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i 1 | ! i 1 SWEEP ALL WINS AGAIN « Dixiana Colt Easily Defeats Oswego by a Length. ♦ Insco Breaks Down During Running of Shore Acres Purse at Washington Park Course. ♦ • HOMEWOOD. 111., June 12.— Sweep All, the good Dixiana colt, came through with another victory when he won the Shore Acres, headline attraction at Washington Park this afternoon. Given a confident ride by jockey Earl Pool, he got to the front in the stretch and won by more than a length from Oswego, with Sunny Lassie third. The bulk of the money wagered on the race was carried by Sweep All and Oswego, ! and both came from behind to show excellent performances. Prince DAmour was quickest to begin and with Martha Jones in close attendance set a good pace. Sweep All ! and Oswego were racing a few lengths back under restraint. When the last quarter was ! reached the favorites made their moves and the early leaders were passed after the field had made the stretch turn. Sweep All, saving ground, opened up a handy lead in [ the final eighth, and although Oswego staged a game finish he did not threaten ! seriously. Sunny Lassie showed a good effort. She raced wide most of the way but easily bested Prince DAmour, which finished fourth. THROUGH WITH RACING. Insco, the highly regarded son of Sir Galla-had - III., broke down during the race. He S hobbled off the track and across the center f field and will be unable to face the barrier r for some time, if ever. The attendance was good again this afternoon, - and a well balanced program was offered. - Although the weather was cloudy, the 2 track remained fast during the day. and the public was fairly successful in locating $ the winners. Jockey Jimmy Smith, restored to good i standing after a ten-day suspension, staged i an auspicious come-back when he rode B Shiva to victory in the opener. The son of f Chilhowee— Billy Dove was facing the barrier - for the second time and was much i the best. He took the lead after going a i quarter, and was never in serious danger. •. Second money went to Strathcona, while e Cerveza, making his debut in the colors of f J. Whittingham, former jockey, was third. L Shiva is owned by the Nevada Stock Farm. u Martie Flynn, making his first start since e last fall, carried the colors of Stuyvesant t Peabody. Illinois Turf Association president, ;, to victory in the second race. The weak-limbed - gelding staged a game effort to o earn a head decision over Gracious Gift, ;, with Gerard, the favorite, finishing third. I. Martie Flynn, hard ridden in the last quarter, - responded gamely to punishment to o take the lead an eighth out. and lasted to o win. Gracious Gift was going fast at the e finish, while Crofton and Jack Howe, the early pacemakers, tired. On the strength i of recent good workouts Martie Flynn had i a large following and paid 0.24. AT SUNRISE AGAIN. At Sunrise, the consistent filly, which races for John F. Schorr, registered another win when she defeated a small band of her r own age and sex in the third race, an allowance affair. Although in close quarters in the early racing when she was unable to 0 outrun Vixen Lassie, she managed to retain 1 a prominent position and, getting to the e lead rounding the stretch turn, showed the 1 way to the end. Marcasite, slipping through 1 on the inside during the final eighth, was s second and Princess Camelia, racing coupled i with Princess Nancy as the Leiter entry, was s third. The winner was an overwhelming ? favorite and paid less than even money. Jockey L. McDermott piloted his first t winner in some time when he rode Dark k Entry in the fourth race. The Headley gelding led throughout, and was a length in n advance of Elysium when the race ended. L Third money went to Port Harlem, the favorite, while Moderation, an outsider, showed 1 good form to be a close-up fourth. Dark Continued on twenty-second page. se Pal 2 he ie ?s el *d the ie to to *d 7/ iu H. [jL of °* n" the le m SWEEP ALL WINS AGAIN 1 Continued from first page. Entry had an outside post position, and, ft beginning well, assumed a handy advantage e in the early stages to lead to the end. A - field of twelve went to the post, and the e start was delayed seven minutes because e of the bad behavior of some of the starters. B. A. Jones is expected to return Saturday from his breeding farm and home at Paris nell, Mo., wiere he spent the past few days. The veteran Great Sport pulled up lame after working a slow mile at Lincoln Fields this morning.
