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IRISH DAY IN HEAD TRItfWER DOUBLE CALL THIRD SCORE IN ROW AT BEtfaT FOR MAEMANTE f McGrath Colt Qualifies for His Engagement in Steger Handicap HandicapSon Son of Pharamond II Responds Well to J Bergers Urging in Final Drive to Overcome Early Lead of King Farm Racer Aphrodite in First Win of Year YearCRETE CRETE 111 June 2 T B McGraths Irish Day a nominee for Satur ¬ days 5000 added Steger Handicap qualified for that engagement here today as the Lincoln Fields session started its third week by getting up to nip the King Farms Double Call a head on the wire for the verdict at the end of the six furlongs of the Elwood Purse In completing that claiming event which featured the washday program in 115 over a track which was heavy from the showers that fell during the day the bay son of Pharamond II Ballyshannon was accounting for his second vic ¬ tory of the year Irish Day paid 880 to those who supported him in the mutuels Favored in the wagering M E Ryans Sun Ginger finished third well in advance of Bill Reids Remote Control Despite the show ¬ ers and the fact that Monday is always an offday at the race track tracka a good crowd was in the stand for the start of the third week of this fiveweek session In his customary manner Double Call went to the front out of the gate and set the pace right to the last stride when he was overhauled by the Pharamond II colt Irish Day had moved from third place at the head of the stretch after saving ground all the way Through the front lane he re ¬ sponded in excellent style to the drive of apprentice Jimmy Berger to give the young Louisville rider credit for his second winner during the day Berger had to share that distinction with another bug rider how ¬ ever as Wilbur Borton had also bowed to the judges twice twiceThe The favorite Sun Ginger had raced along in second place all the way but could not match the drive of the winner and had to be satisfied with the show award awardSPROWS SPROWS COLORS OvTTOP OvTTOPW W J Sprows Aphrodite romped to her first victory of the year in easy fashion in the mile and a sixteenth of the sixth race a claiming event for threeyearolds She took the Jead out of the gate and seemed to favor the going as she opened up on her field to complete the distance in 153 Re ¬ ceiving comparatively little support he paid 2100 in the mutuels Mrs Emil Dene marks Bon Jour who saved ground going down the back stretch took the outside on the turn was under a drive to annex second money a nose in advance of Stroube Collins Flying Plaid That one was second until the Denemark gelding began driving at him through the front lane Paul L Kelleys Ebon Flag who went to the post the favorite was never a factor factorMrs Mrs S Smiths Hasty Star won her second victory in three starts at the meeting when she accounted for the opening race a six furlong claimer in handy fashion a length and a half in advance of Paul Lee after afterContinued Continued on fourteenth page IRISH DAY IN HEAD TRIUMPH OVER DOUBLE CALL AT CRETE CRETEQualifies Qualifies for Steger Handicap Engagement Aphrodite Wins WinsContinued Continued from first page pageleading leading all the way Showing partiality to the off track the bay daughter of Haste was timed in 116 and paid 460 after being backed down to favoritism favoritismA A disqualification the first of the meet ¬ ing marred the opener when the judges took third money away from Annie Alone for cut ¬ ting over on Kosse in the stretch Rough Diamond was moved up to fourth after the disqualification had resulted in the awarding of third money to Kosse After the race the judges announced that Ken McCombs who had ridden Annie Alone was set down five days for not keeping his mount straight in the stretch stretchRoscoe Roscoe Goose sent out the second daugh ¬ ter of Haste to score during the afternoon when he saddled Memorosa to win the sec ¬ ond race a sixfurlong claiming race The victory was the graduation effort of the bay daughter of Haste Fair Oaks and she was the second consecutive public choice to reward her backers paying 460 in the mu tuels after completing the distance in 116 Wilbur Borton was aboard the winner and he sent her up to contest for the lead with Joe Fisher right after the break and she disposed of that gray son of Gay Monarch by the time the head of the stretch was reached R Morgans Kenosha got up to take down the place in advance of Mrs E T Millers Black Flame while Mrs Mil ¬ ton Reisers Courtland was fourth fourthKADIO KADIO WAVE EARNS BRACKETS BRACKETSThe The third race a sevenfurlong event for 1000 platers went to Victor E Berrys Radio Wave Steve Brooks sent the chest ¬ nut daughter of Pilate up to take over the lead from Shady Brook Farms Tropical Gal going into the far turn and she accomplished her score in rather easy fashion as she com ¬ pleted the distance in 130 An outsider in the wagering Radio Wave paid 1800 to those who supported her in her third victory of the year Mrs F Bartons Smuggled In came from far back through the stretch to finish three lengths in advance of Takit frome Mrs J Purpuras High Renown was fourth after closing ground through the front lane
