Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-07
Lineup for U.N.
Affected by 3
Races Today
b the Associated Press

Three major handicap races,
all Of which win have a bear
ing on possible invitations to
the 100000 United Nations
Handicap next Saturday at At.
lantic City. are on the program
today at Belmont Park. Haw-
thorne and Randall Park.
Two other top races OF the
day involve 2-year-olds, q divi-
sion where championship claims
are still wide open. They are
the $40.000-added Del Mar Fu-
turity at Del Mar. Calf, and
the $50. O00-added Worlds Play
ground Stakes at Atlantic City.
Old Pueblo is the favorite at
Del Mar, while Lii Fella is the
probable choice at Atlantic
City.
A dozen horses, who might
come up with q bid for the
u. N. Handicap on Atlantic
City's grass course next Sat-
urday. are appearing in the
Sysonby Mile at Belmont and
the Chicago Handicap at Haw-
thorne, both $4,000 added
events. and the S4O,OOO-added
Buckeye Handicap at Randall.
Seven Horses Named
Seven horses already are in
the U. n. including Round
Table. Career Boy, Find and
Hoop Band. and five more will
be invited to complete a field
of twelve for the mile and
three-sixteenths gallop won in
1885 by Career Boy.
The Buckeye at Cleveland's
Randall Park, Ohio's richest
race. drew II entries including
d. e. Loveman's Sunningdale,
probable favorite with ll2
pounds. Also given q chance
are Sylvester Rich's Royal Bea-
con I'd, moved into first money
in the 100000 Atlantic City
Handicap after the disquali-
fication of Dedicate, M. J..
RoSenthals Dru Away, 118,
and Benjamin Stems Argent,
lit. Royal Beacon drew IFS
pounds. Others in the mile
and one-eighth race. include
Bernburgoo, ll3. and Clermont.
112.
Seventeen horses were en-
tered for the one mile Chicago
Handicap on the grass course,
but late in the day E. Gay
Drake Of Lexington, KY, said
he had told his trainer, Lex
Wilson. not TO start Swoon's
Son and Dogoon. Swoon's son
drew l2s pounds, and Drake
said he would scratch both
horses. Dogoon, who got lit,
won the race q year ago. The
Hasty House Farm entry Of
King Bruce I'd, liz. and Mahan,
Ill. plus Hopes Hope. 116.
and Festin. Ill, also were
highly rated.
Dozen In SysOnhy
A dozen were entered for the
Sysonby. with the Woodley
Lane Farms Reneged. 124, and
the Christiana Stables Ricci
Tavi. 1913. topping the weights.
Gerald Colella's Switch On
drew l1e. with lit on both the
Greentree Stables Riley and
Mrs. Wallace Gilroy's oh
Johnny. while Mrs. E. d.
Jacobs pair Of Searching.
112. and Promised Land. ITO,
rounded out the. top choices.
Twelve 2-year-olds were en-
tered for the seven furlongs
Worlds Playground. with the
Jaclyn Stables LIT Fella, never
out Of the money in seven
starts. Edward Potter. jr.'s
Plion. and the Rockmoore
Farms Leather Button shar-
ing most attention.
J. Rukin Jelk's and Atholl
McEean's Old Pueblo, unde-
feated and one Of the Vests
big hopes for 1858 Kentucky
Derby honors, and the Alberta
Ranches Disdainful top a lineup
Of eight juveniles in the Del
Mar Futurity. a six furlongs
affair.
Big Day for Jockeys
Logan Batcheller, Johnny
Hickman and Hank Wajda all
had themselves a day yester-
day as they carried OF riding
honors at three separate tracks.
Batcheller won four at At
lantic City. Hickman was up
on three winners at Hawthorne
and Wajda matched that prr-
Torrance at Rockingham Park.
At Atlantic City. however,
Batcheller was far back In the
feature as Tony Catalano won
with Tony's Chance at $40 in
track record Of l:561s.