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Speed Special Attracts EleVen at Ak-Sar-Ben Waco Scamp, Hy-Ill Go, My Time Ready for Six Furlongs Battle By J. R. BATTY Staff Correspondent AK-SAR-BEN, Omaha, Nebr., May 28.— With an excellent card as an enticement, the management of Ak-Sar-Ben is geared in readiness to accommodate a record crowd Saturday. General, manager Jake Isaacson and director of racing Dick Leigh, opined that the week-end gathering and Mondays holiday" throng might surpass the all-time record attendance figure of 17,422 for this track set on Memorial Day of 1946. Heading the festivities on Saturdays program is the Speed Special, an allowance dash of six. furlongs, and 11 seasoned sprinters are scheduled to meet for a purse of ,360. The field in the Speed Special, which is posted as the sixth race, consists of I. R. Salleys Mr. Favor, A. L. Petersons Hy-Ill Go, W. C. Mountjoys Waco Scamp, J. Clairs Raritan, W. Fudges My Time, G. Whittenbaughs Styles Dream, O. P. Far-ringtons Sir Prize, Mrs. S. Foleys Just Judy, J. T. Dillards Equichall, F. Turners Bill J., and H. Wells Calloway K. Some of these have already performed at the current session. Waco Scamp has tried twice without success but possesses early speed and must always be considered a dangerous contender. Mr. Favor, making his seasonal debut, was third to Big Ox after running wide on the turn and might improve off of that outing while Sir Prize was second in a game try. Sir Prize is a six-year-old gelded son of Two Eagles — Sis Tris and he has started only twice in his career. The first and only other time he appeared under silks was in 1951. Hy-I" Go made his most recent start at Sportsmans Park, shortly before being shipped to this point. With a record this season of placing in six of his eight starts, this consistent sprinter will probably have a representative following from the fans. Last year he earned four purses from seven attempts. , My Time came from Sportsmans Park and in one of his starts at the Cicero, 111., plant was fourth to Hy-Ill Go. His record for the current season is one victory and four seconds from seven trips to the post. With nearly 9,000 fans in attendance Thursday, the first twilight card of the meeting, the crowds this season continue to exceed the attendance figures of last year. Thursdays feature race, the sixth and titled the Twilight, was won by Earl Judds Heller, a five-year-old gelded son of Condiment— Diavolo Belle. With the popular apprentice reinsman, Celestino Dominguez, in the saddle, Heller turned on a burst of speed rounding the bend of this six furlongs dash to wrest command and drew away to triumph by two and a half lengths over Fred Wyses Bamma. Rihill, another short length farther back, completed the finish order while the favorite, Nevada John, failed to menace and ended up a distant seventh among the limit field of 12 starters. Heller toured the six panels over a strip termed "good" in 1:12%. After registering Continued on Page Fifty-One Speed Special Attracts Eleven at Ak-Sar-Ben Waco Scamp, Hy-Ill Go, My Time Ready for Six Furlongs Battle Continued from Page Five his third tally from five outings this season, Heller paid 5.20. The first disqualification of the meeting occurred Thursday when William Lewis Star of Villon was relegated from the top spot to fourth position. Buddy Van, a member of the wagering field, became the official winner following the action of the stewards. Buddy Van paid 7.40 at the straight windows and, combined in the Daily Double with Checkout, victor in the second race, was worth 42.80. Apprentice Jesse DeHoyos rode the first winner of his career when succeeding with the odds-on choice, Bold Slip, in the third race. Wearing the silks of his contract employer, Harold Seiler, the 17-year-old San Antonio, Tex., born reinsman hand-rode Bold Slip to a six-length victory in this1 dash Of four and a-half furlongs* »
