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Stormbus Upset Victor In Sprint at Homewood HomewoodCloses Closes With Rush for One Length9 Decision Over Piplad Fair Sand SandHOMEWOOD HOMEWOOD 111 June 23 Strombus occasioned scattered cheering among the more clairvoyant longshot players at Washington Park this afternoon when the veteran jockey George Seabo drove him out of the ruck in a spectacular stretch battle and captured the principal award in the highgrade claimer which was the days best offering At the end of this six furlongs the F and R Mavigliano gelding was a length clear of P L Kelleys Piplad while the latter was preoccupied outfinish ing Funk Roths Fair Sand a neck for the place Gold Tint was only another neck away in fourth place in a field of eight eightAfter After having been an inconspicuous per ¬ former in allowance company of late the successful Challenger II campaigner re ¬ warded his vociferous following at the en ¬ livening rate of 4520 for 2 His time was 112 on a fast surface but racing against a wind that quartered the prairie course courseThe The vehicle of this form upheaval did not begin to be a horse race unjtil the furlong pole To this Juncture Powder Bluff was fashioning a brisk pace prompted by the favored Lady Liberty These two were lengths in front to the eighth mark where both expired and most sunny weather tempered by the cool breeze curious to the lake country and most the races were keenly contested right down the thei i Continued on Page TwentyFour Strombus Comes From Behind to Gain Surprise Score in Homewood Sprint Piplad Also Closes Strongly To Take Place One Length Off Son of Challenger II IIContinued Continued from Page One Onethe the field swept by them in a battle royal for the spoils with the above result resultThe The afternoons sport was presented in finish though favorite players were not boasting The attendance was about 10000 10000The The Woolford Farms tall Lawrin geld ¬ ing Expediter well ridden by Buddy Haas earned his racing diploma in the five and onehalf furlongs of the fourth which at ¬ tracted a dozen juvenile maidens Putting away Father Neptune around the turn he sallied to the stand six lengths before the Mayer colt as the latter beat the disap ¬ pointing CoastaBit two lengths for the place CoastaBit a son of Blenheim n who is almost a ringer for Whirlaway in appearance was installed oddson in what was his debut He drew the outside in the gate broke last under McCreary took the overland and finished resolutely for third running fastest of all in the final sixteenth mile Expediter paid 1480 and was timed in 105 He had seasoning over many of the field and had run for 4000 4000Little Little Monarch racing for Marion Brink and ridden by Skoronski caught the pace setting Keep Flying in the final furlong of the six comprising the distance of the opener and beat her out a nose in a drive Two lengths away Free Style was third in a field of 12 of the 1500 class The time was in 113 against a wind that quartered the course The winner paid 1360 Prince Sang who was the choice made a menacing gesture on the turn then gave way wayOrchard Orchard Run dusted off seven other platers in frontrunning fashion for the seven furlongs of the second event Mor risey stepped the favored E H McMahon runner into the lead leaving the gate and rated along to the stretch where Warrior Lad made a thrust at him but never gained level terms Orchard Run prevailed by two and a half lengths Elcinap was third another length and a half back The time for this affair was 126 and the winner paid 5 completing a Double of 3340 3340T T E Bridgers Helen Night ridden by J Higley Tiad too much stretch running ability for the six other juvenile fillies in the five and a half of the third She ran over Fly Chick and Bingo Mama and won off by three lengths in 108 Fly Chick beat out Bingo Mama a length for the place these two showing the most early speed The favored Lytta Jane was in trouble the opening quarter and then lacked racing room while running along the rail in the stretch Helen Night returned 840
