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NIM WINS SECOND STRAIGHT AT SPORTSMANS PARK VICTORY FOR GOELITZ Wheaton Owners Racer Never in Danger in Late Stages WellBacked Wowo and High Polish i Among the Beaten Starters Showers After Fourth Race CICERO HI Oct 18 The fourth race a sprint of seven furlongs was one of the better races on todays program at Sports ¬ mans Park and its running saw Nim reg ¬ ister his second straight victory Under the colors of W H Goelitz Wheaton contractor and ridden by Delpha Castllle the four yearold son of Nusakan got to the front before going an eighth of a mile and never was headed thereafter thereafterAfter After Princess Stone wearied of trying to catch the Goelitz performer Marlie May be ¬ came the principal contender but the best she could do was to finish second three lengths behind the winner MIgal Fay an outsider in the betting was third and Lit ¬ tle Hig fourth Princess Stone finished far back in the field of ten tenNim Nim was closely attended for about a quarter by Princess Stone but then he began to open up daylight on his nearest rival and did not have to be severely handled to keep his opponents safe to the end Migal Fay came from a good way back to be third but Marlie May was always among the leaders leadersFIFTH FIFTH 1938 VICTORY VICTORYAmong Among those which completed the field were such well played horses as Wowo and High Polish outrun all the way wayThe The victory was the fifth of the year for Nim and his supporters today received a lit ¬ tle more than 5 to 1 for their investments on his chances Skies were overcast today and right after the fourth race a light drizzle began to fall but otherwise the weather was not unpleas ¬ ant and the track was fast A good sized crowd was in attendance attendanceThe The fifth race a dash of five furlongs for twoyearolds was another of the more at ¬ tractive races on the program and it re ¬ sulted in victory for W A Raffertys Vul jest Taking command when Norman Sloat tired in the stretch Vuljest guided by T P Martin had enough left to stall off Mae whisk and win by a length The latter beat Norman Sloat a length and a half for the place placeNorman Norman Sloat placed outside the stall gate for the start because of his bad post man ¬ ners took a big lead shortly after the break and held it to the last eighth where he began to shorten stride Vuljest had always been closest to him and in the final sixteenth forged to the front there to slay Maewhisk was the favorite the winner pay ¬ ing 3540 for 2 in the mutuels mutuelsT T H Cross Charmed One was made an even money chance in the first race and he did not disappoint With Earl Dew at the reins Charmed One took an early lead and held it the remainder of the seven fur I longs to score with six lengths to spare Continued on thirtyninth page NIM WINS SECOND STRAIGHT AT SPORTSMANS PARK Continued from first page Gaming moved up In the last quarter to take second money with Gate Manager third On the way to the post for the race Polly taur threw her rider James Linton and galloped off a half mile while shortly after the start Lady Penn lost her pilot Willie Page Neither of the boys were hurt For her fractious behavior the further entry of Pollytaur will be refused the remainder of the meeting meetingLADY LADY THIRTEEN WINS WINSThe The favorite in the second race also got home without any serious difficulty when Lady Thirteen owned by Mrs P F Burrell and ridden by Robert Conley completed seven furlongs with an advantage of six lengths after having shown the way from the beginning Getabout was always in second place and took second honors two lengths before Forceful French Boy was among the leaders here for about three eighths but he ran out badly on the turns and finally finished last in the field of ten tenThe The third race another contested at seven furlongs saw Falermian triumph under the colors of Nowack Yarling This daughter of Roman Bachelor followed Social Errors pace to the last eighth and then jockey W G Yarling sent his mount to the front and on to victory by two lengths Social Error the favorite weakened after relin ¬ quishing the lead and managed only to save the place a neck before Royal Countess Gay Blade was best of the others othersAn An odd feature of todays sport was that the first four races each a seven furlongs sprint out of the chute were run in exactly the same time 130 The winners in order were Charmed One Lady Thirteen Faler ¬ mian and Nim
