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Big Heart Engages Blenfly, Hangover And Bright Shoes in Detroit Sprint Test Scored in Seasonal Bow at Track; Timely Story Likely Favorite in Co-Feature By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent ... DETROIT RACE COURSE, Livonia, Mich., June 15. The Michigan-Ontario News Dealers Purse, a five-furlong condition race for two-year-olds, and the Philco Radio Purse at three-quarters of a mile for three-year-olds, will co-feature a well-balanced program at this Michigan mile track. The first-mentioned event attracted an overnight field of seven of the better two-year-olds quartered here, while a half-dozen quick second-year racers are scheduled to clash in the other feature, spotted sixth on the mid-week card. G and G Stables Big Heart, recent winner here, is favorably weighted at 115 pounds for the Philco Radio Purse. Jockey Robert Lee Baird, presently leading reins-man at the meeting, will ride. Big Heart, a versatile racer on any type of footing, scored here in her seasonal debut, and last year campaigned in stakes company at this track and in Chicago, posting a- "four-one-two" record in but eight starts. In the band named to oppose Big Heart are such shifty three -year-olds as Leo Continued on Page Twenty -Seven Big Heart Meets Strong Field in Detroit Sprint Has Blenfly, Hangover to Beat; ! Timely Story in Co-Feature Continued from Page One Edwards Blenfly, David Singers Hangover, ; C. D. Boyds Run Red Run.and Tamarack Stables Bright Shoes, all pegged at 120 pounds. Also, Fox Covert Farms Wait A Bit-sired gelding, High Authority, 117 pounds. The latter won at the first asking here on May 25 and finished fourth on June 9 after leading his six rivals for the major portion of the three-quarters" mile test. Jockey Lois Cook will have the mount on Blenfly, Harold Keene rides High "Authority, and Tommy Barrow is slated to handle. Hangover, a four-time winner thus far this year. The G and G Stable, maintained by the Detroit sportsman, T. Alie Grissom, and Edward Grosfield, also has a good chance for victory with Timely Story ih the Michigan-Ontario News Dealers-Purse. The Mighty Story-sired filly was a good winner at Keeneland this spring, and she ran second to Thomas M. Girdlers Gambetta in both the Honeysuckle Purse and Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs. Jockey Baird will be at the reins. Others expected to start in the juvenile dash are Duntreath Farms Fleet Path, I. J. Collins Bumpsy Up, Eastview Stables Etamateja Maryland victor in April, and William Zakoors Triple Bells. " . Girdler Stables Colleoni and E. Gay Drakes Dogoon also will answer "boots and saddles" in the Michigan-Ontario News Dealers Purse.
