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CROONS THIRD STRAIGHT Stroube Filly Wins Again at Fair FairGrounds Grounds Weather Improves Improvesand and Big Crowd Attends DALLAS Texas May 16 Croon which races for W C Stroube carrying 116 pounds accounted for the Texas Bankers Handicap feature race on Wednesdays card winning in a driving finish from Coya Hick ¬ ory Lad and four other threeyearolds In earning her third straight victory of the meeting she established a new track record for the seven furlongs running the distance in 125 125The The winner well ridden by G Woolf al ¬ lowed Beckoned to set the early pace for half a mile and turning into the stretch after reaching the far turn Woolf came outside the leader shook off Coya which was holding on gamely to the last sixteenth where the Mrs A M Creech filly showed signs of tiring and came away from the de ¬ termined challenge made by the tired daughter of Harpenden HarpendenHickory Hickory Lad winner of the Louisiana Derby and second in the Texas Derby was far in the rear for threequarters of a mile then moved up in the stretch The Reichert threeyearold was wearing down the leaders leadersAfter After two days of cool weather the improved overhead conditions were per ¬ fect with more than 7500 turning out for the sport
