Eight Shifty Sprinters Clash at Hamilton, Ohio: Orbit Faces Jaunstown, Lyn Day While Packing 121 Pounds Today, Daily Racing Form, 1957-05-16

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Eight Shifty Sprinters Clash at Hamilton, Ohio Orbit Faces Jauntstown, Lyn Day While Packing 121 Pounds Today By A. L. SHIELDS HAMILTON, Ohio, May 15.— The Sharv onville Purse, an allowance event for three-year-olds and upward, to be run over the about five furlongs distance in which eight of the best sprinters on the grounds will vie, is the feature race on an interesting program drawn by racing secretary Ed Brennan here Thursday. It is carded as the seventh race. H. Speakmans Orbit has top impost of 121 pounds. Rather a neat package, but the Teddys Comet gelding is well able to carry the load. Miss Judy Langs Jauntstown gets in with 116 pounds, while Richard Weeks Lyn Day and S. Slagles Battlefite have 133 pounds each. In the event the track is fast, the Shar-onville will shape up as a good speed jam. The fans just love to watch the speedsters go into the first turn at this course. Ad-Continued on Page forty-Nine Eight Shifty Sprinters Clash at Hamilton, Ohio Orbit Faces Jauntstown, Lyn Day I While Packing 121 Pounds Today I Continued from Page Four mittedly it is something of a thrill and that t there have not been any spills at that corner - is to the credit of Al Leibrock, the track : superintendent, who along with his crew ■ has done a remarkable job of holding the , course together. The turns are banked and j 1 are as safe as possibly they could be. C. L. Crays Kitchen Betty, a recent invader from Beulah Park and a winner at i Fort Miami, will furnish a bit of contention for the top weighted ones. Others in , the field are Al Spares Joes Miss and Mrs. H. Newlands Mohahoes, a western invader " who was a winner at Centennial but failed 1 to show to good advantage in her first outing ■ over this track the other day. However, , the bay filly is trained by Joe Ryan and I might suprise. Mrs. M. Coatneys Star - Prince has not had an outing here but is reported fit Post time will be 4 p.m. EST I


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