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r ... ........ mm , , s s t Aldridge Aldridge Surprises Surprises at at Lincoln Lincoln Fields; Fields; Copperman Copperman Beats Beats Fast-Closing Fast-Closing Waller Waller WALTER H. HOFFMAN, JR. Whose Radio Crusade carried off honors in the Rose of Tralee Purse at Lincoln Fields yesterday. Outgames Hy-Cop In Steger Purse Playtime Gelding Scores in First Try for C. U. Yaeger Radio Crusade Triumphs CRETE, 111., May 28. That Aldridge was a sound investment for C. U. Yeager -of Denver, was shown when he won in Jus first try under new colors at LincolnFields this afternoon. The. gelded son of Playtime and Another Day was claimed out of his last engagement for ,000 and th afternoon he moved tip a peg to capture " the six-furlong Steger Purse under the able handling of jockey Billy Pearson. Aldridge, who was an 18 to 1 choice with the large crowd, ran the six furlongs in 1:13 and that was good enough to land him home in front by almost . a length. Hy-Cop, the favorite,- had to be content with the place, as another solidly-supported contestant, Annie Alone, was third. My Shadow beat the others in the field of nine. - Aldridge was far back the first-half mile, in fact he was in front of only one horse but, after reaching the home" stretch, he rallied strongly and was up near the end for Iris surprise victory. But for racing wide much of the way he might even have won more convincingly. Rayorite Fails to Hold Lead Hy-Cop and Annie Alone indulged each other in a lively duel for pacemaking honors and, when the former pulled away from the mare in the last eighth, it appeared he might win. But Aldridge was closing powerfully on the extreme outside and the favorite did not have enough left to withstand his rush. Certainty was a sharp factor here to the last eighth, but then he had enough and -he was soundly beaten by the time he reached the wire. O Play, who had a number of admirers, was taken back at the start and, by the time she made her move, it was too late to" be dangerous. To many it appeared she received a badly judged ride. Once more the attendance was up to expectations and the racing offered much to hold the interest of fans. The Rose of Tralee Purse, staged as the fifth race, saw the R. C. Stables Radio Crusade score a hard-earned victory and jockey Lester Balaski handle his second winner of the day. Radio Crusade out-finished Kesargo to be in front by a head Continued on Page Thirty-Eight
