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High High Scud Scud Speeds Speeds Home Home in in Spartan; Spartan; Hilarious Hilarious Whips Whips Tea-Maker Tea-Maker at at Spa Spa ; Mid Century Meets Quintet at Hazel Grandview Stable Sophomore Coming Off Sparkling Score; But Why and Etelka Threats By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent " HAZEL PARK, Mich., Aug. 24. Grand-view Stables Mid Century, a hard-hitting three-year-old son of Reaping Reward and Mideau, by Bull Dog, heads a field of six shifty middle distance performers scheduled to meet here Tuesday afternoon in. the one mile Wyandotte Purse. Mid Century, victorious last week end in the eight furlongs Romeo Peach Festival Purse, gets in the Wyandotte under 113 pounds and the colt will have the saddle services of jockey Howard Craig, who began Mondays racing third in the local riding standings, three winning mounts behind jockey Robert Lee Baird and apprentice Don Holmes, tied for major honors. Won Saturday by Three Lengths Mid Century coasted to an easy three-length decision over Darkle, Mikeaby, Big Hearted, Main Speaker and others of that class in his last Hazel Park engagement but, previous to that outing, he finished second here to Deep Blue in the Lake Michigan Purse. Before shipment from New York, Mid Century scored victories over speedy competition at Belmont Park and Aqueduct. The Reaping Reward-sired colts recent morning trials have been decidedly satisfactory to his conditioner, E. E. Russell. Jockeys Baird and Holmes have mounts in the Wyandotte; the former is to guide J. G. Ferraras But Why, 120 pounds, while young Holmes will be astride Mrs. V. E. Smiths Etelka, pegged at a feathery 107 pounds. But Why, a four-year-old Genl Continued on Page Thirty-Nine
