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Fighting Don Flashes Speed to Take Lincoln Highway Purse at Hawthorne Favored Donovan Colt Draws* Away From Daily Trouble in Easy Style Through Stretch HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., May 29.— Mrs. Gertrude Donovans Fighting Don returned to the racing wars after a none too impressive Florida campaign and showed his heels to a small field of five sprinters in the Lincoln Highway Purse, a six and one-half furlong dash that monopolized the spotlight here before 11,211 highly pleased turfites here this afternoon. David Straus Daily Trouble finished second three lengths in back of the winner with J. A. Goodwins Jacks Jill third. It was easily the finest performance shown here this season by a sprinter, for the handsome son of Fighting Fox — Bird Nest shouldered 119 pounds and skipped bUthely over th2 distance in 1:18, which was only three-fifths of a second slower than the track mark held by Talked About. Freddie Smith drew the saddle assignment and the miniature little man with the unusual seat appeared to fit the big colt perfectly. When starter Ruby White gave the signal, the entire field bounced away from the gate in augment and for 70 yards f- it was difficult to separate the first horse from the last. Then Navy Cross and Fighting Don uncorked their finest speed and they drew off into a stirring struggle for the lead, while the others were several lengths in the rear. As they rounded the turn, Fighting Don eased away when Navy Cross yelled "Uncle" and dropped back. There was a general closing up at the turn into the stretch, and Smith repulsed this bid by allowing the Donovan standard-bearer his vhead. He continued along with a frictionless stride despite a strong move by Daily Trouble at the eighth pole the winner galloped the remainder of the distance well in hand. The third largest daily double of season resulted when Mrs. E. B. Carpenters Bitter Quill and Kirkpatrick and Turners Delorah combinated in the first two races to return 69.40. Handled by Steve Brooks, leading rider of the meeting, Bitter Quill came off the pace as she straightened away for the drive and sped by the leaders to be a pair of lengths clear of Mrs. R. Freemans Lucky Ann, with H. Samsons Liberator third. Delorah, who tired badly after display-[ ing fine early foot in her previous per-, formance, benefitted from a chance in Continued on Page Twenty Six Fighting Don Flashes Speed To Easily Beat Daily Trouble Continued from Page One strategy in her winning essay when she, too, was dropped in behind the early leaders until the head of the stretch where she responded to the hustling tactics of Tommy Bates and gradually drew away to conquer the favorite, Hasten Jason, by two lengths. C. E. Lunds Bronze Medal annexed the show portion of the purse. The Walmac Farms Great Plains, a three-year-old gelded son of Omaha-Unmasked, who was making the first start of his career, was allowed to face the starter virtually unbacked in the third, but he turned in a first rate performance to score going away over the favored Dixiana filly, Mannequin, and returned 38.20 for each wagered on him. M. Wexlers Indian Ruler took the show. Great Plains was allowed to settle in stride during the early running while first Memphian and then Mannequin took the lead. As they began their drive to the wire, the gelding moved up to assume command and was drawing away by one and one-half lengths at the finish.
