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REAPING REWARD QUALIFIES FOR LATONIA DERBY SCORES BY A LENGTH Runs Mile in 13715 Over Dead Track to Win Yacht Club Purse Works Mile and a Quarter in 2 05 After Lapse on Part of Rider To ToReturn Return for American Derby HOMEWOOD 111 June 7 In his last public appearance before fulfilling his en ¬ gagement in the 15000 Latonia Derby next Saturday the Milky Way Farms Reaping Reward charged to a length victory in the Yacht Club Purse at one mile which head ¬ lined todays program at Washington Park The brown son of Sickle which was mak ¬ ing his first start since the Kentucky Derby in which he finished third to War Admiral and Pompoon shouldered 122 pounds which included jockey Alfred Robertson and ran the eight furlongs in 137 over a fast but slightly dead track trackAfter After the race Robertson momentarily for ¬ got to work the colt out an additional quar ¬ ter as per trainer Robert McGarveys in ¬ structions and after about a sixteenth the thought occurred to him and Reaping Re ¬ ward was hustled al ig on e more Despite the Interruption to his best speed the Milky Way star covered a mile and a quarter of the Latonia Derby route in 205 in a splendid performance performanceSecond Second to Reaping Reward was A C Ernsts Albubble while Mrs Emil Dene marks War Minstrel was third and Alkit a stablemate of Albubble next in the field of nine threeyearolds threeyearoldsFINE FINE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCEReaping Reaping Reward won the Yacht Club Purse in much easier fashion than his length margin indicates for he came from far back in the final quarter to score The Sickle colt showed a tendency to bear in on the turn and again in the run through the stretch but was somewhat forestalled in this desire through the lefthanded whipping of Robertson RobertsonAlbubble Albubble and War Minstrel also showed noteworthy performances for they battled each other for pacemaking honors after about threeeighths of a mile and while War Minstrel eventually tired from the effort Albubble hung on doggedly right down to the wire wireAnother Another to perform well was Alkit which came from a good way back to be fourth while the chief disappointment of the race was Privileged which making his second start of the year finished last giving way badly after about fiveeighths fiveeighthsReaping Reaping Reward the public choice and the third to score at oddson is to be shipped to Latonia Thursday and then will be re ¬ turned to Washington Park for his engage ¬ ment in the American Derby outstanding stake of the local meeting It is to be run June 19 19CHAMPION CHAMPION LOOKS ON ONWith With the heavyweight boxing champion looking on the Millsdale Stables Infantry raced to victory in the James J Braddock Handicap which at six furlongs was the chief supporting race The Chance Shot fouryearold which a few days ago equalled the threequarters track record of 110 gave evidence that that victory was no fluke when he turned back a useful band of sprint ¬ ers in easy fashion his winning margin be ¬ ing two lengths He required 111 under his 115 pounds to complete the distance but the track though fast was not as fast as it Continued on thirtyninth page REAPING REWARD QUALIFIES FOR LATONIA DERBY Continued from first riage was when he equalled the record recordCharles Charles Corbett was astride the Millsdale representative and after dismounting was congratulated and presented with a pair of boxing gloves by Braddock BraddockClosest Closest to Infantry at the end of the sprint was Foyot which at one time had a lead of five lengths while Talked About was third and Sir Emerson fourth Foyot set a fast pace running the first quarter in 22 and the half mile in 45 but then gave waV in the final eighth to Infantry which was the sec ¬ ond oddson favorite of the day to score Danise M showed some early speed here but she was through after reaching the stretch stretchATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE INCREASED INCREASEDAlthough Although skies were partly overcast all aft ¬ ernoon the weather was warm and there was a marked increase in the size of the Monday crowd while betting activity also was brisker than on any week day since the meeting opened openedMiss Miss Pittypat ridden by S Roberts in the colors of W C Reichert furnished a mild surprise when she accounted for the opening race in which seven other of the cheaper juveniles opposed her over five furlongs After making all the pace the successful daughter of KaiSang hung on gamely to stall off Sand Bag long enough to take the race by a head Sand Bag provided the chief contention throughout and at the ter ¬ mination of the distance which the winner ran in 100 led Silver Sarah by six lengths for the place honors honorsThe The race had its disappointment in Ebony Boy the Texas youngster failing to prove a serious factor at any time after he had been installed a pronounced favorite favoriteMILD MILD SURPRISE SURPRISEThe The six furlongs second race also devel ¬ oped a mild surprise when Mrs A Manales North Blaze handled by Paul Ryan turned back eleven other platers in a driving finish Closing well on the outside North Blaze gnt up to score by a half length as Miss Balko raced to second place and Merry Peggy finished third Maxine B the favor ¬ ite led home the others Miss Balko had all the early speed here and finished cou ¬ rageously but was hot quite equal to the rush of the winner which was scoring her fourth victory of the year Sky Cloud showed some early speed here but gave way badly when the real racing began in the stretch stretchHal Hal Price Headleys Mamas Boy made it two in a row when he accounted for the third event in which seven twoyearolds matched strides over five and a half fur ¬ longs Second money fell to the favorite Maneuver while Blaufuss was third and Jubilesta next Mamas Boy improved his position on the inside got through on the rail entering the stretch and though bearing out continued on to score by a length at odds of 5 to 1 Jean Cloud and Jubilesta shared the early pacemaking task but both gave way badly the former finally finishing fifth Blaufuss came from a long way back in the final quarter to earn his share of the purse The winner was ridden by Lester Balaski who was handling his first success ¬ ful mount since arriving here from New York YorkTHIRD THIRD FOR BOW TO ME METhe The dickeylegged Bow to Me which sports the silks of Roscoe Goose became the first horse to score three victories dur ¬ ing the current meeting when he captured the fourth race over a mile and seventy yards Carrying 120 pounds and ridden by Leon Haas the E R Bradley castoff made every post a winning one and ran the dis ¬ tance in 142 Closest to Bow to Me at the end though beaten four lengths was All Devil while Over Yonder was third and Tenace next The heavilybacked Bow to Me set his own pace under steady restraint and when shaken up at the head of the stretch responded by drawing away All Devil passed Over Yonder in the final six ¬ teenth to get second place by slightly less than a length while Tenace was another length back in fourth position
