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GREEK GAME Faces the starter iri the theValkar Valkar Purse on todays Balmoralat BalmoralatWdshington Wdshington Park program Renew BlackEyed Susan at Pimlico Quintet Faces Hoop Band in Valkar Carries 118 Pounds In Balmoral Sprint SprintGives Gives Safe Message Jetty Three Pounds and Concedes Five to Speedy Greek Game GameWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 13 A field small in quantity but long on quality will run at 6 furlongs Wednes ¬ day in the 7500 Valkar Purse feature of the BaimoralatWashington Park racing card It is for threeyearolds and up and the six entered include two 1958 stakes winners as well as Fred Hoopers Greek Game top moneywinner in the nation at two who was hampered by injuries last year but presently is making a great comeback comebackMrs Mrs Ada L Rices Hoop Band winner of the Robert E Lee Handicap at Tropical Park and third in the Widener the Bou gainvillea and the Tropical last winter will carry top weight of 118 pounds includ ¬ ing jockey Charlie Burr Last year Hoop Band won the Arch Ward Memorial and was third in the Meadowland at Washing ¬ ton Park and also had seconds in the American Handicap at Hollywood and the Philadelphia Turf Handicap at Atlantic City I ISafe Safe Message Ben Ali Winner WinnerSharing Sharing second highweight at 115 pounds each are Dixianas Safe Message and Jim Gavegnanos Jetty Safe Message won the i Ben Ali Handicap at Keeneland on April 19 beating Shan Pac and Ezgo Jetty won I an allowance race at Gulf stream Park on April 15 and has two seconds and two thirds as well in nine starts startsGreek Greek Game earned 214805 as the top twoyearold of 1956 winning both the Arlington and the Washington Park Futur ¬ ities the latter through a disqualification of California Kid the Hyde Park and the Primer and finishing second in the Bel mont Futurity He won no stakes at all last year although he did earn 24925 on a first two seconds and two thirds in 10 starts startsThis This year the Hooper fouryearold son of Olympia Sunday Supper has won three out of nine starts his last two in succes ¬ sion on March 10 and March 22 at Gulf stream Park Today he worked 4 furlongs breezing at Washington Park in 51 51Completing Completing the Valkar field are Mrs Connie M Rings Shoplacerwin who has a first and two thirds at Golden Gate after having finished out of the money in his first four starts of 1958 and J J Gregorys Ben A Jones with a first two seconds and six thirds in 11 starts startsHoop Hoop Band Jetty and Greek Game are nominated for the 20000 added Conti ¬ nental Turf Handicap on May 24 24The The Valkar will be run as the fifth race Wednesday and following it on the nine race card are two other competitive events of merit
