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Steger Handicap To Corona Corona CoronaYaeger Yaeger Racer Turns Tables On Chipamink in Featured Lincoln Sprint Offering OfferingSTICKNEY STICKNEY 111 June 3 The hard campaigned Corona Corona who had been placed in 13 of 15 previous engagements this year scored his fourth and most im ¬ portant triumph of his 44 racing when he was returned victorious in todays renewal of the Steger Handicap at Hawthorne This was the stake attraction on the pro ¬ gram of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club and performing before a large crowd on a good track the fouryearold son of Sir Gallahad in and Smoke Pot took the six and onehalf furlongs race by a length and a half halfAs As James Thornburg hustled the winner past the finish Chipamink followed near ¬ est him a length before Martian Full Cry and Roman Sox which pair ran as an en ¬ try were fourth and fifth as named and then followed the favorite Traffic Court with only Bobs Dream in her wake wakeThe The winner owned by C U Yaeger of Denver carried an impost of 110 pounds two more than his assigned weight over the distance in 119 a record for the stake which was having only its second running over the present distance He paid 960 straight straightMakes Makes Bid Around Turn TurnIn In sixth position at the end of the open ¬ ing quarter where Roman Sox led with Chipamink second and Traffic Court third Corona Corona advanced to third place with a spurt around the turn and in the stretch succeeded in overtaking first Ro ¬ man Sox and finally the more courageous Chipamink Each of the latter two per ¬ formed under 112 pounds Under top weight of 117 pounds Traffic Court failed to keep in the thick of battle and once routed from a forward place she failed to rally She had won her previous four starts including the Churchill Downs and Kentucky Handi ¬ caps at Louisville LouisvilleEndowed Endowed with 5000 in added money the Steger was worth 4210 to owner Yaeger In winning today Corona Corona got re ¬ venge for the neck defeat he suffered from fromContinued Continued on Page Twelve Corona Corona Whips Chipamink in Steger StegerYaeger Yaeger Colt Evens Score With Rival in Lincoln Sprint Stake StakeContinued Continued from Page One OneChipamink Chipamink in the Memories Purse here on Memorial Day DayAlthough Although the racing ground was not quite at its best the sport was staged un ¬ der bright skies and the combination of favorable weather and the attractive pro ¬ gram brought out a crowd of 15491 15491Withdrawn Withdrawn from the Steger Handicap Cabin Creek was installed a heavy choice over seven others in the fifth race or Port Sheridan Purse at six furlongs Ridden by apprentice J W Martin the locally owned sprinter never succeeded in reaching the lead and reached the end of his effort fourth behind Bolo Tie Liberty Flash and Last Gold Bolo Tie raced under the silks of Mrs S Smith and had the saddle serv ¬ ices of apprentice W Ford and paid 720 720The The longest priced winner of the meet ¬ ing dropped down in front in the six and onehalf furlongs fourth race when Miss Monarch racing under Thomas H Cross colors showed the way over Idle Sun Pajas and eight others including Devils Frolic who was the choice The winner also rid ¬ den by Bodiou paid 6540 6540Snow Snow Boots a son of Stimulus and Guid ¬ ing Light for which Mrs Ada L Rice wife of Dan Rice executive of the Arlington Park Jockey Club gave 6000 at the Ken ¬ tucky yearling sales last summer was re ¬ turned an easy and impressive winner on the occasion of his first start Meeting a large field of maiden juveniles at five fur ¬ longs in the second race Snow Boots was in front almost from the start and running the distance in 100 won by four lengths Foreign Agent finished second and Lexing tonian who was the favorite third Coupled with Hardwrack the Rice horse paid 17780 in the Double
