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Adams Pilots Five Straight Winners WinnersScores Scores With By Conscript In Motor City Handicap for Best Jockey Feat of Year YearDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 29 Stocky Johnny Adams 1942 riding champion gave Detroit Fair Grounds patrons a thrill today when he accepted five mounts out of the first six races and piloted each of them home a winner Making a clear sweep of the three major offerings Adams most important victory came in the seventh running of the 5000 Motor City Handicap in which event he brought A F Walls By Conscript to the wire in advance of eight other sturdy routers at the end of a mile and a sixteenth sixteenthThe The place award in the Motor City fell to Mrs H P Bonners Valdina Paul who was a halflength behind By Conscript and six lengths before Lieut T D Buhls Sweep Swinger Just a nose farther back Mrs Ellsworth Augustus Trelawny ran fourth while Columbus Day Florizan Beau Bonnie Andrew Emolument and Wise Father followed in that order orderAdams Adams had By Conscript well placed when starter Bryan Steele sent the field away sending his mount into command over Florizan Beau before reaching the clubhouse turn Once in front Adams steadied the Wall colt and his mount shook off Florizan Beau approaching the stretch as Valdina Paul moved up to begin a game bidWithstands bid Withstands Valdina Pauls Charge ChargeBy By Conscript held a length advantage when settled for the closing drive and Adams then took no chances working vigorously on his charge to withstand the belated challenge of Valdina Paul vho closed in determined fashion Sweep Swinger who was slow to begin and out ¬ run to the stretch came to the outside on the final turn and finished strongly enough to nip Trelawny for minor honors honorsA A crowd of nearly 15000 turned out today at the Motor City track and it was treated to excellent sport Wagering moved along at a brisk clip throughout the entire half holiday matinee and track officials were well pleased with the attendance and business All money derived from gate ad ¬ missions was turned over to the turf war relief fund and a similar procedure for servicemen and their dependents will take place here Monday Memorial Day DayHandling Handling his fourth straight winner Johnny Adams gave W W Naylors Pre ¬ cipitous a rousing ride and that son of Pharamond II and Sarah Constance took a length and a quarter decision in the 2000 Mirror of Heaven Handicap Lieut T D Buhls Likeasnot arid Mrs C C Win ¬ ters Moretto finished in a dead heat for the place award at the end of the six furlongs journey Milky Way Farms favored No Wrinkles closed strongly to be fourth in the nine horse field fieldJockey Jockey Johnny Adams handled his third straight successful mount of the day when he piloted Eual Wyatts Good Going to a two and onehalf lengths decision in the 2500 Lassies Purse The squat Kansan had previously scored astride Caldwell and Wyatts Rodia and Mrs L Frys Double Back victors in the second and third races respectively
