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Show Calumet Dick Starts Drill; Herb Fisher Reduces; Horse Destroyed By Associate Pleas Calumet Dick, beat known of ths ; horses at th Fairgrounds, Ntw Orleans, will be on exhibition be-tHn be-tHn Tces Saturday. Trainer Harry Baker plana to work the E. K. Bryson star, conqueror of Sea-biscuit Sea-biscuit In the Narraf anaatt Special, five-eighths of a mile in preparation prepara-tion for hie engagement In the New Year's handicap. Jockey Herb Fisher, who gained the headline In the 133 Kentucky derby for hia famoua bumping race with Don Meade, expects to get Into action soon at New Orleans. He is fighting the old weight bugaboo and Is now down to 121 pounds. Both Fisher, who was up on Head Play, and Meade, who rode Broker's Tip, were set down for their riding tactic tac-tic in the derby. Blessed Event, 7-year-old gelding which raced for many owners during dur-ing hia turf career, has bean destroyed. de-stroyed. The son of Happy Argo was cut down so badly In the last race at New Orleans Wednesday that it waa necessary to end hia racing days. He was owned by Mrs. J. H. Yerlyan. A tentative schedule of dates for racing in New York state has been completed and if it meets with Ue approval of the racing sasoclatlisna will be presented to the racing commission. com-mission. The schedule calls for the season to open at Jamaica, April 15 and close at Empire City late In October. There would be 167 days of the sport, four lass than this year. Long shots and Apprentice Jockey V. Witty of New Orleans had big day at the Fairgrounds yesterday. Witty rode only one winner, but It was important for it waa the first of his career. He was np on 8ky Lad. one of the three outsiders that clicked. Sky Lad paid f le.M for 13. but was outdone by Favorite Child and Bad Boy, which returned MT.IO and tu m, respectively. |