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On the Trot TrotBy By MOBRIE KURLANSKY Daisy Astra Heads Trot Stake Jake Rodney Goes in AJClass Pace Hi Los Bomb Threat in Latter LatterMAYWOOD MAYWOOD PARK Maywood 111 May 3 Seven distinguished A class pacers and a field of 10 top trotters will furnish the competition in Friday s feature events The trot stake an early closing event with a purse value of 4480 attracted a bulky field headed by William H i e a t ts Kentucky owned mare Daisy Astra who will be driven by Billy Shuter The former Maywod Park track record holder last season raced exclusively on the New York circuit Although she won only one out of her 20 starts in 55 Daisy Astra on several oc ¬ casions left such excellent trotters as Gene Mac Katie Key Darn Safe Gayleway be ¬ hind her to amass seasonal earnings of over 12000 but just 200 less to make her eligible for Fridays race Prior to her Chi ¬ cago bow last week when she finished a fast closing fourth to Doctor Athlone Francis Me and Nelson K Daisy Atsra won two races in creditable time at Magnolia Park Last weeks race should have been the needed tightener and as she drew the inside post position this time the Peter Astra daughter looms as a solid public choice choiceAmong Among her opponents are such recent winners as Bri htside Farms Calumet Crusader mare Jamb Jack Friedleys im ¬ proved gelding Fez Oaks Wally Grimms offtrack specialist Donald Gayle and the Maywoodowned Edsel Hanover a refugee from CC class competition The trio of McDarnley Francis Me and Cliff Win all have shown to advantage in their local outings this spring and merit consideration The question marks in Fridays race are Peter Pan Farms four yearold colt Indian Raider and the Hoosier mare Black Worthy The Bombs Away coll sports a record of 202 Vs made at the threequarter mile track of Ver non Downs and was a winner on the Grand Circuit for trainer Houston Stone Black Worthy also raced in good com ¬ pany at the New York track and acquired a mark of 202 Both Indian Raider and Black Worthy however have a tendency to break stride at the most in ¬ opportune moments and therefore can be conceded only an outside chance on Fri ¬ day night nightChicagoland Chicagoland harness fans probably will show more interest for the secondary fea ¬ ture an A class pace which promises not only an extremely fast but wide open contest Jake Rodney the meetings rec ¬ ordholder with his 203 mile three weeks ago won his last start over a sloppy track with great authority but from much less accomplished rivals than the ones hell meet on Friday There is Jerry Baiers good colt Selkas King who sur ¬ prised everybody when he won his sea ¬ sonal bow two weeks ago in 206 from Roxburgh lola and Grand Wisconsin and came right back to defeat a similar field of A class pacers in 207M over a good track trackChester Chester Black the Brightside Farms speedster won three out of his four starts here this spring and while he was beaten in one trip by Selkas King and Roxburgh Tola he took the measure of Jake Rodney in another As all the horses started by trainer Glenn Kid well Roxburgh lola acquitted herself honor ¬ ably and already lowered her record at 204 last month Willie Stout a new ¬ comer to the local racing scene showed sharp improvement in his last start when he set a rapid pace from the halfhiile mark on to succumb only in the final yards to Selkas King Grand Wisconsin although handled by such a clever reins man as Harry Burright will be faced by what seems an almost hopeless task as the Dusty Hanover stallion too often indulges in breaks breaksThe The horse to beat in this A class pace appears to be the Californiaowned Hi Los Bomb wholl make his Chicago debut on Friday With his partowner Neil Board ¬ man in the sulky the Bombs Away gelding won his first two starts this year at Santa Anita in impressive style and set a seasons record with his mile in 201 Vs on March 27 i Possessed of tremendous early speed Hi Los Bomb seems to be able to hold hisi own even against such a rapid starter as Jake Rodney The outcome of the race might depend a lot on Boardman s strategy strategyBoth Both Howard Beissinger and Stanley Stucker finally located the Maywood Park winners circle on Wednesday night The Ohio teamster drove Hugh K Fun derburgs trotting mare Even Better to a wire to wire triumph in a threequar ¬ ter mile sprint while Stucker catch irivinsr the Washingtonowned pacer Hank W annexed a BB class pace in superior style Russell Brittenfield none too successful at this meeting scored a double victory on the midweek program guiding the wellbred trotter Jeffrey M to a 212 score in the first race and garnering a C class pace with the vet ¬ eran campaigner Zenith Cash in 209
