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Bushwhacker Bushwhacker in in Turf Turf Course Course Triumph; Triumph; Mrs. Mrs. Ames Ames Scores Scores on on Irish Irish Tars Tars Foul Foul Shows Way Home To Grasshopper II. Wise Racer Outlasts Choice By Neck in Reigh Count Handicap at Homewood HOMEWOOD, 111., June 29. Bushwhacker was within a fifth of a second of an American record in defeating W. W. Crenshaws highly fancied Grasshopper H. by a neck in the Reigh Count Handicap, ,000 mile and a sixteenth turf course feature today at Washington Park. Though he was bearing out badly through the homestretch and lost much ground, B. H. Wises six-year-old Chance Shot stallion carried his 106 pounds over the distance in 1:44. The track and American mark is 1:44, the joint property of Take Wing and Beautiful II. Grasshopper II. was top weight under 122 pounds and almost overhauled the swerving Bushwhacker after surrendering the lead to that horse leaving the backstretch. Take Wing was third, two lengths off the first two in a field of five. The winner paid 0.40 as the outsider in the wagering and was ridden by W. Mor-risey. This was the third purse of the season for Bushwhacker. The weather was cooler than on recent days at the Homewood course and trie attendance was about 11,000. A small blaze broke out in the grandstand during the afternoon. It was extinguished before much damage was done. Favorite players fared none too well through the decision of the feature. Two-Horse Race Grasshopper H. went to the front at the outset of the Reigh Count, with Bushwhacker prompting hini to the far turn. It was virtually a two-horse race between them throughout. Bushwhacker went into the lead under a wrap swinging into the final bend, but came off the curve drifting out in the course whereas Grasshopper II. cut the corner. Bushwhacker continued to bear out most of the way up the stretch and -ttrccxs newed his efforts on Grasshopper H., who gained slowly and was only a neck away at the finish. Take Wing ran evenly and well but appeared no match for either of the first two at their imposts. Icangetit, who won the Joliet Stakes for Henry Tikulski, earned his third brackets in five chances, as he captured the Thing- Continued on Page Twenty-Four Bushwhacker Annexes Reigh Count Handicap Outlasts Grasshopper II. Neck In Homewood Turf Course Race Continued from Page One umabob Purse. The light chestnut son of Stagehand was the public preference in a shifty field of five marshalled postward for this five and one-half furlongs test, carried top weight of 116 pounds under the conditions and won practically from flag-fall to finish under jockey A. "Tony" Skor-onski. He was three lengths before C. C. Tanners Best Effort, the Bashford Manor winner, at the final marker and Lt, Com. W. Montgomerys Fox Rime finished another three lengths back. Icangetit was roundly applauded when he jogged back to the winners enclosure. He paid .20 for and was timed the distance on a fast surface in 1:05 Ys, which time was three-fifths behind Free for Alls young track record. Skoronski sent the favorite into a daylight lead shortly after leaving the switch, discouraged Snow Boots and Alfa in the run around the turn then was kept at his task over the final furlong to beat Best Effort three lengths. The latter closed steadily from a rather slow beginning, but had not dash enough to reach Icangetit. Whose, a one-time stakes performer in the fashionable Greentree string, carried the colors of J. V. Maggio to a front-running tally in the Grade "D," Blossom Time Purse of seven furlongs. Apprentice S. Freeman had the mount, sending Whose to Alar leaving the gate, opening up on the turn, disposing of the favored Alfios at the head of the lane then lasting to beat Hav-aheart a length in 1:24. Havaheart took the overland and finished swiftly, but Higley appeared to inaugurate his move too late. Winter Rules was third, lapped on the runner-up.
