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SHASTA MAN TURNS BACK CRETE JUVENILE RIVALS FAYETTE PURSE PROVES EASY FOR QUAKERTOWN Largest WeekDay Crowd of Present Meeting on Hand at Lincoln Fields FieldsCaliforniaBred CaliforniaBred Youngster Two and Half Lengths Before FirstTime Starter Overluck in Sprint Event Original Fifth Race on Program Is Declared Off OffCRETE CRETE 111 June 16 The largest crowd for any weekday during the meeting was on hand for the start of the fifth and final week of the thirtyday season of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club at this American Turf Association course today While the weather was very pleasant the heavy condition of the track after the recent rains resulted in so many scratches that the fifth race which was to have been the feature was called off This left the card made up mostly of claiming events including a two yearold race which brought together a band of juveniles with a price tag of 2500 This event which was run as the third race on the card went to J L Pattersons Shasta Man a Californiabred The Patterson juvenile lead going into the far turn and won with ease as he finished out the five furlongs in liOS1 two and a ahalf half lengths in advance of Thomas Piatts Overluck The Golden State juvenile paid 1260 for 2 and combined with Three Per ¬ cent winner of the second race returned 11 20 in the Daily Double DoubleOverluck Overluck a firsttime starter was under punishment around the turn and through the stretch in annexing the place in advance of W C Hobsons Gold Coin Miss That daughter of Alcazar was running fastest of all through the stretch to lead Hyman Friedbergs Bolute a head at the wire after coming from far back The Bolo filly was an early contender but was tiring in front of the stand K Rounder who went to the post with the bulk of the public support closed ground nicely through the stretch but his belated bid availed him nothing nothingBON BON JOUR AT GOOD ODDS ODDSThe The only nonclaiming event on the card was the fourth a mile allowance race which was written to attract threeyearolds that had not won two races The winner turned up in Clem Bothmans Bon Jour a gelded son of Sun Beau Chaucerita who had been to the races four times this year without success The Bothman gelding was two lengths in advance of Valdina Dude in ac ¬ complishing his score after having overpow ¬ ered that one through the stretch but Ken Greever was sending him along with hand and heel as he completed the distance in 144 over the heavy track trackThe The race was the fourth straight in which the favorite went down and Bon Jour paid the good price of 3180 Valdina Dude was unable to match the winners drive after having made up considerable ground out of the gate where the start found him slow to begin beginWell Well back of the Valdina representative Dave Strauss Daily Trouble finished third thirdContinued Continued on fifth page SHASTA MAN TURNS BACK CRETE JUVENILE RIVALS RIVALSLargest Largest WeekDay Crowd of Meeting at Lincoln Fields FieldsContinued Continued from first page pageafter after having been in a contending position from the start while J D Rogers Its a Go came from far back to be fourth only a neck away Daily Trouble went to the post the favorite After setting the early pace Searcy wound up last and Pari King who took over dropped back rapidly in the drive once Valdina Dude went to the front frontShowing Showing a liking for the heavy going which prevailed Mrs E Denemarks King Cotton took over the lead on the turn and finished seven lengths in advance of the Rosedale Stables Lake View as he account ¬ ed for the first race on the card in easy fashion The Royal Minstrel gelding was timed in 117 and paid 1620 to those who supported him in his fourth victory of the year Chin Music finished third two lengths away from Lake View and five lengths in advance of Hasty Star StarTHREE THREE PERCENT GRADUATES GRADUATESMrs Mrs William Crumps Three Percent threeyearold gelded son of Percentage graduated from the maiden ranks in the six furlongs of the second race The Crump gelding accomplished his initial score in easy fashion after taking the lead soon after the start and negotiated the distance in 118 to pay 1340 in the mutuels Closest to him at the finish was the King Farms Pari Sucre who saved ground along the rail to be second in advance of Mrs C Chases Fabens That filly and Hover who finished fourth came between horses on the turn while under a drive Hover went to the post the favorite but was not able to chal ¬ lenge the money horses horsesKenneth Kenneth Greeyer veteran rider from Dub ¬ lin Va made it two straight riding triu umphs for the afternoon when he sent Bronze Bugle to the front out of the gate and that bay son of Last Reveille never looked back as he earned brackets in the fifth race a sevenfurlong test for older horses which was the original substitute event The Horn colt who was involved in the double disqualification here last Thursday when the stewards took down his number and that of Onig for interfering with the field in the stretch was timed in 133 and paid a 1020 mutuel Moving from far back Frank J Demarys Wacky Jack finished second a length in advance of Mrs M Childress Bargain Hunter who was second all the way ujitil the Wise Counsellor gelding made his bid C Lening tons Morning Mail was fourth a length further back backPennsburg Pennsburg gave Mrs Emil Denemark and jockey Willie Garner their second victory of the afternoon when he drove to victory in the sixth race Moving around horses on the turn and taking the rail route through the stretch the Cameronian gelding outgamed the favored Gay Hour to accomplish his first score of the year Receiving only light sup ¬ port Pennsburg paid 1320 after being timed in 156 for his effort over the mile and a sixteenth The Hilltop Stock Farms Buddie Treacy was along in time to get the show award a neck in advance of E J Hennebrys Deep Rock The latter contested the lead with Gay Hour until the stretch turn was reached and then tired in the drive to the
