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GRAND PERFORMANCE Misstep Concedes Weight to Opponents and Wins Easily Brilliant Son of Upset Runs Fast Race Under High Weight at Washington Park HOMEWOOD 111 June 3 Misstep Leo jriVIarks sterling son of Upset and St Theresa offered further evidence of his greatness when under an impost of 126 pounds which forced him to make enormous concessions to his opponents he easily tri ¬ umphed in the Southmoor Hotel Handicap the principal race of an excellent Tuesday program at AVashington Park The brilliant chestnut which in this his fifth year and fourth campaign may attain greater heights than in previous years each marked by nota ble accomplishments ran within fourfifths of a second of the track record of 141 for the one mile and seventy yards held by Canaan his stable companion companionThis This smashing performance permitted him t win easily by one and onehalf lengths from the Rancocas Stables Leucite while Morsun carried the Lewis Kemp colors into third place Islam Martiniaue and Ironsides completed the field fieldMisstep Misstep largely on the strength of his well remembered and impressively attained victory in the Washington Park Handicap on the opening day of the meeting commanded al ¬ most undivided support of another above the average crowd and his numerous backers came in for the small return of 23 to 100 the minimum odds for the current local meeting and reflecting the esteem in which he was Held HeldCOXFIDEXT COXFIDEXT RIDE Under a confident and waiting ride by Elmo Shropshire Misstep raced from behind a fast pace set by Morsun and forced by Martinique and Leucite Leaving the back stretch the victor was in fifth place but moved up fast after entering the final three eighths and passing the leaders held sway in the final sixteenth When making his way to the front Misstep passed Martinique Mor ¬ sun and Leucite on the outside and when clear went to the inside to finish As he moved up Martinique was first to give way ahdMorsun which tired badly after having run the first threequarters in 113 man ¬ aged to outstay her as he tired some seven lengths back of the more courageous Leucite LeuciteMissteps Missteps triumph added to many expected results which featured the interesting sport offered offeredJuvenile Juvenile colts and geldings of the better grade started in the Roby Purse or fourth race over fiveeighths and the victory of A A Baronis Don Alvaro marked the suc ¬ cess of one of the outstanding choices of the afternoon He won easily from Hyman coupled with Dealer second and Norias third Pittsburgher the Shady Brook Farms fast son of In Memorium which was expected to prove a contender followed well back throughout He began poorly and in his greenness bore out badly on the turn and was eliminated before the stretch was reached reachedDon Don Alvaro exhibited too much speed for his opponents at every stage and as he sped along in the lead Hyman and Norias hooked up in a keen tussle for second place which went to the Rancocas starter largely through Norias failure to maintain a straight course through the stretch He persisted in swerv ¬ ing to the inside and this forced Finnerty to let up riding him so as to prevent his impeding Hyman They finished a half length apart apartZUBLEXA ZUBLEXA DISAPPOINTS DISAPPOINTSAn An inexplainable dull performance by Zu ulena marked the opening race which re ¬ sulted in an easy victory for Harned Brothers Betty Ann while the former backed almost to the exclusion of the others reached the end of the seveneighths a distant last in the field of ten Apt raced to second place and Eastland Boy accounted for third thirdA A good ride by apprentice Land aided the winnerj which was taken under steady re ¬ straint as Apt sprinted into a big lead on the stretch turn When sent along in the stretch the winner readily overhauled the muchused Apt and drawing away won by one and onehalf lengths Faster Boy played a prominent part throughout while Stop Gap which finished in fourth place showed a good effort effortThe The Oak Hart Stables Opiopio making her first start since the Tanforan meeting and included in the mutuel field was the Continued on twentyfourth page GRAND PERFORMANCE Continued from first page winner over Tan Face The Duke and nine others from among the cheaper grade juve ¬ niles in the second race Considerable crowd ¬ ing marked the race and Tan Face which appeared responsible for much of it pulled away into a long lead while many of her rivals were in a bad tangle but the winners final rush proved too much for her and she lost by a neck The winner was lucky to save considerable ground but had to come to the outside in the final stages and continu ¬ ing her rush easily caught Tan Face in the final strides Close up throughout The Duke raced along evenly though he finished three lengths back of Tan Face In the crowding Magic Flute almost fell and Explore was practically eliminated eliminatedAnother Another pronounced choice made good in decisive fashion when the Three Ds Stock Farms Pansy Walker raced home six lengths in the van of Belle Rive in the Danseuse Purse which followed the feature When called upon the winner ridden by T May quickiy supplanted Ellice in the lead and drawing away won easily with Ellice losing out in the final strides to Belle Rive for second place Honey Locust stable companion of Ellice also tired badly when the real drive came and Garnish wore her down to follow closest to the placed trio at the end endI I J Collins got in with six head headSeventeen Seventeen horses the property of the Grace land Stock Farm arrived from Douglass Park Club House is the star of the string O L Foster claimed Volt Meter out of the third Tuesday at a cost of 2500
