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VISCOUNTY MAKES GOOD IN PEABODY MEMORIAL RECORD CROWD SEES YOUR CHANCE WIN SUBURBAN BEATS TECHNICIAN FOR POPULAR WIN AT CRETE CRETEValdina Valdina Colorbearer Comes Off Fast Pace to TwoLength Score Before Holiday Crowd of 30000 30000CRETE CRETE 111 May 30 Valdina Farms Viscounty a brown son of The Porter Trapstar who had been campaigned in Cali ¬ fornia Kentucky and Maryland without suc ¬ cess won his first race of the year when he accounted for the thirteenth running of the 5000 added Francis S Peabody Memorial Handicap before a Memorial Day crowd which was in excess of 30000 as the Wool ford Farms Joe Schenck was a late scratch from that race leaving only Technician to represent that establishment The huge crowd made the Texasowned campaigner the favorite and he justified that support by the manner in which he won here today as he completed the mile and a sixteenth asked of him in the ordinary time of 145 over a racing strip which has not been at its best at the meeting because of lack of a good rain Viscounty paid 460 for every 2 wagered on him by those who made him the public choice choiceCLOSE CLOSE FINISH FOB PLACE HONORS Two lengths behind the winner at the final marker the Woolford Farms Technician picked up the place award under vigorous punishment from Ken McCombs The Kan ¬ sasbred son of Insco was only a head in advance of W C Hobsons good filly Shine ONight while Hyman Friedbergs Montsin was a distant fourth fourthWhile While the day always one of the biggest during the Chicago season started under anything but auspicious circumstances the sun broke through the leaden skies shortly after the first race and by the time the field for the feature race was on the track con ¬ ditions were ideal for the huge crowd to enjoy the holiday program While the fa ¬ vorites were not winning the second choices were successful with enough consistency to help the handle and going into the seventh race indications were that the mutuel play would run close to 700000 700000When When starter Reuben White sent the field away Withers Dunns Sporting the only threeyearold in the race went out and set a terrific early pace to open up on his f ield The Red Bug colt went the first quarter in 2375 reached the half in 47 and sped by the threequarters in 112 After leaving that point however he was starting to run out of wind but till managed to click off the mile in the good time of 138 138ADAMS ADAMS PLAYS WAITING GAME GAMEAdams Adams was content to play a waiting game with the winner while Sporting was showing the way and Mucho Gusto and Technician were furnishing what early con ¬ tention the race developed The veteran took the son of The Porter along the rail railContinued Continued on fortythird page VISCOUNTY LEADS TECHNICIAN HOME IN PEABODY MEMORIAL MEMORIALValdlna Valdlna Racer in Popular Score Before Holiday Crowd of 30000 30000Continued Continued from first page and saved ground with him until the far turn was reached At that point he found an opening and took his mount to the out ¬ side and Shine ONight moved right with him himTurning Turning into the front lane Technician overhauled the tiring Sporting and went into the lead The Insco colt was only able to maintain command for a few strides however as Viscounty overtook him from the outside They ran together for a few strides but it was obvious that Viscounty was slated to be the winner and McComba had to go to a hard drive on Technician through the final furlong to stand off the gallant bid of Shine ONight Johnny ONightJohnny Adams was riding out his mount to insure his score as he crossed the final marker with two lengths to spare The vie tory was worth 4280 to the Texas establish ¬ ment WoodwardShine owned by Emerson F Woodward Shine ONights effort was excellent con ¬ sidering the fact that she was in tight quar ¬ ters at the last turn Mucho Gusto and Montsin were never able to be factors al ¬ though the latter was picking up horses at the end
