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VETERAN DONALD W EARNS HIS SECOND OMAHA PURSE PURSEFavored Favored Bonnie Gray Follows TenYearOlcl Across Wire WireOMAHA OMAHA Neb June 14 Tenyearold Donald W won his second race of the meet ¬ ing when he came down in the good going next to the outside fence to best the favored Bonnie Gray in the opening race at AkSar Ben this afternoon A crowd of about 6000 was on hand to witness the victory of the veteran Nebraskabred in the five and a half furlongs test testAfter After Empire State had made the pace to the stretch Bonnie Gray and Bay Haven loomed as the ones to fight it out although Donald W was not far away While Bon ¬ nie Gray and Bay Haven were battling in the rather difficult going Donald W found a path and got up to cinch the money moneyBlack Black Lilly the heavily played favorite won the second race Lyle Whiting was in the saddle and he made certain of victory by whipping his mount out at the finish although she was five lengths in front The black filly was outrun early but picked her way through an opening on the far turn and after withstanding a stretch challenge from Sylvan Secret had things much her own way in the last furlong Sylvan Secret was second and Valdina Jig finished third thirdTwo Two apprentices will be lost to racing for a few days due to accidents Friday R Car ¬ ter suffered a sprained neck when thrown from Polite Ford while W Seaman injured his leg while in the gate in the seventh
