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Koritza Topweight In Dark Star Purse PurseBlossom Blossom Stable Gelding Has Fleet Ace Lons Choice and Possess as Sportsmans Foes FoesSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 1 Koritza a sixyearold gelding from the locally owned Blossom Stable will carry topweight of 120 pounds in the Dark Star a claiming race which will be the best attraction here Monday when the second week of racing at this halfmile oval gets under way Koritza who scored twice last season and has registered that many victories already this season is to carry three more pounds than Fleet Ace the next highweight in the sevenfurlong affair which is for fouryearolds and up and will ome sixth on a ninerace bill billFleet Fleet Ace owned by Sam Pershall also a sixyearold gelding boasts a success at the present session He was victorious over a fair field at five furlongs last Tues ¬ day when as the second choice he took the measure of Possess the favorite In his prior start Fleet Ace finished third thirdJockey Jockey Tony Skoronski will ride Mrs F E Browns Lon Choice who is in with 114 pounds and Harold Keene will be on the Bishop stables Legatee who will carry like weight Legatee was second to Culler ton in a good sevenfurlong effort here opening day and was claimed out of thaf event by owner Bishop and therefore wijj be starting in the latters silks for the firj time JT JTPossess Possess Claimed Last Out OutPossess Possess who was also claimed last time out will carry the colors of William Wig ¬ gins who took him from Gregory and Maggio Possess was one of the hardest working thoroughbreds of last year start ¬ ing 26 times and winning three races Last time out he was second to Fleet Ace beaten three parts of a lengths by the latter after having been in front He will be the light ¬ weight with 109 and will be ridden by Don Wagner WagnerSheriff Sheriff Grosch owned by Myron Smith and to be ridden by Willie Carstens fin ¬ ished last in a sevenfurlong event in his lone start here Hopeido owned by Ben Fogelson was fourth in a sevenfurlong race won by Mid Century and J Seals Hedgebill a winner at Lincoln Downs and Fortune Stables Royal Ghost complete the field
