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SPORTING SURPRISES IN LINCOLN FIELDS DEBUT SON OF RED BUG SHOWS ON TOP AT EVERY POLE POLEFavored Favored Prairie Dog Finishes in Second Place After Forcing Pace Throughout Hover Victorious VictoriousCRETE CRETE 111 May 23 Withers Dunns Sporting a colt who made his last previous appearance under silks in the Derby Trial Stakes at Churchill Downs when his stable desired to test him out to see if he was of Kentucky Derby caliber furinshed the main surprise of a windy afternoons sport at Lin ¬ coln Fields when he accounted for the Mar quette Road Purse a sixfurlong race for threeyearolds and upward which was the best offering on the card The chestnut son of Red Bug was under a drive as he sped past the final marker with a length and onehalf showing between him and Mrs Emil Dene marks Prairie Dog and his time for the distance was 112 fair enough consider ¬ ing that the racing strip was dull and that he had to buck a strong wind all the way down the back stretch stretchJn Jn picking up first money today the With ¬ ers Dunn threeyearold was accounting for his third victory of the year in nine starts Because of the fact that he was competing against a field which included older horses Sporting was a comparative outsider in the wagering and returned the good price of 21 as he accomplished his score under the familiar handling of Steve Brooks Behind the winner the favored Prairie Dog was only three parts of a length in advance of Valdina Farms Valdina Dude who was closing ground through the stretch under stout handling J N Camdens Scrap ¬ py W who attempted to make a run at the winner around the final turn finished fourth fourthCHI CHI BREAKS POORLY POORLYThe The start of the feature was poor when the Walmac Farms Chi left very slowly Sporting was sent right to the front and stayed on the lead right across the final line During the early running however he opened up a good lead on Prairie Dog but McCombs nursed that one along and as the Red Bud colt was tiring Brooks had to go to a drive with him in order to insure his victory victoryAs As for the others in the race with the exception of Ballinderry they were never a factor until the closing drive That Strolling Player mare was up in the contention early but dropped back out of it as the race pro ¬ gressed V VWhile While the sun continued to shine most of the afternoon the chill wind made topcoats comfortable A fairsized crowd attended and the Jiandle was satisfactory although the favorites were finding their way home often enough to satisfy the chalk players playersNeither Neither the camera nor the judges were able to separate Dave Stones Illinois Tom and Paul L Kelleys Falerno at the end of the second race a sevenfurlong event fash ioned for older horses which was known as the Thornton While the Stone gelding led most of the way Falerno just got up to finish in a dead heat with him as they com ¬ pleted the distance in 127 Illinois Tom paid 520 in the mutuels while Falerno who went to the post a slight favorite over Fly Me paid 500 500Threequarters Threequarters of a length back of the first two the latter took down third money by the same margin of advantage over J T Withers IIIs Fair Haste Bronze Bugle broke first out of the gate but Fly Me soon took over a slight lead which he did not maintain long as Yarberry sent Illinois Tom to the fore That Lucky Tom gelding was two lengths in front of his field at one time but was in distress in the stretch while just lasting to split the money with the Kelley representative representativeEASY EASY FOR DARBY DALLAS DALLASMrs Mrs J D Craigs Darby Dallas was an easy winner of the third race a sevenfur ¬ long event for older horses of the 1200 to 1500 claiming bracket The gelded son of Tommy Boy was in difficulty several times while racing along behind the pace being established by Fritz but came around horses on the turn and pulled away to his vic ¬ tory through the stretch with no great difficulty Earning his second set of brack ¬ ets this year the Craig gelding paid 1040 Ridden by Jimmy Berger he was timed in 127 Little Hig who aced close up through ¬ out finished second in advance of the pace setting Fritz Rough Diamond was fourth after tiring when placed under a drive to withstand the bid of the winner winnerMaking Making the fourth start of her career Charles Nuckols Country Miss graduated in advance of the band of maiden twoyear olds of the 2000 to 2500 bracket who contested the fourth race known as the Garfield Park Reserved off the pace estab ¬ lished first by Pilatus and then by A One the chestnut daughter of Mate did not find her best stride until the final furlong At that point she came on to accomplish her score a head in advance of A One Country Miss paid 960 and was timed in 101 for the five furlongs furlongsValdina Valdina Farms Valdina Firo made a bid around the turn for home but was dropping back through the stretch and finished three parts of a length in advance of Mrs A B Karles K Rounder A One and Pilalus contested for the early pace and when the former took command the Putnam gelding dropped back out of the money moneyMrs Mrs James F Waters Hover drove to her third victory in five assignments thin year when she led RoseRed to the wire by a half length at the end of the six furlonjjn of the fifth race Always close up the MCH senger filly responded to Johnny Adamrj urging through the stretch to get up in time to win as she stepped the distance in 114
