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Hcrrrisburg Purse Heads Tonights Cahokia Card CardAndyMandy AndyMandy Probable Favorite Over Six Opponents in Sprint SprintBy By J J HAHN HAHNCAHOKIA CAHOKIA DOWNS East St Louis 111 April 30 The Initial midweek program of the southern Illinois season is down for de ¬ cision Wednesday night and featuring the menu is the Harrisburg Purse a six and onehalf furlongs dash for threeyearolds There are seven named including an entry and expected to go postward as the public choice is Edward Kudlas AndyMandy an invader from Hialeah The son of Persian Gulf Booklet noted for his route running meets formidable rivals in the Frank o Akin coupling of Flashy Fellow and Big Coupon Martin F Keelys Jimmie Yancey Morrows Stella Way and Abbess Quest from the Otis Fulton and Mrs Charles Nagle unit unitAndyMandy AndyMandy comes highly rated having raced in good company during the Florida season and he will have the services of Continued on Page Forty Thru Harrisburg Purse Heads Tonights Cahokia Card CardAndyMandy AndyMandy Probable Favorite Over Six Opponents in Sprint SprintContinued Continued from Page FortyFour FortyFourHarrell Harrell Bolin the youngster who won the initial race of his career in this area last year and proved a sensation this past spring in Florida Bolin will be remembered as riding five winners on one program at Sunshine Park and came off with top honors among the reinsmen there then moved over to Gulf stream where he also held the reins on five winners on a single card cardMost Most of the competition is expected to come from Flashy Fellow who campaigned during the Oaklawn Park meeting This fine looking son of Flash O Night raced he e last fall and was heralded as a fine prospect in his sophomore year but the colt was injured before the running of a race here in one of his early starts and never came up to expectations in the re ¬ mainder of the season However he has been training well and could spring a sur ¬ prise in downing the likely favorite Flashy Fellow will have a lot of help from the speedy Big Coupon who like his stable mate was also given a careful prep at Hot Springs SpringsJimmie Jimmie Yancey won a race during the Sunshine Park meeting and trainer John Merchut has had him in steady training since his arrival here G Lad will be re membered as one of the best soft performing twoyearolds racin fall while Stella Way wo race at Oaklawn Park must be given serious consideration Abbess Quest did not get to the races as a juvenile and is still a non winner winnerThere There is a fine supporting card includ ¬ ing the fifth Jmd sixth races a race that was divided by racing secretary Hender ¬ son Van Zandt It brings together horses of the 2500 claiming class and includes many runners well known to local fans fansAlso Also programmed is a twoyearold race to be used as the third A field of nine makes up this maiden affair and is to be staged over the four furlongs distance distanceProspects Prospects are for a fast track Wednes ¬ day night The sun made an appearance yesterday afternoon after 15 straight days of rain and todays bright sunshine im ¬ proved the course so rapidly it was expect ¬ ed to be fast Post time is 830 CDT
