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» ■ till •**■ "•■•Bi *M - "■*■■ 3* -; 1 J. B. THEALL— Sent out Brown Mogul and Dorothy Brown to score in the colors of J. W. Brown yesterday at Jamaica. ► j Bubbling Easy Drives to Neck Accounting in Cicero Handicap Wilhelm Filly Hard Pressed t By Jesting Fox Near Wire; Alan F. Proves Repeater SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., April 30.— Bubbling Easy, fleet daughter of Ted Easy and Bubbling Sixty, who races for D. C. Wilhelm of southern Illinois, was at her best today to account for the Cicero Handicap that topped the mid-week card at this West Side course. The winner, ridden by Tommy Bates and installed choice in the field of 10, was under pressure at the end of the six and a half furlongs to retain a neck margin over the fast-finishing Jesting Fox, from the stable of W. T. Beezley. Three and a half lengths farther back of the embattled leaders, Beezley s Lightfoot Lady took third honors before Anthony Ferraros pace-setting but weakening Builder by a scant nose. The winenr negotiated the distance in 1:25 through muddy going and returned .20. Raced Well at Oaklawn Bubbling Easy was making her seasonal debut at this course, but brought an impressive record from her winter campaign at Oaklawn Park where she accounted for the McLaughlin Inaugural and Majestic Hotel handicaps. She was topweight of the Cicero field under 116 pounds and earned ,825 of the ,000 prize by her victory. Cloudy weather followed heavy overnight rains that left the track muddy, 13,526 patrons turning out for the afternoons sport. Favorites fared poorly as Alan F. was the only choice to prevail during the early races. Alan F., racing for Mrs. E. M. Kohout, became the first two-time winner at the Continued on Page Two Bubbling Easy Gains Neck Score in Cicero Handicap Continued from Page One meeting when he lasted to retain a head margin over Mrs. S. M. Englishs fast-finishing Ste. Frances in the seven-furlong opener. Major V. was well-ridden by Rafael Sanabria to account for the seven-furlong second race when he was waited with closest to the pace of the pace-setting favorite, Bagnell, to the stretch where he came around the leader to take a three-quarter-length advantage at the end. The winner paid 5.00 and coupled with Alan F., formed a Daily Double worth 03.20.
