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. Myrtlewood Adds Sprint Handicap to Her Victory List 15,000 AT HAWTHORNE Brilliant Combs Sprinter Winner for Second Year in Succession. Gallops Six and a Half Furlongs Within Fifths of Second of Record Several Surprises. For the second year in succession, Brownell Combs, Kentucky owner and breeder, supplied the "winner of the Hawthorne Sprint Handicap in his superlative Myrtlewood, queen of American sprinters, when she accounted for the second running of the fixture before a crowd of almost 15,000 at Hawthorne Saturday. The fleet and iron-hearted four-year-old daughter of Blue Larkspur and Frizeur carried top. weight of 119 pounds, an impost requiring concessions to each of her seven opponents, and she traveled the six and one-half furlongs on a fast track in 1:18, just three-fifths of a second slower than Clangs track record. As Herbert W. Fisher guided the Combs speedster by the final marker she was racing nicely in hand and about a length before the Detroit-owned Billy Bee, from Bohn and Markeys Bomar Stable. T. C. Wordens Billy Jones, consistent veteran and one of three local entries in the race, was a neck away in third place with only his nose showing before that of A. Pelleteris Where Away. Next in order came Whiskolo, Rock X., Toro Nancy and Transmutable. Myrtlewood, commanding the utmost confidence of the crowd as she sought her second triumph in three starts since making her four-year-old debut at Latonia several weeks ago, was favorite at all times while betting was in progress and went to the post an 11 to 10 choice. Where Away and Billy Jones were second and third choices as named, Billy Bee, at 15 to 1, having only a small following. VALUE TO WINNER ,210. Todays victory added ,210 to Myrtle-woods earnings. The second horse earned ,000, with 00 going to the third horse and half that amount comprising the award to the owner of Where Awy. From a good start, in which Billy Bee went into the contest from a position outside the stall gate, the Bomar racer was first to show in the lead, but as the field surged into full stride Myrtlewood forged to the front. At the end of the first quarter she was leading by a length, with Toro Nancy second and Transmutable third. On the turn Rock X. displaced Transmutable in third place, with Billy Jones and Where Away still a good distance back. Having run the first quarter in :224, and the half mile in :46, Myrtlewood was showing the way by almost two lengths coming into the stretch. Here her splendid response to a mild shaking up quickly sent her into a lead of four lengths as Billy Bee came up to collar and pass Rock X. while taking second place. Meanwhile Billy Jones and Where Away were moving with better speed, but their rushes were too late to rout Billy Bee as he held on gamely in a futile effort to overtake the winner. Myrtlewood completed the three-quarters in 1:11. No excuse could be offered for any of the contestants. Last year Myrtlewood won over West Main, Clang and others in taking the first running of the stake at six furlongs and in the fast time of 1:10. Todays appearance was her first at a Chicago track since she defeated Clang in a special match at Hawthorne last September. In several instances finishes in other of the eight events were close and exciting, the Chez Paree Handicap, or semi-feature, closing with three of the four starters in such close alignment that any one of the trio might have been named winner. As it was, the placing judges declared Valdina Farms Cotton Club, rank outsider and rid- Continued on third page. MYRTLEWOOD ADDS SPRINT HANDICAP TO HER LIST Continued from first page. den by E. De Camillas, winner, with Mrs. E. Denemarks Corinto second and Doran, furnished by the A. Pelleteri stable, third. Salaam completed the field. The placings drew a storm of protest from the crowd. Racing as a team from the start of the mile and one-sixteenth and with both riders driving them to the limit after about five-eighths, brought Doran and Corinto to the final test very "much "distressed. As they shortened their strides Cotton Club moved up steadily until the three were noses apart as they passed the line of finish. Salaam trailed at all times. The winner raced the distance in l:45v5 and paid almost 17 to 1 straight. Corinto was the favorite at 6. to 5, with Doran second choice at 19 to 10. Fighting her way to the front in one of the most spectacular stretch drives of the meeting, T. C. Wordens Ipso Facto, which entered the contest a maiden, scored over seven other two-year-olds in the opening race at five and one-half furlongs. Racing from behind three of her rivals to reach the lead within a few strides of the finish, the Worden filly led by a neck at the wire, where four others, all at her withers, finished noses apart in a battle for the smaller parts of the purse. They were Black Bottle, Uvalde, Spurlin and Miss Gravity, and they finished in that order. Pecos, the choice, had poor luck in the running. Lisa Belle, four-year-old Upset filly, raced to her third victory in successive starts and second under N. G. Gibbons colors when she widely outsprinted My Surprise, The Darb and four others at six furlongs in the second race. Ridden by J. Nolan and a 4-to-5 chance in the betting the Gibbons filly forced Barbara A. out of the lead after a quarter then continued on to win by two lengths as My Surprise, The Darb and Hueu came on to finish before the early leader and second choice. Decidedly marred by a poor start, in which the well-backed Sky Haven was away poorly as Rickey Roo, in motion as the starter released the field, left with a commanding advantage, the six furlongs third race fell to Centennial, a rank outsider piloted by P. Keester. Racing in suddenly-improved form, the winner was rated in nearest pursuit of Rickey Roo and Dilwin for about two-thirds of the distance. Soon after reaching the stretch he passed the tiring Dilwin, and in the closing strides overtook Rickey Roo to win by a neck. Giving a performance that left little doubt of his being the best in the field of fen, Sky Haven made up many lengths to reach third place in the stretch and, but for serving in the late stages, might have been closer up. He was beaten a length and one-half by Rickey Roo. Cheraw finished fourth. The Worden stable, which after furnishing the winner of the first race probably lost a purse when Sky Haven was practically left at the start of the third event, encountered more misfortune when Bert Reid suffered a severe hemorrhage while leading his . company in the fourth. With Bert Reid eliminated, C. A. Pecks Impeach, which had ruled a lukewarm choice over the Worden horse, came on to win the dash, with Gold Thorn second and Naughty third. Only seven competed, and the race was decided over the six furlongs distance.
