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Benefits to Turf Set Forth at NARC Lady Liberty Returns in Winning Form Triumphs in Initial Outing of Season SeasonFleet Fleet Carpenter Miss Leads Ever Flying by Two Lengths In Sportsmans Park Dash DashCICERO CICERO 111 May 12 Under a feather of 98 pounds three of which were over ¬ weight Mrs E B Carpenters Lady Lib ¬ erty sped to victory at her first asking of the year in the Quickstep Purse first of a double feature presented before a big crowd at Sportsmans Park today He came to the end of the five furlongs time for which over the slow track was 102 two lengths before Mrs R J Doyles Ever Flying who lasted to take a nose decision over the lightly regarded Blue Pom from the Chicago stable of J M Hutchins HutchinsSales Sales Talk favorite among local patrons and also making his 1943 debut was fourth and but for being in close quarters the greater part of the dash probably would have been closer closerNine Nine speedsters accepted under allow ¬ ance conditions with Bring Me Home a double winner here carrying the top im ¬ post of 115 pounds He was the favorite and lacking his early speed over the short distance found considerable interference while racing in the middle of the pack packNavy Navy Cross attempted to match strides with the winner and runnerup but he was forced wide at the turn Quick to re ¬ cover Navy Cross found the task too exact ¬ ing and he gave way to Blue Pom during the run for home and then dropped back steadily steadilyCloudy Cloudy Weather Extremus Dead Heat HeatThe The second dead heat of the meeting and the first for the winners award came with the sevenfurlong third event when Mrs F E McDonalds venerable Cloudy Weather got up in the final stride to fin ¬ ish on even terms with C B Goochs Ex ¬ tremus Drumon enjoyed favoritism and but for stumbling approaching the far turn he probably would have been closer at the end endWhile While Cloudy Weather came from well back and through the middle of the track to deadlock Extremus the latter was under a long drive from the start Skoronski had Extremus in the van soon after the start took him in hand vhen Spring Drift chal ¬ lenged for the lead and then sent him again to the fore to open a commanding advantage This put away Spring Drift and Drumont but sent to the inside and stiffest going for the drive the Gooch col orbearer tired tiredEspino Espino Gold sixyearold son of Espino who races for Mrs Frank Nugent won his third race of the year in accounting for the Harvey Purse In one of the several close finishes and carrying Gillespie to his hisContinued Continued on Page TwentySix Lady Liberty Returns To Races in Top Form FormShows Shows Way to Ever Flying and Blue Pom in Quickstep Purse PurseContinued Continued from Page One Onesecond second victory Espino Gold got up in the final stride of the seven furlongs to down Cherry Trifle who went into command when the winner swung wide at the stretch bend Little Bolo was third and Quizzle an even money hazard fourth fourthThe The talent suffered a setback when Gato a wellbacked choice for the first race went lame and was pulled up approaching the final furlong of the seven Victory here went to Mr and Mrs E B Shipps Rejectable who was making it two tri ¬ umphs in a row and Peacharino was the runnerup Chance Tea pacemaker for fiveeighths tired but was much the best of the other members of the field of eight eightMinotira Minotira followed closest to Chance Teas pace for a half mile but she retired there ¬ after and Rejectable took up the chase At the far turn the winner ridden by Danny Hauer wore down Chance Tea but after drawing clear he tired and Peacharino was fast wearing him down when they reached the final marker markerJ J Barretts Might Step became a re ¬ peater when he came from far off the pace to grab victory from the tiring Captain Fury in the sevenfurlong second race Ida Streng was third two lengths back of Cap tajn Fury and three lengths before Prefer Transit TransitRacing Racing Norman Sloat into submission during the run to the stretch Captain Fury drew clear under strong handling and when Might Step offered his belated surge Captain Fury who enjoyed favoritism was unable to withstand it itWater Water Tower was the first successful fa ¬ vorite when he was a frontrunning winner of the fourth race This had its decision at six and onehalf furlongs and Camp Liberty was second and High Hat third Buzzie Jr and Kings Glory held promi ¬ nent positions for three furlongs and Brave Deed made up enough ground to garner fourth laurels
