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Purse of Michigan Mile Will Remain at 0,000 DETROIT RACE COURSE, Livonia, Mich., June 23. — Because of "confusion which has arisen," officials of the Detroit Race Course today made this statement: "The purse for the 1954 Michigan Mile will remain at 0,000, as planned. Of the totaL_0,000 will come out of the regular purse formula wherein 48 per cent of the tracks share of the handle is paid in purses. The other 0,000 will be extra money, above and beyond the HBPA formula, approved by the board of directors so that the Michigan Mile can continue as one of the great faces of the season."