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SHOT PUT LASALLE HANDICAP TO SHOT PUT BY NECK MARGIN PARASANG AND FLYING INDIAN WIN AT AQUEDUCT FIRST VICTORY OF YEAR FOR 1940 ROUTE STAR STARCustomary Customary Late Rush of Evans Gelding Results in Win Over Shine ONight at Crete Oval OvalCRETE CRETE 111 June 14 After swallowing the mud the rest of the field kicked back in his face most of the way Mrs MaJie Evans Shot Put distance champion of 1940 staged one of his typical drives from far back to win the fourth running of the 5000 added La Salle Handicap mile and three sixteenths feature of the days program at Lincoln Fields and second in the series of distance tests scheduled for the meeting In accomplishing his score by the neck margin he had on W C Hobsons Shine ONight at the final marker the gelded son of Chance Shot provided the large crowd on hand for the afternoons sport with a real thrill as he gradually wore down the Alan ONight filly in a stirring drive down the long stretch stretchWilliam William C Stroubes Sirasia hung on gamely to earn the show award a length and onequarter away from the Hobson filly and well in advance of the tiring War Minstrel who set a sharp early pace but ran out of speed at the head of the stretch A popular horse with the crowd because of his triumphs here during the 1940 season Shot Put went to the post the public choice and rewarded his supporters with a return of 560 for2 after negotiating the mile and threesix ¬ teenths in 207 over a racing strip which was changed from slow to muddy by the heavy showers which fell during the after MUDDY TRACK FOB FEATURE FEATUREThe The rain had ceased however when the field for the feature took the track and only the footing was bad Starter White lost no time in catching them in line and Ken Mc Combs had War Minstrel under pressure to steal the lead going into the clubhouse turn While Shine ONight raced along second Steve Brooks elected to let McCombs have a wideopen lead with the Denemark geld ¬ ing and that rider took hold of him and rated War Minstrel along in front frontSirasia Sirasia was well back of Shine ONight while Equifox Viscounty and Shot Put were grouped together farther back Not until the threeeighths pole was reached was there much of a change in the positions of the horses as the riders of the contenders be ¬ hind War Minstrel waited for that one to come back to them under the burden of the pace he was carrying while racing along in the middle of the track in a search for bet ¬ ter footing footingGoing Going into the far turn Equifox was the first to make his move but Shot Put was t long in going after him Viscounty who had been backed down to be a close second choice to the Chicagoowned gelding on the strength of his victory here in the Francis S Peabody Memorial Handicap on Decora ¬ tion Day first in the series of distance distanceContinued Continued on fourth page SHOT PUT CAPTURES LA SALLE HANDICAP IN DRIVING FINISH FINISHFirst First Victory of Present Season for Distance Champion of 1940 1940Continued Continued from first pace paceevents events appeared to be laboring at this point At no time during the running of the race did he uncork any of the speed which marked his winning effort on the holiday and he did not seem to favor the going goingTurning Turning into the long stretch War Min ¬ strel had obviously shot his bolt and Shine ONight took command Sirasia was racing along second but Shot Put was moving with a bold rush on the outside and he quickly disposed of the Stroube representative and set sail for the Hobson filly In this stirring drive Garner contented himself with urging his mount along with hand and Keel after having touched him up with the whip on the turn Shot Put responded gamely and was able to wear down the courageous Shine ONight just as they hit the wire wireThe The victory was the first of the year for the 1940 distance champion and the 4010 which was his end of the purse ran his earning for 1941 to 8060 8060Once Once again the day was marked by un ¬ usual weather showers fell several times but by the time the field for the feature took the track the sun was shining again againPATIENCE PATIENCE OF CHALK PLAYERS PLAYERSThe The chalk players had to wait until the fifth race an allowance event for twoyear olds known as the White Fence Farm Purse before they met with success In that five furlong dash Mrs A B Karles K Dorko who carried the bulk of the public support with her romped to her second victory at the meeting in easy fashion The brown daughter of Balko was across the final marker in 103 and paid 500 to those who had fancied her chances Apprentice D MacAndrew had the leg up on the Karle miss and he sent her up to take over the lead from J D Weils Putitthere soon after the start and she was never headed headedThomas Thomas C Piatts Rangle a bay daughter of Ariel who was quickest away from the gate and always close up during the run ¬ ning finished second two lengths in advance of W S Paynes Some Man who came from far back to lead John Marschs Bolus a length and a half at the final marker markerQuarterback Quarterback a threeyearold gelded son of Quatre Bras II Gold Arm graduated from the maiden ranks in the seven fur ¬ longs of the opening race when he led the Lexbrook Stables Joe Fisher to the wire with three lengths to spare as he negotiated the distance in 129 Well supported Quar ¬ terback paid 780 after accomplishing his initial score by overhauling the Lexbrook representative in the stretch J D Rogers Meadow Money saved ground all the way to the eighth pole where Farrell had to take him to the outside and was under pressure to take down third money in advance of the favored Equioval The latter had no ex ¬ cuses while tiring through the front lane laneCourteous Courteous one of the first crop of the stallion Bow to Me which stands at the Woolford Farm became the second maiden to graduate in as many races during the afternoon when he accounted for the second race on the card The Joseph Barrett geld ¬ ing made the most of an opening at the head of the stretch and overhauled the tiring Athens Maid in the final sixteenth to win by a length as he turned the five furlongs asked of this band of juveniles in 103 and paid the handsome return of 4320
