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1:40 Post Time Daily For Balmoral Meeting Change Made to Permit Fans to Reach Home for Dinner Hour HOMEWOOD, 111., May 10.— A new post time of 1:40 p. m. for the first race every racing day, including Memorial Day May 30 , for the 30-day Balmoraimeeting which opens Monday at Washington Park, was announced today by Balmoral president Russell L. Reineman. "The change in post time," Reineman explained "to 1:40 p. m. will be in effect opening-day Monday and we feel sure the fans will appreciate the new arrangement." Horsemen and thoroughbreds have been checking in daily the past two weeks at Washington Park and over 1,600 horses will be primed and ready to go by post time for the first race at 1:40 p. m. Most recent group to be bedded down today was a 26-horse string owned by Claiborne Farm and trained by Moody Jolley, including Doubledogdare, last years two-year-old filly champion, and winner of the Ashland Stakes and the Oaks Prep in Kentucky. Shes expected to make her Chicago debut in Wednesdays 5,000 added Coronet Stakes at six furlongs. Also in the Jolley draft is Delta, who cracked the six furlongs track record last Saturday-at Churchill Downs, and Round Table, promising two-year-old son of Princequillo and recent winner of the Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland. Due in Saturday is Toby B., upset winner, of the Blue Grass Stakes last month at Keeneland. The Alsab offspring, owned jointly by Gene Van Deren and O. S. Deming, is being pointed for the 5,000 Domino Stakes* May 26.
