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i J ] 1 • , ; : ■ i i : l r, l . I - - : i r I a i - 5 I 1 i - DR. PARRISH EQUALS RECORD j Lon Bellew Saddles His First Win- i ner of Sportsmans Park Meet- t ing — Big Crowd Present. , CICERO, 111., May 13.— Lon Bellew sad- 1 died his first winner of the meeting when his Dr. Parrish equalled the track record , to win honors in the fifth race, named the , Former Governor Len Small Purse, the fea- ] ture race on todays program, which at- tracted a band of high grade platers over . six and one-half furlongs. Hieover, which j finished with a belated rush, was second, and Satin Spinner landed in third place. ; Banjo finished fourth, leading home Stella- nova and Ebuford, which rounded out the , field of six. | The winner, installed a strong favorite, never left the final result in doubt after . going five-eighths, having followed the early pace of Satin Spinner under restraint. He , moved up rapidly when urged and easily disposed of him on the stretch turn but had to be roused briskly to withstand the challenge of Hieover, which rapidly was getting to the victor in the late stages. The largest crowd of the meeting was on hand to view the sport, which was conducted over a fast track. William Hale Thompson and former Governor Len Small presented trophies to the winners of the races which were named in their honor. The play in the "daily double" combination was ,732; there were ninety-three tickets sold on the winner, which pair 7.72 for the usual two-dollar investment. Inadequate facilities to handle the vast throng that desired to purchase tickets on the daily double resulted in many of the patrons being shut out. A clever ride by jockey George Seabo landed H. E. Shepherds White Knee a winner in the second race. Shasta Charm raced to second place and Princess Black was third. The winner, away in motion, was slightly outpaced going to the first turn, but Seabo saved much ground at this point and had a comfortable lead as they raced through the back stretch. Princess Black, which had forced the pace to the stretch turn, tired when put under pressure, and it was Shasta Charm that loomed up as a keen contender, and she was cutting deeply into the advantage of the winner as the race ended. Col. Cloister, which races for Mrs. H. G. Knott, came through with a vastly improved performance to account for the first race. The winner showed high speed from the start and, despite his great loss of ground on the stretch turn, where he relinquished the lead to Chicaloo, when he bore out badly, he staged a game effort to come again and dispose of Chicaloo in handy fashion to win by an open length. The latter, while no match for the winner, had an easy time beating Chilow, an outsider in the wagering. Venarock was another that furnished a startling surprise when she was an easy winner of the third race, leading home Tol- tec, Vanity Case and the well backed throughout, never left the result in doubt, Genuine. The winner, showing fine speed leading from start to finish. Genuine, which forced the early pace, tired after going a half and gave way to Toltec and eventually to Vanity Case, which finished with a belated rush. Howtiz made it two straight when he accounted for the fourth race, called the Former Mayor William Hale Thompson Claiming Purse. Sir John K. raced to sec- ond place, and Marjory Nell took third from the well backed Sun Worship. The winner, in command after going a quarter, was never in danger of losing the coveted lead position and at the end was only cantering to win easing up by four lengths. The start, which was rather ragged, worked to the advantage of Sun Worship, which took the lead, but he failed to make the turns, with the result he lost considerable ground and readily gave way and failed to share in the purse. King Halma, of which much was expected, failed to be a factor, giving a very dis-I appointing performance to finish far in the wake of the successful ones, Apprentice Johnnie Nachel, who was astride Dixie Star, met with a mishap when his mount fell on the stretch turn. The lad was removed from the track in a dazed condition and a hurried examination revealed that he escaped with a shaking uj .
