Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-22
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As Rosecroft Opens Thursday

E4gtIrne racing moves 10 ths
ciiys doorstep THURSDAY n2gh'
when Rasecrutt R&crwR. is1e t-ci-
ting SPORT nssrss and most elses
night oval. ussarEs In is inaugural
night oval ux:levs II Is inaugural
ueetlng.
Al Is ready a, the $500 600 lay
out at Oxen Hill. Nd approx
.rnntely sss miles from downtown
Washington and Just fee miles
from the District line. with the
lass-minue rush Of incoming
stables already or The influx
started in earnest on FRIDAY
morning. and vii continue 0niA
late TUESDAY when Il IS eXgse< Ted
that the last Of the arrivals wsu
be tucked away into then SA.ls a.
Rosecro!t. and also at MAc!oo'0
Is miles awAy.
President William r Miller ma
t!onally famous owner, trainer.
driver and breeder. Who reaiiEes
lifelong dream with the opening
of his Rosecrnft track. expects
between 600 and TOO horses
Stables are on hand from a.!
sections Of the country, Harry
Short. one Of the most popular
trainer drivers in the sport
checked In Friday with an i'm
posing lo-horse stable from Co"
lumbuS. Ohio. headed by the crack
s-year-old pacing colt. ProAllsi.
2:0s. one o. the top juvenile stars
OF ie4s.
Big Stables AL Set,
Benny Michael Of Milwaukee
Wis. for years among the top
ranking drivers Of the country
has his stable ready, as have Bill
Robinson from Buffalo. N. Y
Trainer Henry Myott, with the Il.
Horace Johnston stable OF Char
lotte. N. c., which has the great
Rodney. irotdoms horse OF
is4s". the Marty Burke stable OF
Troy N. Y. the 25-horse stable
of Joe Hylan Of Pinehurst. N. c,
one of the best drivers In the
business: Harry Fry Of MI. Holly
N. J.: the o. w. Rock stable Of
Sorel. Quebec. headed by the pao-
ing crack, o. w. Mckillop. 7 on,
and the well-known Canadian
born driving ace. Earl Avery who
has the c. r. Black horses OF
Berryville, Va. including Sara
Comet. the sensational juvenile
stake prospect with winter
training speed In Florida OF Ia"
/ The $50 900 clubhouse. modelled
after the famous Saratoga Race
way plant. but more modernlxed.
and the all steel and concrete
clubhouse are receiving the fin
ishing touches, while the entire
area. from the parking to the
stables. is being graded and
erased and beautified.
| Fourteen stake races will fea-
ture the racing program through
out the 90 nights OF racing. OF
these the nrst that Racing Secre-
tary Edwin T. Keller VII card /.
the s2.5oo Rosecrott Cup for ths
I fast-record PAGERS. Thk will b
decided on the third night OF thu
meeting. Saturday. May %.
The Rosecroft Cup is expected
to attract q starting field OF from
nine TO IL Of the best PAGERS al
the track. Among them arr
Atomic Bomb, 2;ooas. pride OF thu
Tanglewood Farm Stable OF w. N
Reynolds of Winston-Salem. N
c.: Henry Volo. 2:o2A. star OF
the Rosecroft Farm Stable oil
w. z. Miller, president of Rose.
croft: Deep Thoughts. 400; Ed
gar Hanover. 2;0oA: Emalou
Hanover. 2o3h. recent winner
in 2:o6 at Harrington. Del: Quick
Trick. 2:06. owned by Wash
ingtonian. DR.. @. B. ON; Fortu-
nate Boy. 2:04E4. star OF the Ed
Kelley stable OF Freehold. N. j..
Harold Able. 2:02As. who set q
world record OF l:o5is for the
nine -stxteenths distance at Fair