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MRS MARIE EVANS Her veteran dis ¬ tance campaigner Shot Put provided a surprise in winning the Morrison Hotel Handicap on yesterdays Lincoln Fields program Shot Put Scores in Lincoln Feature Bill Sickle Beats Colchis at Aqueduct Choppy Sea Chases Evans Racer Home HomeHigley Higley Has Victor Across Finish With Two Lengths To Spare in Route Event EventSTICKNEY STICKNEY 111 June 7 The eight yearold Shot Put making his first start of the Lincoln Fields meeting defeated a small but rather shifty field of distance runners in winning the morrison Hotel Handicap at Hawthorne today The one ¬ time noted distance runner was an outsider in the fivehorse field and came from last place to win by two lengths from Choppy Sea one of the favorites while Alaflag took down third money Juke Box and Yar battled it out for last place with the latter winding up in that position positionThe The distance was one and onesixteenth miles and apprentice Freeman sent Yar to the front early In the run down the back stretch the son of Stimulus was closely attended by Juke Box and the pair were racing head and head turning for home Once straightened away in the stretch it was a different story Choppy Sea and Shot Put moved up on the outside and ab the eighth pole it was evident the race would be between the pah Shot Put was easily the stronger in the run to the wire wireCrowd Crowd of 12962 12962Yar Yar and Juke Box engaged in a bumping match in the stretch They were racing on the inside and tiring and Juke Box bore over on his rival despite the efforts of his rider to keep him straight Therefore Ala flag came along to take third money moneyShot Shot Put who is owned by Mrs Marie Evans was ridden by J Higley The weather was pleasant the track fast and the estimated attendance 12962 12962The The John Marsch stable put across a winner in the fourth race when the two yearold Alfa chalked up his third victory in his fourth start under colors After Wise Admiral had shown the way well into the stretch Alfa came fast on the outside and was up to win by a neck Wise Admiral also bidding for his third victory was sec ¬ ond and Fox Rime third Wise Admiral was coupled with Best Effort and the pair were favored Best Effort had no excuse The distance was five furlongs and Otto Grohs was the winning rider
