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Choppy Sea Leads The Finest to Wire ■ i I I I ; I I I i j j I #Has Four Lengths Margin at Lincoln Montgomery Silks in First Score of Year — Gay Orphan Narrowly Beats Tawny Lady STICKNEY, 111., June 16.— Choppy Sea, flying the colors of William Montgomery and ridden by Lyle Whiting, raced to a decisive victory in the Dyer Purse which topped todays program at Hawthorne. Within striking distance of the lead from the beginning. Choppy Sea took command when ready nearing the final quarter and then widened on his rivals, reaching the end of the mile and a sixteenth with four lengths to spare. The Finest, made a pronounced favorite, could finish no better than second while Genl Manager, the erstwhile handicap performer, was third, a half length farther back. Faywood led three others who rounded out the field. The mutuel return on the winner was 9 for . H. Friedbergs Gay Orphan, a homebred juvenile son of Gay Monarch, accounted for the next best race on the card when he captured the fourth race, a dash of five furlongs for two-year-olds. With C. L. Martin at the reins, the Friedberg gelding took an early lead and kept it, winning by a neck as Tawny Lady beat Compatriot a half length for the place. I Gay Orphan Kept Under Urging Gay Orphan opened daylight on his rivals swinging around the turn, but Martin had to keep after him through the final quarter to protect his advantage .for both Tawny Lady and Compatriot were getting to him at the end. Far back in fourth place came Rockwood Boy with the favorite, Jean LaBelle, next. The latter broke well here, but she was pinched back going into the bend and never threatened thereafter. Those inthe large crowd who supported Gay Orphan, were rewarded to the extent of 1.80 for . The program opened with a sprint of six and a half furlongs for three-year-olds and it resulted in a decisive victory for Just for Fun, owned by William Knebelkamp and ridden by Nick Jemas. She followed Casemers pace for a half mile or so and then took command herself, drawing out fast to score by four lengths. Casemer, who was made the favorite, weakened badly in the drive and in the last strides was beaten a nose for the place by Stage Door who came from last to press her challenge. The second race produced a closer fin- ish in which R. Frolicks South Border, rid- den by Ted Malear, won by a half-length Continued on Page Thirty -Two | ! I - ! s i e ! . I B [ , ! . i . ! Choppy Sea Shows Best Form to Win Dyer Purse Reaches Final Marker With Four Lengths to Spare Over The Finest Continued from Page Ons in spite of being carried wide by Huri Horn Hari. South Border moved up to challenge the pacemaking Huri Horn Hari approaching the stretch and after being carried out battled on to wear down his rival. Huri Horn Hari was easily best of the others, taking the place by six lengths from Sharp-*~shell. The "Daily Double" paid 53.60. It was based on the victories for the first two winners. Another stirring finish developed in the third race in which W. C. Davis Unhampered, ridden by F. A. Smith, was the winner with Flo Bratten, Heel Call and Brown Mask lapped on her at the wire. Unhampered was well placed from the beginning and when called upon responded willingly. Flo Bratten, who was showing the way at the time, drifted out into Unhampered in the drive, but the Davis filly would not give up and eventually won by a neck, the same margin by which Flo Bratten beat Heel Call for the place. Brown Mask was + another half-length farther back in fourth place at the end of the six and a half furlongs. Brown Mate, from whom more contention was expected, was taken up at the start and never threatened. Jockey Jemas had a double when he brought Crimson Tide home in front for Mrs. L. V. Bellew, Sr. in the six-furlong fifth race. Crimson Tide was a long way back entering the home stretch, after having been blocked early, but he made up ground fast in the drive and was up in time to win by half a length. Until Crimson Tide came along. Limitation looked a winner, but she could not last and had to be content with the place, while Cloudy Weather closed well enough to be third a neck farther back. Tetra Gal paced the field here for a half mile and then stopped out of the money.
