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Cavalier Trim Among Six in Northville at Fairmount Speedy Mare Meets Pat Brooks, Gizeh at Six-Furlong Distance By a "a. undeman Staff Correspondent FAIRMOUNT PARK, Collinsville, 111., May 27. — A small but select field of six of the high-class claimers will match strides in Fridays Northville Purse, which will be decided at six furlongs for a ,700 purse. Of the minimum field, the contention appears to lie between the three sprinters, Cavalier Trim, Gizeh and Pat Brooks. Of the nine races carded for the Friday night card, seven are of the shorter distances of four and one-half furlongs to six panels. Cavalier Trim, from the W. F. Riggs Stable, has only started once, this year and that was at the Fort Miami trade in a handicap in which she was beaten off by a wide margin. Since that defeat sle has been working good, and now that she is dropped down in her own class she figures to have a good chance to take down the winners share of the Northville. Her 1953 record shows five wins. Another newcomer to Fairmount Park is the four-year-old Gizeh, owned by W. Wilkerson. This son of Mighty Story arrived recently from Sportsmans Park and was a winner last year at Washington Park, Of the others, Pat Brooks, of the T. O. Logsdon stable, a winner here this meeting in a ,000 claiming event, rates a good chance at the top money due to his early foot. The field in the feature is rounded out with Scarlet Time, We Dood It and Fair Rita. Glenn K. carried the silks of his owner, C. "P. Sanders, to his second victory of the current meeting before a small week-night crowd of 5,100 fans in the Granite City-main attraction on the eight-race card. The six-year-old son of Whisk K., ridden by Jockey T. Williams was well placed in the early stages of the six-furlong dash and, responding to urging on the stretch turn, moved up fast to overtake the leaders entering the final furlong. Jockey Williams kept right after the Sanders horse to give him a winning margin of a full length over his closest opponent, Flying Trinity. Glenn K. made it two in a row to win this event and, slightly overlooked by the fans, paid a 4.20 win mutuel. Time for the race was 1:11%. Flying Trinity, from the Seymour Snell-ing stable, the second choice in the wagering, closed a lot of ground while getting through on the inside in the last quarter to get the place money, while Mister Plucky, owned by the J. W. Norwine stable, lasted to save the show after having had the lead entering the last quarter. Seventh Tribe, the favorite, had forced the pace to the stretch, but weakened when the real racing began. Three horses were scratched just before the starts on the Wednesday night card. The first race field was shortened by the withdrawal of Brown Scamper because the rider was unable to mount the fractious animal. Scotia, the favorite in the third event, was ordered withdrawn by the stewards after he had become cast in the gate and was deemed unfit to give his best effort. In the fourth race another horse, Gambling Lady, became cast in the gate and had to be scratched. She was a well-backed horse. Luckily, no riders. were seriously injured. R. Sanabria banged his ankle in dismounting from Scotia. A new addition to the jockeys quarters is Charlie Swain, who checked in from Churchill Downs. Swain, well known in this, area, will ride free-lance. A recent check here reveals that there are 250 trainers licensed and over 1,000 horses registered at both Cahokia Downs and here at Fairmount Park. There still is a long waiting list of horsemen that would like to ship here.
