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EQUIFOX DRIVING WINNER OF LINCOLN HANDICAP CLOSES FAST TO TAKE MEASURE OF SIRASIA Howard Wells Colt Neck to Good at Wire as Shot Put Finishes Unplaced in Final Crete Stake StakeCRETE CRETE 111 June 21 Howard Wells Equifox was the surprise winner of the four ¬ teenth running of the 5000 added Lincoln Handicap mile and a quarter feature of the closing days program at Lincoln Fields The bay son of Equipoise Catherine Fox drove from next to last place at the head of the stretch to lead William C Stroubes Sirasia to the wire by a neck as he turned the distance in the very good time of 205 over a sunbaked racing strip stripThe The order of the finish was fairly close as Mrs Emil Denemnrks Idle Sun finished third only a head in advance of his stable mate War Minstrel who set the pace The race proved that Mrs Marie Evans Shot Put who won the La Salle Handicap last week was not up to carrying the 123 pounds he was assigned in this event and beating the kind of horses who finished in front of him himAn An outsider in the wagering the Lexing ¬ ton Ky owned Equifox paid the handsome return of 2480 to those who in supporting him recalled that he had won two overnight races in improving fashion before he fin ¬ ished out of the money behind Shot Put in the heavy and holding mud which pre ¬ vailed for the La Salle last week Todays victory was the most important in the career of the son of Equipoise and the 4000 which was his end of the purse increased his earn ¬ ings for the year to 5410 5410WAR WAR MINSTREL PACESETTER PACESETTERAs As was expected War Minstrel went out to make the pace and although Forever Prince was full of run and wanted to con ¬ test for the lead with the Royal Minstrel gelding Steve Brooks rated him along second Consequently they went the first quarter in the ordinary time of 24 but Yarberry sensing the pace was too slow to help the Denemark entrys chances let War Minstrel open up from there on and he passed the half in 48 the threequarters in 113 and the mile in 138 before he showed signs of tiring in negotiating the mile and oneeighth in 151 151About About that time Equifox and Shot Put who had been trailing the field all the way made their moves together and J G Wilson called upon Idle Sun in front of them Sir ¬ asia was also flying up front but Equifox had too much of a smashing finish today as he overpowered his field while carrying 112 pounds and Robert L Vedderxto victory This burden was three more pounds than the 109 he carried in finishing out of the money in the La Salle SalleWhen When Equifox started to move away Gardner touched up 3hot Put with his whip in good fashion but while endeavoring to respond the Chance Shot gelding lacked the speed for a winning effort There is also the chance that the 1940 distance champion had not fully recovered from the Herculean effort he had to make to whip W C Hob sons Shine ONight in last weeks feature featureAn An excellent crowd was in the stands for the closing days program The chalk play ¬ ers were also enjoying some degree of suc ¬ cess as going into the seventh race three favorites had justified their support by re ¬ turning to the winners circle Of course one of these was jeepdene who was made the winner by the disqualification of Estrel lita but that ruling counted in favor of those who supported the public choices choicesESTRELLITA ESTRELLITA DISQUALIFIED DISQUALIFIEDBothering Bothering several horses during the run ¬ ning of the race K Mayers Estrcllita fin ¬ ished a head in front of the favored Deep dene in the second event but the judges posted the foul claimed sign and after questioning riders Berger and MacAndrew disqualified the High Foot filly and moved the public choice into first money Deep dene paid 560 in the mutuels and the ruling moved Mrs James F Waters High Land ¬ mark into second money Withers Dunns Buss into the third part of the purse and Devereux Bros The Anvil up to fourth fourthEstrellita Estrellita was guilty of racking up the field out of the gate and again at the far turn she shut off Wha Hae when that one raced up on the inside to run with her In the stretch she came over on the favorite and for this the stewards fined jockey Jim mie Berger 50 and disqualified the winner winnerS S I Crews O Play a bay daughter of Okapi who had won her last two races here became the second favorite to score during the afternoon when she drove down the out ¬ side of the field through the stretch to extend her winning streak to three straight Mrs G H Emicks Last Call got to the front in th stretch after having raced along second to Ballinderrys early pace but she could not withstand the winners successful drive O Play paid 660 and negotiated the six furlongs asked of this band of 2500 to 3000 platers in 113 While the Okapi filly got away slowly apprentice Don MacAndrew did not ask her for her best Until the stretch was reached Ballinderry hung on stubborn ¬ ly to be third while Torch Gleam was run ¬ ning her best in the closing threesixteenths to finish fourth
