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Nine-Horse Field Named For River Downs Feature Cardinal Lady Again Engages Susan Lee C. and First Boston By VV. A. CRUSE Staff .Correspondent RIVER DOWNS, California, Ohio, June 12. The best race on Mondays card is a ,000 claiming affair for four-year-olds and older horses at one and one-sixteenth miles. As the feature, it has been titled the Howard Hively Purse, and there are nine in all drawn overnight to try for some part of the ,300 purse. Comprising the field are Mrs. B. P. Hayes Circuit Judge, Mrs. N. L. Browns Susan Lee C, M. H. Jordans Get Ready, Mrs. P. Baumans Cardinal Lady, Mr. and Mrs. P. Maxwells Bragas, P. J. Johnsons Dark Rain, the L.-Ray Stables Bit o Prose, H. S. Mitchells Scotch Jewel, and H. M. Simpsons First Boston. To ascertain a favorite in the group is an arduous task, as each has been performing impressively this season. Cardinal Lady will be trying for a second straight victory at the meeting and could very well.be the one to fear. This well-seasoned Coldstream mare and apprentice William Hubbard took the top in a mile and one-sixteenth ,500 claiming affair last week and at the end of the journey had a half a length margin on Susan Lee C. The latter, in turn, was a good three-quarters of a length ahead of First Boston, who was six and one-half lengths in front of Scotch Jewel. This quartet is moving up the ladder a bit and will definitely have their work cut out for them to garner one of the lesser awards. Circuit Judge took the top on some rather worthy ,000 and ,750 platers the last time out. The race had a mile and 70 yards staging and the fractions were such that it would indicate a similar effort would make him dangerous. This Bail Bond gelding has also won with a ,500 tag attached, but over Wheeling Downs half-mile course. Bit o Prose was a beaten favorite over a muddy track last Friday and appears to have a slight edge on this group so far as class is concerned. Though unable to earn brackets yet this year, she has been campaigning a bit high, and this could be the spot for her to turn in one of her sparkling efforts. - .
