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Trio Rated Quie Close For Feature at Former FormerMiss Miss Par Red Elk Red Sockeye Compete With Five Others Today TodayBy By DEAN WILLIAMS WILLIAMSFONNER FONNER PARK Grand Island Nebr May 1 Tuesday will be the seventh day of an 18day spring meeting at Fonner Park in Nebraskas third city The first six days showed a slight increase over a like number of days last year despite very bad weather with unseasonably cold winds The only really fine racing day was opening day when a crowd of some 5000 bet over 187000 which was the largest eightrace handle in the threeyear history of the track trackThe The seventh race Tuesday will hold the headline spot on the afternoons eight race program There will be eight horses going to the post in the 1500 to 1250 claiming bracket Though the conditions call for nonwinners this year the race shapes up as a good contest with Wise Time TTown Express Red Sockeye Red Elk Card Sharp Frisky Amber Mr Bob and postThree Miss Pal going to the post Three of the horses who will meet in Tuesdays feature met in their last start and finished three lengths behind Denbru Miss Pal who was second in that race beat Wes and Guy Roricks Red Elk by a head and he in turn beat Red Sockeye a half length for the show money Miss Pal and Red Sockeye were both in trouble on the first turn and can be expected lib im ¬ prove over their last effort effortWallace Wallace Strongs Mr Bob was fourth in his only start at this track to Pads Time and must be considered as a strong con ¬ tender for top honors Tuesday
