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POTENTATE WINS FROM AELLA Aga Khan Gelding Scores Easily in Guy Lombardo Purse. Red P Aly, Winner of Several Races in Ohio, Is Unplaced Blue John Defeats Kite and Patangon. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 11. Another Ladies Day was put on at Thistle Down today and, as weather conditions were ideal, a large crowd of feminine fans, as well as a better than average attendance of the sterner sex, saw a good program of racing. H. D. Sheppard, manager of Beulah Park, the Columbus track, was on the grounds with a party of friends. One of the best races of the day was the Guy Lombardo Purse, the fifth event, and it was won by Potentate. The Aga Khan gelding took the lead in the back stretch and it was his race from there on. The consistent Chatterton filly, Aella, finished second, closing fast after the turn for home. Dark Star finished well and captured third place from Red Polly, which has been a big winner during the Ohio season. The latter was making her first start this month and she tired in the last eighth. Flying Flynn, making his fourteenth appearance under colors, finally graduated from the maiden ranks when he led a mediocre band of platers practically throughout in the second race. At the end he won rather handily withstanding a bold challenge from Escorun when midway of the stretch. Chilow came from far back and, finishing with a brilliant rush on the outside, forced Escorun to do his best to save the second award by a head. A rousing stretch struggle came with the running of the third race, in which the three placed- horses raced closely lapped all through the final furlong. The winner turned out to be J. A. Blackwells Lady de Ver, which was favored by securing a clear passage next to the inner rail when closing stoutly from behind in the run home. Tol-lie Young, the pacemaker, retained the second award from Forget Not after this pair had contested the leadership during much of the trip. Bill Lutz, the favorite, came from far back to finish a bang-up fourth. Blue John, once a good sprinter and very useful racehorse, scored his first 1933 victory when he won the fourth purse, at three-quarters of a mile. There was not a great deal of speed in the race, and Blue John had little trouble gaining a safe lead, which he held to the finish. Kite ran well up throughout and finished second. Patangon would have been a serious factor had he reached a contending position earlier. He had more speed than the others in his finish on the outside. Billy Nicktier and Lucky Pal went well.
