Mr. Beano Seeking Honors in Coaltown: Goes in Optional Claiming Feature at Sportsmans as Topweight With Sky Jeep, Daily Racing Form, 1954-05-10

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Mr Beano Seeking Honors in Coaltown CoaltownGoes Goes in Optional Claiming Feature at Sportsmans as Topweight With Sky Jeep JeepSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 8 E K Careys threeyearold Mr Beano who won the first race of the 1954 Chicago season will be seeking a double when he meets seven others of his own age in the Coaltown an optional claiming event to be staged as the feature hera Monday when the third and last full week of racing at this halfmile course gets under way Mr Beano will under the conditions carry 120 pounds which is the highweight of the race A like package will be handled by Sky Jeep from the Bishop stable Sonny Ray Williams will ride Mr Beano and Har ¬ old Keene will be on Sky Jeep JeepThe The Coaltown will be at seven furlongs for a 4000 purse and will come sixth on an eightrace bill Aside from Mr Beano and Sky Jeep those in the race are Worthy Sis owned by Locust Lawn Farm and to be ridden by apprentice Herbert Cavalier with 110 pounds Merle Mitchells Gallant An ¬ swer 115 A P Giordanos Little Don G 112 Queens Regret owned by Edwin C Roth Jr and to be ridden by Willie Car stens with 112 Ed Luthers The Snapper 112 to be ridden by Don Wagner and Grace Kosibas Flying Gypsy the light ¬ weight with 105 to be handled by appren ¬ tice Owen Headley HeadleyWorthy Worthy Sis IllinoisBred IllinoisBredWorthy Worthy Sis an Illinoisbred was a smart victress here last time out when she came from last place to race around her field on the stretch turn and win cleverly She had a record of three victories as a twoyear old Sky Jeep was victorious in a sixfurlong race May 3 but has been unplaced since that time as has Mr Beano since his win ¬ ning effort effortFlying Flying Gypsy was claimed during the winter at New Orleans where she won her first two races of the year She took a couple of purses last season She started at this track on the third day of the meeting and was unplaced in a fivefurlong dash won by Judge Browdee Gallant Answer was also in the race taken by Judge Browdee but went well at Oaklawn Park where he was a win ¬ ner in a five and a half furlong dash The Snapper will be starting for the first time at the meeting while Queens Regret and Little Don G each had one start and failed to click clickThe The second in the series of distance races namely Endurance Handicap No 2 will be the midweek feature It will be staged at one and oneeighth miles


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