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ThistleDown Programs Dual Headliners Today Speak Free, Solar System Loom Favorites in Respective Tests THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 21. Four fillies and mzres who tried unsuccessfully to capture top honors in Saturdays Imp Handicap here are among the entrants who will provide the sport in the two best races on the program drafted for presentation Wednesday. In the fifth race, which offers a purse of ,500 and is called "the Stymie, Nordcan and Subita are listed among seven entrants and these two made their latest start in the Imp on Saturday. In the sixth race, titled the Rocky River and endowed with a ,200 purse, among the line-up of seven horses are Shy Peg and Solar System, who also competed in the Imp. The fifth race will be decided at one mile and is an open allowance race for three-year-olds and older horses while the following race is a dash of five and a half furlongs and is restricted to fillies and mares, three and upwards. Subita and Nordcan will have as opposition Burnt Child, Private Affair, Speak Free and the coupling of Selinsgrove and Spring Grove, who race for R. R. McClarin. Speak Free, owned by J. D. Rogers, was generally acclaimed thebest sprinter seen under silks at Ascot Park this spring. He rightfully gained the title by makirig five appearance, winning three races, finishing second once and taking a show award on the remaining occasion. A seven-year-old gelded son of Four Freedoms Speak Low, Speak Free chalked up an easy tally the only time he competed at the current session. Going the same distance as requested Wednesday, the Rogers colorbearer succeeded under 117 pounds and hung out a sparkling 1:38 for this journey. His regular pilot, Kenny Clemes, is named to do the riding chores in the Stymie In the following race, Solar System and Shy Peg meet with Hi Decer, Texas Flash, Mary H., Best Air and Reterita. Solar System was co-choice to win the Imp on Saturday but, after making the pace until midstretch, this four-year-old filly shortened stride and was forced to settle for third position behind Betty Barr and Lu-ciete. She was a disappointing choice in her only other local attempt. She might have been a trifle short of peak condition on both occasions and, benefiting by Saturdays outing, could be hard to catch Wednesday.
