Take Away in Third Lincoln Triumph; Burg-el-Arab Wins Tremont With Ease: Happy Pilot Finishes Second To Shifty Nehring Performer; Morrisey Has Son of Aneroid Home With More Than Four Lengths to Spare in Sprint Handicap After Leading at All Markers; Zumzing Proves Best Following Stall Mishap, Daily Racing Form, 1944-06-15

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Take Away in Third Lincoln Triumph BurqelArab WinsTremont With Ease Happy Pilot Finishes Second To Shifty Nehring Performer PerformerMorrisey Morrisey Has Son of Aneroid Home With More Than Four Lengths to Spare in Sprint Handicap After Leading at All Markers Zumzing Proves Best Following Stall Mishap MishapSTIGKNEY STIGKNEY 111 June 14 Take Away a fouryearold son of Aneroid accounted for the Buckingham Fountain Handicap feature race at Hawthorne Wednesday when he led for every foot of the six and a half furlongs journey to register by over four lengths It marked the third consecutive victory of the Lincoln Fields meeting for the colt who races in the silks of L Nehring and was saddled by Roy Selden Happy Pilot an outsider came fast through the stretch to nose out the weakening Topnard for second place while the wellbacked Traffic Court was fourth fourthThe The race which was for a 2000 purse brought out a field of six and Traffic Court sixyearold daughter of Discovery was a heavily backed favorite It was estimated that the mare who in her last start was favored in the Steger Handicap would give a better account of herself against todays opposition but she was never a potent factor and was beaten almost a half dozen lengths by the winner winnerAs As soon as starter Ruby White sent the field on thqir trip Take Away with Willie Morrisey up flashed to the front Once well in command the leader was taken under slight restraint and when Topnard challenged in the strjetch he had no trouble shaking him off and drawing out outThe The race was run over a slow track and before a gathering estimated at 13036 13036Followers Followers Have Anxious Moments MomentsBackers Backers of Zumzing oddson favorite in the third race were in a sweat for sev ¬ eral minutes previous to the running of that contest and it was not because of the weather Soon after the horses had lined up in the stall gate Zumzing became frac ¬ tious and injured his leg The event was delayed until the colt was brought back to the stand for official inspection by the track veterinarian The doctor regarded the injury as not serious enough to warrant Zumzings withdrawal and he was jogged back to the starting point When the break came Zumzing on whom about 45 000 had been wagered was outrun around the first turn and was still third approach ¬ ing the stretch turn His supporters supportersContinued Continued on Page TwentyThree Take Away Never Headed In Third Straight Score Easily Beats Happy Pilot in Sprint Handicap at Hawthorne HawthorneContinued Continued from Page One Oneheaved heaved a sigh of relief when he went to the front when straightened out for home and won by five lengths from Bingo Mama while Rotamal was third in the fivefurlong dash Ten claims were registered for Zum zing who was ridden by A Bodiou It marked the second victory of the day for that reinsman reinsmanThose Those fortunate enough to couple Run ing Sue winner in the second race with In ¬ finity Sheik in the Daily Double realized 29320 on their investment while a 2 straight ticket on Running Sue paid 83 83Neat Neat Kee was favored in the fourth race but was lucky to get home in front Erazal who finished second was the best horse but whereas Neat Kee saved ground under the guidance of J W Martin Erazal was all over the track and although finishing fast lacked a neck of getting up on even terms with the winner at the end It was a maiden affair and drew 11 horses horsesAunt Aunt Sis a filly who had never previously been in the money proved good enough to beat an ordinary band in the fifth race With C Beasy in the saddle she was well backed in some quarters despite her un ¬ impressive record and came strongly to find an opening in the last eighth and win by a neck from Bagnell an outsider while RattleDeBang a recent winner was third A field of 12 went and Midkapi the favor ¬ ite weakened after making a bid for the leadership in the stretch Th distance was six furlongs


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