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Burgoo Maid Outruns Kankakee Foes Thirteen Contest Top Flight Handicap Sidell Performer in Auspicious Return to Competition in Dash Sets All of Own Pace to Reach Finish Better Than Length Ahead of Martian MartianSTICKNEY STICKNEY 111 May 31 Although only four of the five originally named for the race started in the Kankakee Handicap which featured todays racing at Haw ¬ thorne they provided an interesting con ¬ test Comparing speed for a distance of six and onehalf furlongs on a sloppy track the quartet of starters all eligible for Saturdays renewal of the 5000 added Steger Handicap started as if poorly matched under the weights and conditions but their contest tightened in the closing quartermile and they had the crowd of 10486 cheering as they splashed past the line of finish finishLeading Leading virtually from the start and running the distance under top weight of 111 pounds in 120 Burgoo Maid owned by Ruth Sidell of Chicago was returned the winner Ridden by the veteran Joe Molbert the fouryearold daughter of Burgoo King and Miss Kid won by a length and a quarter Martian who carried 110 pounds finished second a neck before Cabin Creek who shouldered 107 pounds and was the favorite The latter defeated Bobs Dream whose impost was 109 pounds by a little more than two lengths lengthsIs Is Included to Swerve SwerveThe The winner successful in seven of her 18 engagements last year was making her first start of the year In opening her performance she displayed her best speed but the ground proved more exacting and this combined with the fact that she showed a pronounced inclination to swerve shaved her lead until it appeared that both Martian and the favored Cabin Creek might overtake her Rallying near the close where Molbert steadied her the Si ¬ dell mare came on to hold her more dan ¬ gerous rivals to the end Meanwhile Bobs Dream was closing boldly although he failed to reach the nearest of his three rivals rivalsThe The track slow for the first three races received a drenching when the first of a series of heavy downpours came down just before the field for the fourth event left the saddling paddock It continued to rain intermittently the remainder of the after noon Black Pepper running as an entry with Princess Rena and favorite carried the silks of Brody Brody to a handily achieved triumph over Martharine in the fivefurlong Happy Hour Farm Purse Run as the fifth event this number brought out eight twoyearolds and of those back of the two leaders Donna Brand was third thirdContinued Continued on Page Thirteen Burgoo Maid Outruns Three Kankakee Foes FoesReturns Returns to Competition in Top Form Martian Finishes Second SecondContinued Continued from Page One OneRunning Running greenly St Louis Jock who got to the front on the stretch turn became so erratic in the stretch that his rider could not keep him on a straight course courseOld Old Technician a star of other years now campaigning with the cheapest platers defeated a small field over one mile and 70 yards in the opening race A pronounced favorite the son of Insco barely managed to reach the wire inches before Jungle Moon and the effort proved such a strain on his unsoundness that he came back to the scales lame The two leaders finished fully six lengths before Valdina Rex F A Smith had the mount on the victorious starter from the stable of Mrs Monte Weil WeilJ J H Rouses Three Dots winner of one of nine engagements last year and second in his only previous start during the pres ¬ ent meeting was a decisive winner over 11 other threeyearolds in the second race The distance was six and onehalf fur ¬ longs The Rouse colorbearer scored by six lengths Wrightwood accounted for sec ¬ ond with Observer next and Coley Bay fourth Ridden by Kenneth Knott the winner was a solidly backed choice and combined in the double with Technician paid 1720
