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Eyansville Press Purse Draws Seven at Dade Dame Polly Only Member of Field To Have Won During Current Meet By J. J. HAHN Staff Correspondent DADE PARK, Henderson, Ky., Aug. 17. The offering tomorrow at Dade Park will be the twelfth of the 29-day annual summer meeting and heading the seven-race program is tlje Evansville Press, a claiming event at one mile and 40 yards, which drew seven probable starters and to be contested as the sixth race. There are two other distance, races on the card, a five-furlong dash for two-year-olds, and three claimers over the six-furlong distance. Only one entered in the Evansville Press has scored at this meeting and that one is Dame Polly, winner on her first outing, but failed to run her string to two straight when she appeared a second time. Expecting to go postward against her are Montcalm, Miss Sigh, Lady Serenata, Aunt G., First Security and La Shirl. Under the conditions of the race, Montcalm and First Security are to pack top weight of 120 pounds, while Miss Sigh, a gray mare who has been knocking at the door since the beginning of the season, is next at 115. Following her are Dame Polly, 112; Aunt G. and La Shirl, 110 each, and Lady Serenata, the lightweight, at 107. La Shirl drew her 110 pounds in applying for the five-pound apprentice allowance. Only eight two-year-olds were named for the Fighting Step Purse and expected to draw much of the public support is Daddys Dog, a youngster who has been second on two occasions here. Matched against him are the non-winners Jett Oil, Sleepy Joe, Princess Seven, Jam Cake, You Say, Lalla Rookh, and Helforhay. In addition to the Evansville Press,- the fifth race is at one mile and 40 yards and drew a capacity field of platers, while the final event is at one mile and one-eighth and brings together many distance performers well known to local racing fans. Racing secretary L. H. Van Zandt had a pair of allowances races in his book of conditions which failed to fill. Weather conditions are uncertain and, since there , was an early threat of rain, horsemen whose charges fitted the conditions but were unable to handle a track other than fast decided to keep their campaigners in their stalls until the weather settles. Short-lyly before scratch time this morning, light rains fell, but were over before the entries were closed. However, there was still a thrat of rain before post time for the opening race and there was a .possibility that mudders entered on the Tuesday card would get their first chance af the meeting to race over their favored track.
