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Chancevive Vindicates Strong Backing In Feature Event at Sportsmans Park Reaches Finish Slightly More Than Length Before Sir Date For Second Score of Season SeasonCICERO CICERO 111 May 4 Chancevive a daughter of Chance Sun scored her second victory both of which were over the local strip and carried George Bowman to his third triumph in accounting for the third race This was a dash of four and onehalf furlongs and one of the best events of an allclaiming race program presented before another large crowd at Sportsmans Park this afternoon Favorite in the wagering Chancevive flaunted the banner of L F King but she found a new home after her driving score Brolite Farm being the claimant claimantIn In the slow time of 57 the Chance Sun filly reached the finish slightly more than a length before Jim Emerys Sir Date and Kabo Lea the second choice carried Ivan Parkes silks into third place half a length farther back Painter saved fourth from Anna Ballot Fayeff Sunny Ceres and June T TSaving Saving ground from the start and bene ¬ fited when Sunny Ceres ran out entering the turn Chancevive took command near ing the final three furlongs However Kabo Lea was alongside of her and he forged to the front at the stretch turn This was only momentarily for Chance ¬ vive soon regained the lead and came on to hold the fastclosing Sir Date safe while Kabo Lea weakened rapidly in the last stages There Was good support for June T but she performed in green fashion and raced far back backThe The Happy Hour Farm furnished its sec ¬ ond winner when Drumont turned in a game effort to win the fifth race Three Bangs raced with the sevenyearold Bull Dog gelding after the opening furlong arid although he went into command after a half mile the winner regained the lead to outf inish him Commencement always the best of the others and the favorite lasted lastedContinued Continued on Page ThirtyOne Chancevive Home First In Sportsmans Sprint SprintEarns Earns Second Purse of Season Sir Date Second Kabo Lea Third ThirdContinued Continued from Page One Oneto to withstand Valdina Marge in her charge for minor honors honorsJust Just Beans a homebred son of Keen Boy carried Miss E V Jenkinsons black and white silks to an easy and surprising victory in the opening event This dash of five furlongs found the winner who had the services of Willie Lowe taking com ¬ mand at the start shaking off Padra Girl after threeeights and winning well in hand Due Sport charged through the short stretch to gain fast on the winner and Cloudy Weather the favorite came from well back to garner the minor award Padra Girl lasted for fourth laurels Running laurelsRunning back to her previous good ef ¬ fort Mrs L B Muschals Crumpet chalked up his first victory in nearly two years by winning the second event also a fivefur ¬ long dash With George Martin at the reins the sixyearold daughter of Hard Tack raced Gayle P the favorite into sub mission during the run to the stretch and continuing under pressure came to the finish slightly more than a length before him Discussion was third some three lengths farther back Crumpet was the second choice and Weisenhimer who en ¬ joyed support was fourth fourthCharging Charging through the stretch in de ¬ termined fashion the Happy Hour Farms Praetorian was a surprise winner of the seven furlongs fourth race Shirley G who repulsed Chicwins bold challenge came to the short stretch with a clear ad ¬ vantage but she tired in the last stages and Praetorian came on to gain a neck de ¬ cision over the even money favorite Juliet C was third Except Mountkala who had fine speed and Queen Toke the others of the field of seven never were factors
