ak-Sar-Ben. As governor he headed the campaign which resulted in the purchase of the grounds and the construction of the buildings which make Ak-Sar-Ben field the great community center it is and of which the race track is only a part. Of the fine field which has been entered in the Davidson, the unbeaten Gunner Lad is the only three-year-old. His convincing triumphs over this oval will make him a strong factor in the betting tomorrow. Top-weighted and likely to be favorite is J. W. "Wally" Coopers phenomenal, Undone, with 122 pounds. He is coming, off a smashing race in. which he led all the way to hang up six furlongs in 1:10%, fastest time of the meeting. He finished six lengths better than the foremost of several who_ oppose him tomorrow, My Time, Hairbow, Pine Fiddle and Charing Light, but picks up six pounds more than he carried then. Yesterdays twilight racing: drew its usual throng of late racegoers, some of whom come out for the last four offerings on the program. The feature event went to a surprise winner in Colorado Stables Country Dance, who sped along the inside rail under the feather impost of 100 pounds to score a last stride victory over the fast-closing Abbotsford. Jerrette, the favorite was a well-beaten fourth. Abbotsford, who has been running in the interests of Mrs. J. Tennant, changed barns right after the race, having failed to score for his former owner, although turning in several fine efforts during the brief time she owned him. Country Dance returned a straight mutuel of 5.00. Atendance was 7,883 and mutuel handle reached 79,660.
