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WILLIAM 0 HICKS Uncovered a apromising promising FightingDon juvenile prospect in Fighting Don winner in the first start of his hiscareer career yesterday at Aqueduct Old Kentuck Drives to Lincoln Score r Winnin Bow Adds New Interest To Juvenile Ranks RanksDonovan Donovan Colt Never Headed At Aqueduct While Easily Beating Wildlife by Four FourAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L I N Y June 15 JVtiss Gertrude Donovan injected a new factor into the twoyearold situation at Aqueduct this afternoon when her bay colt Fighting Don literally ran away and hid from a dozen rivals in the fourth race in what was his racing debut The son of Fighting Fox Bird Nest by Mad Hatter beat J M Roeblings Wildlife by four widening lengths before Millriver Stables Talook Fighting Don paid 1010 and was timed a creditable 106 There was considerable support for Bill Hicks pensioner in the late stages of the wagering and he was backed down steadily from an opening price of 20 to 1 He won with sufficient authority to suggest he may have something to say about the Great American Stakes here on June 28 in which he will have to meet such a nimble runner as BurgelArab BurgelArabFerril Ferril Zufelt who is riding in fine form at this meeting sent Fighting Don into the lead right after the break in this five and onehalf furlong dash with the favored Great Power and Talook in closest con ¬ tention Wildlife had more early speed than usual and was running fourth on the bend bendDraws Draws Off by Himself HimselfDriving Driving through the stretch Fighting Don drew off my himself without serious urging while Great Power tired in the final sixteenth and was nosed out by Wild ¬ life in the last jump Talook ran an even race and had no visible excuses Cain Hoy Stables Conjuror who finished fifth showed considerable improvement and may be one to reckon with in the near future He was away rather slowly despite Don Meades urging and finished well wellGreentree Greentree Stables Tambo who has been something of a morning glory this sea ¬ son gratified the 18368 fans who came to the races despite threatening weather and a mediocre program by closing fast through the stretch in the Gowanus Purse to beat J J Schwebels Yodeler a length and onehalf with Havahome Stables Bud Grey holding on to third place another Continued on Page TwentyFour At Aqueduct With Ease EaseAdds Adds New Interest to Juvenile Division in Beating Wildlife WildlifeContinued Continued from Page One Onehalf half length away and a length before M Salvias J J Lynch Tambo paid 490 in the straight wagering and was clocked in l12rs l12rsAngpet Angpet Stables Skin Deep scored a popular victory in the New Dorp Purse which was the sixth race closing strongly under urging by Johnny Longden to whip the fastfinishing Volitant a length with Hubbub another length away and a nose before the pacemaking Trace Heart The veteran son of Balko paid 620 and was timed in 112 for the six furlongs
