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Lincoln Fields Meeting Opens Today Last Salute Ekes Out Narrow Victory Outlasts Benjack By Nose at Downs DownsKing King Ranch Juvenile Aided As St Louis Jock Blocks Favorite Soon After Start StartLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 15 Last Salute a Texas bred daughter of Bold Venture and Last Boat performed in fine style for the King Ranch stable of R J Kleberg Jr by lasting to take a nose victory in the Valley View Purse fifth event and one of the best numbers presented as Churchill Downs entered its final week of its 31day season She had some help for St Louis Jock powdered the field by crossing over abruptly soon after the start of the five furlong dash and Benjack the runnerup and Zumzing who finished third were caught in close quarters quartersSeven Seven twoyearolds started with Dema weista the first in motion but Eccard brought St Louis Jock over to take com ¬ mand and attain a clear lead entering the turn Demaweista followed the pacemaker to the stretch and then gave way when Last Salute drove through the pack to reach the lead entering the final furlong Unable to draw clear Last Salute held on gamely when Benjack driving down on the outside and Zumzing making his run at the same time offered their belated surges surgesConference Conference Tires in Drive DriveConference Conference came from well back and on the inside to reach third place in the drive and then tired and Demaweista dropped back steadily in the drive Ben Jack was an even money choice choiceEquifox Equifox who made his return to racing several days ago after a years absence swept down on the outside to provide an ¬ other popular victory in annexing the Cane Run Road Purse that served as the sixth number Choppy Sea the second choice was the runnerup and third went to Flying Torpedo TorpedoJune June Dear scored her initial triumph much to the pleasure of the talent in the opening number for maiden twoyearolds arid Pairlet making his second start in as many racing days did as much for the talent in winning the second offering Both were driving victories
