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Show ?!fir3-fey; ffw meet pern tiw(ik . They're off and running at spring Acres race track in l,'?Treparation for tne annual 3 l Memorial races scheduled May - o A29 and 30- Post time is at 2:30 p.m. Stables are filling up with nat promises to be the finest "rses ever to assemble for a N'trtl meet 1x1 the state of tan, announces Richard Oak- and Ralph Child of Spring ores. Lyman RoUins of Phoe- nix, Ariz., leading trainer at Centennial race track in Denver Den-ver the past two seasons, and always high on the list at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, will have over fifteen of his fastest fast-est horses present. Among these, will be "Miss Seven," winner of the Brown Palace Hotel Handicap for $5,000 at Centennial last year, owned by Fred Hirsig of Cheyenne, Wyo. Also in the Hirsig string will be Cookie Mama, Old Jo Jo, and Beanie Bell, all winners at the above tracks. Jay's Bull, owned by Wayne Dubois of Springville, winner of eleven of his 13 starts in 1959, will be on hand to try to win the horseshoe of roses and gold cup in the Memorial Day Handicap on May 30. Each afternoon there will be a feature race with a horseshoe horse-shoe of roses and gold cup going to the winner in addition to the purse. Over 150 thoroughbreds thor-oughbreds will be on hand to compete in the sport of kings. A familiar list of owners and jockeys will be at Spring Acres including owners Vance Wood, Ivan Colby, Reed Utley, and Jimmy Schfartz of Salt Lake. Dr. Linebaugh of American Ameri-can Fork, Dr. Blackner of Lyman, Wyoming; Dr. Gregory Greg-ory of Smithfield, Utah as well as a new stable of twelve fleet runners trained by Louis and Coleen Jacobs of Payson. Jockeys will include Orrel Top-ham, Top-ham, Vern Mitchell, Clark Spencer, Jackie Davidson and Mike Butler. The Utah County Sheriff's posse will be on hand to assist as-sist in policing the grounds and entertain between races. There will also be a pony race for the kids between races. |