Renounce Graduates: Wins First Prize of Career in St. Charles Purse.; Saucy Maria Second to Chesney Racer in Aurora Feature--Good Weather., Daily Racing Form, 1933-05-19

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RENOUNCE GRADUATES _♦ Wins First Prize of Career in St. Charles Purse. • Saucy Maria Second to Chesney Racer in Aurora Feature — Good Weather. •— — AURORA, 111., May 18. — Renounce, under the green and gold colors of Mrs. J. Chesney, took the long end of the purse in todays feature, titled the St. Charles Purse. In achieving his conquest, the winner graduated from the maiden class. Saucy Maria finished in second place, and third went to Magna Mater, which ruled favorite. Sweet Lassie, Step Pretty, George K. and Gate Boy finished in the order named. Gate Boy, which acted fractious at the post, got away in motion and was showing the way as they made the first turn. Magna Mater and Saucy Maria raced along in order to the half-mile post, where there was a general closing up, and Sweet Lassie, which moved up fast, joined the trio on rounding the stretch turn. The quartet raced around the turn with heads separating them, and it was at this point that apprentice J. Lowry called on Renounce. The leaders staged a bitter struggle for the lead, and as they began to show signs of tiring, Renounce went to the front and from the eighth post home fought it out with Saucy Maria, which had supplanted Sweet Lassie as leader, but Saucy Maria found the winner too strong and gave way under punishment. IDEAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Warm, summerlike weather prevailed for the racing, which was conducted over a greatly improved track. Another large crowd attended. Distance performers, non-winners in 1933, furnished the contest in the introductory dash and this resulted in a win for J. Levys Jeff ONeil, which led throughout the mile and seventy yards to reach the end one length and a half in front of Comet, while Gold Ridge accounted for the third part of the purse. The winner, given a capable ride by apprentice Charlie McTague, turned in a smashing effort to gain his laurels and he won in decisive fashion. Windy Ross proved much the best of the ten that matched strides in the five and one-half furlongs second race when he raced to the end with a two and one-half lengths advantage. St. Jim followed in closest pursuit, leading Polaire, which finished third half a length back. The victor, never far back, moved up with a rush as they made the turn and jockey H. Bracken had him in front when they reached the stretch. From there to the finish it was just a gallop for the aged son of Seth. C. Earl Pat set the early pace, but only kept up his best pace for three-eighths, When the winner raced past him with ease and then Polaire supplanted him. There was a general closing up in the late stages and St. Jim, which had been outrun, came with a belated rush, which earned him second honors, but he was no menace to the winner. YUCATANS SUCCESSFUL RETURN. Eddie Haughton saddled another winner when the veteran campaigner Yucatan, which was making his first start in nearly two years, won the third race in a driving finish. The winner, strongly ridden by Alcee Richard, was away in good order and raced into a clear lead, but Flying Gib-Ion moved around him with ease and opened up a margin of a length and one-half and was going along well in hand under the guidance of apprentice M. Parke. Midway of the stretch Richard put the old fellow to strong urging and with a game response he came through, gradually wearing down Flying Giblon and drove to the end a head in front. Bell Cap showed some improvement today and accounted for third money when he raced well up from the break. Niato, which had many admirers, failed to be a Continued on twenty-second page. RENOUNCE GRADUATES Continued from first page. contender under the hard riding of C. Mc-Tague. Oziti made it a double for the stable of Eddie Haughton when he got away with honors in the fourth race. Buzzy Boo, Golden Sun and three others followed in the wake of the winner, which came to the end with a two lengths and a half margin. The victor had things his own way from the start. Beginning fast, he raced into a commanding lead and sped along in front without much exertion. Buzzy Boo, which finished second, showed a game effort to take that award when he got up to outfinish Golden Sun. The latter began a trifle tardy, but soon found his best stride and was forcing the winner along at a good pace. In the stretch he offered a mild challenge, but Richard shook up the winner and he drew away and could have won with a greater margin, but was taken in hand near the end. Baritone, consistent performer in the Dr. E. E: Watson stable, took the sixth race, at one mile and seventy yards, when he won by three lengths from Winnie Jo, Sir Dean and two others. The winner raced strong under steady reserve for half a mile, and when jockey Tommy May called upon him, he moved up with a rush and, saving ground rounding the stretch turn, soon overtook the leaders and was in front in the stretch. It was no difficult task for him to draw out to a decisive win, closing with a three-length margin. Winnie Jo had a more severe test in taking the second award, and just managed to get up in the final strides to drop her head down in front of Sir Dean, which finished third. 1


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