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COUNT MORSE REPEATS Makes Great Western Handicap Fourth Straight Stake Triumph Increases 1937 Earnings to 23265 23265by by Winning 4220 Double for forWright Wright and Anderson HOMEWOOD 111 June 5 Invincible in the western handicap division this spring Warren Wrights Count Morse burdened with top weight of 126 pounds scored his fourth straight stakes triumph by captur ¬ ing the Great Western Handicap mile and a quarter feature of Saturdays muddytrack sport at Washington Park The sturdy four yearold son of Reign Count ridden by Irv ¬ ing Anderson and completing a double for the day for both the rider and the Calumet Farm stable earned 4220 through his thril ¬ ling victory and increased this years win ¬ nings to 23265 He was the favorite favoriteClosest Closest to Count Morse winner last Mon ¬ day of the Blue and Gray Handicap at the end of the ten furlongs and beaten only a length was an outsider Butsey Hernan ¬ dez Woodlander with an even longer shot the Blue Ridge Farms Cardarrone another length away in third place Woodlander and Cardanone were the light weights of the field each carrying but 103 pounds poundsFollowing Following past the judges in order were War Emblem Count Arthur Corinto Sir Jim James and finally Grand Manitou War Emblem and Corinto raced as the entry of Mrs Emil Denemark and was the second choice choiceFURIOUS FURIOUS RIDING RIDINGCount Count Morse which earlier in the spring won the Ben AH Handicap at Keeneland and the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs followed in close attendance of War Em ¬ blems pace for about threequarters and then took a short lead which he was able to maintain to the end because of the furious riding he received from his jockey Cardarrone was always among the leaders but Woodlander came from far back in the final quarter to challenge the winner In working his way to the leaders Woodlander bore over on both the Denemark horses and inside the final eighth got within a neck of the Calumet star only to falter just enough to permit the ultimate winner to draw away slightly once more moreCardarrone Cardarrone turned in a splendid per ¬ formance and might have finished even closer but for being forced to remain near ¬ est the rail where the tougher footing pre ¬ vailed Corinto was in close quarters soon after he launched his most flattering move in the stretch but when clear tired tiredThe The winners time of 209 marked an excellent performance over the muddy and uncertain track trackDespite Despite rain most of the morning and intermittent showers during the earlier Continued on thirtyeighth page COUNT MORSE REPEATS Continued from first ndge races a surprisingly large crowd was in attendance attendanceTrack Track conditions brought about many withdrawals no less than seven declining the issue in the feature while other races were materially affected but the sport was interesting and in several instances specta ¬ cular cularMi Mi s Mary Hirschs No Sir an eligible for the Kentucky and American Derbys making his first start since the Kentucky Derby in which he was soundly beaten was something of a disappointment in the Morton Grove Purse fourth on the card No Sir was strongly backed in the mutuels but the best he could do was to finish second as N L Naylors Vrginia J made every post a win ¬ ning one Only four contested the race which served as the chief supporting event Hermosillo being third and the Irishbred Sunset Trail II last lastVirginia Virginia J ridden by Paul Ryan and go ¬ ing in her best form was under restraint as she set the early pace Then she responded well to the urging she received in the last threesixteenths and drew away to score by four lengths No Sir was well up from the beginning but tired in the drive though leading Hermosillo past the line of finish by eight lengths lengthsThe The Naylor filly carrying only 108 pounds to 119 for the runnerup ran the threequarters in 114 114CROSSBOW CROSSBOW II FAILS FAILSThe The fifth race was another of the better events and it saw the defeat of another wellplayed favorite Crossbow II This Calu ¬ met Farm fouryearold also finished second the Woolfprd Farms Boston Pal ridden by Sammy Roberts leading his more favored rival by two lengths at the end of the mile Bootmaker was a distant third with Miss Saxon fourth in the field of six sixBoston Boston Pal placed on the outside of the gate for the start because of his refusal to line up in the stalls moved up fast on the turn went to the front approaching the home stretch and stayed there Crossbow H raced James City into defeat after three eighths but his lead was short lived the Woolford Farm fouryearold racing around him a short time afterwards Bootmaker dropped back on the far turn but came on again and was third two lengths in front of Miss Saxon Stopping badly after his early display of speed James City finally was pulled up by his rider Combahee the only other starter was out of the real contest throughout throughoutMrs Mrs W L Hoags Exponent found the soft footing to his fancy and captured the opening race in which eight met over a mile and seventy yards The sixyearold gelding got the decision by a neck as Dandy Jay finished second and Red Rogue third Alfred Robertson who rode Dandy Jay lodged a frivolous claim of foul asserting that the winner bore over on his mount but it was not allowed
