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IN CRETE FEATURE DETROIT RACING BEGINS IN AUSPICIOUS FASHION Woolford Mare Sets Her Own Pace In Six Furlongs of Aurora Purse PurseDaughter Daughter of Insco Qualifies for Her Engagement in Crete Handicap Valdina Alpha Wins Home wood Purse Daily Double of 59720 for 2 2CRETE CRETE 111 May 21 Woolford Farms Unerring a full sister to the Kentucky Derby winner Lawrin who has been a popular favorite around Chicago in recent years justified the support of her faithful backers here today when she became the third eligible for Saturdays 5000 added Crete Handicap to qualify in as many days as she took down brackets in the Aurora Purse sixfurlong allowance event for fillies and mares which featured the program at Lincoln Fields The Missouribred miss went the distance in 113 to accomplish her second victory of the year and reward those who backed her in the mutuels with a 10 return Sent into the lead as soon as possible after breaking in fourth place Unerring led the rest of the way but she was never able to build up much of an advantage and xhad only a length and a quarter in her favor as asshe she led Herman Friedbergs Montsin to the wire W C Hobsons Shine ONight a filly who won such important fixtures for her sex as the Arlington Matron Handicap and the New England Oaks made her second start of the 1941 campaign to pick up third money a length and a half away from Montsin and a half length in advance of J R Nevilles One Witch WitchMattie Mattie J One Witch and Montsin took turns at furnishing the winner with con ¬ tention The Hill filly however gave up the ghost early and finished next to last One Witch then took over that task under pres ¬ sure but dropped back rapidly in the front lane laneMONTSIN MONTSIN LUGS IN INIt It was in the drive down in front of the stand that Montsin made her bid Saving ground on the rail apprentice Neil Boyce sent the Ormont mare into contention and she was picking up horses in the front lane Through the final furlong however she was lugging in on the rail and was not quite up to me task set for her herIn In addition to the winner three other members of this field are eligible for Satur ¬ days Crete Rosedale Stables Hoptown Lass Montsin and Mattie J JWhile While the afternoon started off hot and muggy a cool breeze came up after the first race which made conditions ideal for the fans A good crowd was on hand and Ernest Wiedekamp director of the mutuels reported the play up to the seventh race was more brisk than that of opening day dayThe The secondary feature of the days pro ¬ gram was the Homewood Purse an allow ¬ ance race which brought together a field of twoyearold eligibles for the 5000 added Joliet Stakes which will feature the program here on Saturday May 31 When the dust of the battle had settled the winner was Val ¬ dina Alpha who ran coupled with Valdina Orphan as the entry of the Valdina Farm of Emerson F Woodward In accomplish ¬ ing the second victory of his career how ¬ ever the son of Osculator Alphaona had to toContinued Continued on fourth page UNERRING ACCOUNTS FOR AURORA PURSE PURSEWoolford Woolford MaraSets Her Own Pace in Crete Feature to Lead Home Montsin Valdina Alpha Wins WinsContinued Continued from first page pagerace race the fastest five furlongs turned in over this racing strip in two years 100 flat flatAlthough Although Herbie Lemmons sent Valdina Alpha to the front soon after the start and he was never headed Mrs AI Sabaths Alsab was charging on him through the final fur ¬ long Only half a length separated these two at the final marker after the Good Goods colt had moved between horses in the front lane from the rear of the field to make a stout challenge The Valdina Farm entry was made second choice in the wagering to AJsab and returned 520 in the mutuels mutuelsFarrell Farrell and Devereauxs Omathon got a jump out of the gate but in a few strides Valdina Alpha assumed command Valdina Orphan raced along third most of the jour4 ney but finished fourth a length and a half away from Omathon OmathonH H W Frys Stella Me drove to victory in the opening race on the card a mile and a sixteenth affair for 1000 platers Moving into contention around the turn the Sun Flag mare did not take over from the pace set by Kiev Singer until the final yards and had only a length and a half in her favor completing the distance in 150 Ben Cruickshank rode the winner and she paid 1140 in the mutuels to those who supported her in her initial victory of the year Weak ¬ ening in the final drive Kiev Singer not only gave way to the winner after leading jail the way but was beaten a neck for sec ¬ ond money by Paul L Kelleys Distractible The latter was close to the pace from the start and attempted to move with the win ¬ ner through the front lane laneWHIPSTITCH WHIPSTITCH AT LONG ODDS ODDSMiss Miss Ruth Sidells Whipstitch a seven yearold daughter of In Memoriam who has run some of her best races over this course in the past furnished a surprise in the sec ¬ ond race on the card when she earned brackets for the first time since 1939 at the end of that mile and a sixteenth test for lOOJi platers Away last the In Memoriam mare worked her way up around horses dowhthe back stretch and turning into the front lane was fifth behind Rita Jay Belton Jim Lipscomb and Hills Palm At this point the veteran J G Wilson called upon her and she drove to victory from the outside to have a length and a quarter in her favor as she covered the distance in the slow time of 150 Receiving only scattered support she paid the good return of 8220 in the mutuels mutuelsMoving Moving in between horses on the turn for home Jim Lipscomb overtook the favored Rita Jay and Belton to earn second money four lengths in advance of the Devereaux mare Belton finished fourth well back after being a contender until the head of the lane was reached reachedTrainer Trainer Homer Pardue who had saddled Whipstitch to win the second race in Miss Ruth Sidells silks completed a double when he sent out Sugarage to account for the third race The Percentage mare was win ¬ ning her third race this year in as many starts when she finished a length and a quarter before Mrs Thelma Otts Chigre Mrs Emil Denemarks King Cotton picked up the show award a half a length in ad ¬ vance of Hard Biscuit The winner paid 2080 in the mutuels after being timed in 114 for the six furlongs she was asked to go in this event for older horses horsesLARGE LARGE DAILY DOUBLE DOUBLEThe The whole complexion of the race was changed when John L Sullivans Imperial Jayna bolted at the head of the stretch while contesting the issue with Sugarage This forced several horses to pull up and Chicgre skimmed through along the rail to move from last to second position as the field went wide Sugarage was on top at the time and she was able to maintain her lead in the final drive driveThe The Daily Double paid 59720 to the holders of the eighteen tickets sold on the winning combination of Whipstitch and Sugarage SugarageHoward Howard Wells Equifox drove to his first victory of the year in two starts when he accounted for the fifth race the Fox Valley Farm Claiming Purse The bay son of Equi ¬ poise was taken through along the rail at the head of the stretch to be in a contending position at that point and in the final drive to the wire overtook Mr and Mrs H S Swifts Caddiecay Turning the mile asked of this band of 3500 to 4000 platers in 139 the Wells colt paid 740 to those who fancied his chances Caddiecay who had taken over the lead from Displayer the early pacesetter finished out courageously to annex the place award two lengths back of the winner and a length arid onehalf in advance of B Bartleys Waugh Pop The latter was always a con tender under pressure but lacked speed in the drive and had to be satisfied with the third part of the purse a length and three quarters in advance of Mrs Emil Dene marks Blind Eagle
