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War Minstrel Leads From Drop ot Flag to Finish in Oak Ridge Purse at Sportsmans First Win in Two Years for Denemark Gelding Three Bangs IsJSecond IsJSecondCICERO CICERO 111 May 12 Mrs Emil Dene marks War Minstrel a handicap performer who at one time during his career whipped the mighty Seabiscuit made his second at ¬ tempt to win over this halfmile course a successful one when he accounted for the Oak Ridge purse an allowance race for older horses which featured an eventful days sport at this popular oval Not only did he earn brackets but the gelded son of Royal Minstrel paid the sensational price of 19 in the mutuels to those who were confident of his chances against the kind of opposition he met here hereLeading Leading from end to end except for a few strides in the run for the first turn when Mrs J F Waters Talked About got his nose to the front temporarily the Denemark gelding was timed in 129 over a racing strip which had been wetted down by the showers which fell just before the horses went to the post War Minstrel took the track out of the gate but Talked About went right with him and it wasnt until the far turn was reached that the Denemark gelding was able to dispose of his challenge for good and pull away to the length and a half advantage he had on Frank Seroys Three Bangs crossing the final wire The latter led Talked About by two and onehalf lengths The seven yearold son of The Porter had no such sine ¬ cure however because Mrs E Ores Buck ¬ ing was charging on him through the final furlong and only the margin of a head in ¬ sured Talked About the show award as both horses reached the wire wireIn In moving up to annex the place award in the final drive Three Bangs was fortunate in being able to go between Bucking BuckingContinued Continued on fourth page ALBERT SABATH Wellknown local owner and secretary of the Chicago Business Mens Racing Association operators of the Hawthorne track was a visitor at Sportsmans Park yesterday WAR MINSTREL NEVER HEADED IN FEATURE FEATUREDenemark Denemark Golorbearer Leads From Drop of Flaglo Finish in Oak Ridge Purse at Cicero CiceroContinued Continued from first page pageLazarus Lazarus and Talked About at the far turn and thus be in a position to make his final bid when straightened away for home While hot able to overpower the winner the Sir Gallahad III gelding did force him to a drive driveThe The day was an eventful one with a large crowd in the stand wagering in such brisk fashion that indications were that the rec ord for the best handle on a weekday would be shattered when mutuel director Bob Hart reckoned up his sheets after the last race Three riders were unseated during the course of the program but fortunately medical care was only necessary for one Ray J Jones who fell from Mrs E R Salvinos Wawfield at the far turn in the fifth race had five stitches taken in his head Herbert Litzen berger who rode Mrs C C Kranz Carrying Time in the first event and Francis Fox who was aboard Lexbrook Stables Comean getit until the first turn was reached in the fourth were the other boys who fell but while they canceled their mounts for the remainder of the day they were not seri ¬ ously hurt hurtThe The program started under ideal condi ¬ tions but the skies darkened after the fifth race and showers fell fellAn An ironical touch was added to the after ¬ noons program when William Days Shining Day was returned winner in the fifth race as the skies darkened and the day became anything but shining to all but those who backed this successful firsttime starter and received a return of 2560 in the mutuels The bay daughter of High Cloud turned the four and onehalf furlongs asked of her in 58 flat and finished threequarters of a length in advance of L C and W Sears Grand Appeal The latter set all the early pace but tried to run out around the first turn and was not equal to meeting the drive of the winner when she challenged from third place turning for home Golden Goose tired in the drive finishing third two lengths away from Grand Appeal and a length and onehalf in advance of Ken Murchisons Pairfort R J Jones became the third rider to fall during the afternoon when he was unseated from Mrs E R Salvinos Wawfield going into the far turn OPENER TO DUCMISS DUCMISSLee Lee Haskell who booted home three win ¬ ners on Saturday took up where he left off when he piloted Mrs H C Hoffmans Due miss to victory in the first race on the card At the end of the five furlongs of that event for 1000 platers the Breadman mare led Fox Scotts Honey Roll a length and a half as she negotiated the distance in 102 under a drive through the stretch after hav ¬ ing set the pace all the way The score was the winners first of the 1941 campaign in two starts and she returned 1160 to those who backed her herGoing Going into the first turn JerryRae carried Carrying Time wide and Herbie Litzenberger was unseated He was taken to the track hospital hospitalMountkala Mountkala a daughter of Whichmount who races for H A and E Wheatley and had already won one race in two starts at the meeting added another score to her achievements here when she was under a drive to lead L L Moores Paul Lee a half length at the end of the five furlongs of the second race The Wheatley mare was taken back off the pace after she outbroke the others at the gate sent up into the contention around the final bend for home and wore down Ruth Lerner through the front lane to annex brackets in the good time of 103 Mountkala paid 1380 in the mutuels
