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Bolos Choice Runs Down Pacemaking Captain Eddie to Win Morton Grove Favorite Unable to Hold Off Friedberg Performer After Holding Big Early Advantage AdvantageSTICKNEY STICKNEY Ills June 9 Bolos Choice a threeyearold owned by H Friedberg sprung a surprise in winning the featured Lincoln Fields race at Hawthorne today The gelding and six others of like age completed in the Morton Grove Purse a mile and 70 yards affair and the winner came from third place at the stretch head to win going away by two lengths and pay 2780 Captain Eddie who made the early pace finished second and American Eagle was third thirdCaptain Captain Eddie enjoyed the post of fa ¬ voritism as the field broke off for their trip and he heightened the hopes of his supporters by going to the front rounding the first turn and opening up daylight on his rivals on the backstretch As the far turn was approached Captain Eddie en ¬ joyed an advantage of several lengths but Umpydan took a run at him nearing the stretch turn and apprentice Campbell was forced to let out a notch Upon nearing the last quarter Bolos Choice with ap ¬ prentice Stanley Freeman aboard began a strong move and Captain Eddie his speed almost spent was forced to give way in the last sixteenth sixteenthThe The race was run in a steady drizzle and the accompanying mist made it difficult for observers not equipped with binoculars to keep tabs on the horses as they rounded the far turn and swung into the stretch Despite the inclement weather a gathering of approximately 7500 viewed the sport The track was sloppy sloppyTake Take Away and Ruditaurus staged a merry stretch battle in the fifth race with the former ridden by apprentice J W Martin proving the master at the end Take Away went to the front early and was challenged by Ruditaurus on the stretch turn The pair raced as a team around the bend and well into the stretch In the last sixteenth Ruditaurus gave way a trifle and Take Away clicked by a half length Cherry Trifle closed ground to be third Clarksville the favorite stumbled soon after the start and was never promi ¬ nent The distance was six and onehalf furlongs
