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TALKED ABOUT UP IN FINAL STRIDES AT CRETE BEATS MATTIE J NECK IN ELMS HOTEL PURSE PURSEWaters Waters Campaigner Victorious in Thriller With Loque Third Teco Tack Breezes to Rivals CRETE 111 June 20 The Elms Hotel Purse the sixfurlong claiming event for 3750 to 4000 platers which featured the days card at Lincoln Fields produced the most thrillingfmish of the day when four horses were under a drive down the long stretch and the first three to cross the line were lapped on one another The winner turned up in Mrs James F Waters Talked About who moved on the outside to accom plish his third score of the year by a neck in completing the distance in 113 113Right Right with him were F P Jumps Mat tie J and M B Cohens Loque Mrs Emil Denemarks Court Dance set all of the early pace and attempted to move with the first three horses in the drive but tired badly to finish a length and a half away from Loque LoqueThird Third choice in the wagering Talked About paid 940 to those who supported him Court Dance went to the post the favo ¬ rite and Leading Article who was never a factor and finished last was made the sec ¬ ond choice choiceCourt Court Dance went right to the front but was never able to build up a commanding lead on Mattie J and when Talked About and Loque moved right up with them as he straightened away for the drive to the wire all the riders went to the whip Court Dance was the first to weaken and Talked About was moving fastest in the final strides stridesTRIPLE TRIPLE FOB J G WILSON WILSONThe The victory was the second of the day for J G Wilson The Billings Mont veteran had scored previously with Mrs Thelma Otts Wauchula in the fifth race raceWilson Wilson then followed up his victory in the sixth by bringing in Mrs Earl Kelleys Sol ¬ diers Call in the close finish which marked the seventh race Thursday Wilson had rid ¬ den a double scoring with NaniLeonai and Onig OnigStroube Stroube Collins Teco Tack a chestnut daughter of Hard Tack who graduated in impressive fashion in her debut June 7 came right back to breeze to the field of fillies she met in the fourth race a five furlong allowance event known as the Strat ¬ ford Stock Farm Purse Taking the top out of the gate and never surrendering her lead while being rated along in advance of her opposition Teco Tack sped the five furlongs in 101 Backed down to even money the Hard Tack filly paid 4 Closest to her at the final marker was E E Irbys Quick Tool who was under a drive through the front lane J N Camdens Zoroastra fin ¬ ished third in advance of W J Sprows Play Quest French Lick Springs Stables Briar Rose attempted to contest the pace with the winner but she was all done when the wire was in sight
