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KINGS BLUE QUALIFIES JOik STEGER HANDICAP WHIRLAWAY WORKS Mlft AND QUARTER IN 2021 OUTSPEEDS RIVALS IN LINCOLN FIELDS TEST TESTWoodsaw Woodsaw Beaten Length and Half as Court Dance Finishes Third Mrs J F Waters Silks in Double DoubleCRETE CRETE 111 June 4 Huntley Shers Kings Blue a nominee for the 5000 added Steger Handicap on Saturday qualified for that sevenfurlong sprint feature of the meeting by accounting for the Stevens Hotel Handicap sixfurlong main event of the days card at Lincoln Fields Jack Richard was riding his mount out as the son of Blue Larkspur Sunny Queen led B P Woodsons Woodsaw to the final line by a length and a half in 116 over a dryingout racing strip which was classified as heavy Mrs Emil Denemarks Court Dance earned the show award in advance of Paul L Kelleys1 Float Away after being unable to finish out with the speed he displayed at the start startBacked Backed down to favoritism as the result of his consistent record this year and his good trials for Saturdays Steger the Hunt ley Sher representative paid an even 4 to those who supported him as he accounted for his sixth victory in fifteen starts this season Kings Blue was the second public choice to justify his support during the after ¬ noon noonExcellent Excellent weather for racing prevailed after the recent storms Thd sun was bright and warm and a cool breeze blew out of the northwest which made it quite comfortable for the good crowd in the stands Johnny Adams was the star of the early program when he won with two representatives of the Mrs James F Waters stable account ¬ ing for the first race with Jehoover and coming right back to win the second with Onig OnigNATIONAL NATIONAL HOTEL WEEK WEEKIn In the feature event which was named in recognition of the fact that this is National Hotel Week at the Chicago hostelries Court Dance displayed the early speed and showed the way until reaching the final turn Kings Blue was sent along into contention early 1 and took over heading for the front lane After encountering trouble on the back stretch Woodsaw was in stride again turn ¬ ing for home and it was his challenge through the stretch which forced Richard to keep the winner going about his business right to the end While Court Dance obvi ¬ ously was tiring the Jamestown mare still had enough left to finish in advance of Float Away AwayMystery Mystery Marvel displayed some early speed but met with difficulty at the far turn When she recovered from that she found it diffi cult to extend herself in the heavy going along the rail In addition to the winner Float Away Mystery Marvel and Court Dance also are eligible for the Steger Continued on fourth page KINGS BLUE IN QUALIFYING EFFORT FOR STEGER RENEWAL RENEWALOutspeeds Outspeeds Woodsaw and Court Dance in Lincoln Fields Test TestContinued Continued fron first page pageEuall Euall Wyatt sent Mrs James F Waters Jehoover back to the races for the first time since the Washington Park meeting a year ago and the brown son of Halcyon signalized his return by chalking up an easy victory in the opening race Sent into the lead around the final bend for home the Halcyon colt shook off Fritz at the head of the stretch and waltzed home well in ad ¬ vance of the challenge of Paul Lee while completing the six furlongs asked of this field in 117 over a heavy track Favored in the wagering Jehoover paid 6 in the mutuels Latepass wound up fourth after being an early contender contenderOnig Onig made it two in a row for Mrs James F Waters when he drove tq victory in ad ¬ vance of D Cataldos Viragin at the end of seven furlongs of the 1000 claiming event which was second on the program The chestnut son of Gino turned the distance in 132 under Johnny Adams urging Onig was accomplishing victory for the second time this year and paid the good price of 1820 in the mutuels The favored Knee Deep who races for the Hilltop Stock Farm was always a contender but finished third in advance of Flinders Krais Emdale While Onig broke sluggishly Adams lost no time rushing him up to contest for the lead with Viragin and the Gino colt outgamed that Ariel mare in the drive driveMrs Mrs E B Carpenters Simkoe moved around horses on the turn and wore down R Morgans Deeba through the stretch to successfully accomplish victory for the first time this year in the third race The Jacopo gelding led the Morgan representative by a length as he negotiated the seven furlongs asked of this band of 1000 platers in 133 Simkoe paid 15 in the mutuels mutuelsAfter After contesting the pace with the Lex brook Stables Pelter from midway of the back stretch to the head of the stretch Deeba shook off the Tryster mare but had nothing left to meet the winners drive Pecks Bad Boy finished fourth while Ken ¬ tucky Janey who went to the post the fa ¬ vorite was out of the money after making a brief display of speed around the turn turnThe The Daily Double was worth 16940 to those who combined Onig and Simkoe in this form of wagering wageringNeville Neville Dunns Little Red Fox a dis ¬ appointing favorite in his last outing took the lead soon after the start and was never headed as he graduated in advance of the field of juvenile maidens who made up the fourth race a claiming event known as the Diamond F Farm Purse The Dunn gelding raced rather greenly while turning the five furlongs in 104 and was under a drive as he led Miss E Boergers A One to the wire by a nose W C Stroubes At Liberty en ¬ countered trouble in the back stretch but closed well to pick up third money in ad ¬ vance of Mrs William Crumps My Myri The latter tired through the stretch after making a display of speed around the turn
