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► Dots Risk Turns Back Woodlawn Rivals V/ith Ease at Sportsmans Victress Displays Decided i Liking for Off Track to Lead Late Thread to Finish SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., May 1. — Dots Risk took advantage of the muddy going that prevailed to display in no uncertain manner her fondness for that type of footing when she loped to a convincing and popular score in the featured Wood-lawn Purse that brought together the best field at this point today. At the end of the mile and a sixteenth test, the daughter of Wise Counsellor, who races for the partnership of Kirkpatrick and Turner, coasted across the finish line four and a half lengths before her nearest adversary, Mrs. J. L. Oglesbys Late Thread, as Four Tens was third in the field of seven for L. O. Handley, two additional lengths away. Tommy Bates rode the mud-fond winner who had been backed into .20 favoritism by the crowd of 11,184. Gigolbury, Sandstorm, Credentials and Kamps Reward completed the field in the order named. By her victory, Dots Risk created considerable respect for her chance in the ,000 Hawthorne Handicap next Saturday, and a continuance of "off" track conditions would enhance her prospects in that test. Rated Close to Pace Bates was confident of the ability of Dots Risk as he rated her, hard held, closest to the pace of Credentials until leaving the back stretch. Here she was given her head and the ease with which she swept into command established her superiority even at this early juncture. Clear in front, Dots Risk was steadied with a comfortable advantage and near the end Bates was easing her. Credentials was done when headed and Sandstorm, who had raced in third position, supplanted him in second place on the final turn. Meanwhile Late Tread had been far back, racing a head behind Gigolbury in the early stages, but when she entered closer contention she secured room on the inside to make her bid. This effort found her supplanting Sandstorm easily but her late bold bid did not make any serious inroads into the advantage of the loping winner. Sandstorm weakened suddenly and the evengoing Four Tens and the fast-finishing Gigolbury were able to oust her from the minor awards. Overnight rains left the track sloppy for the early races, but the footing tightened up to be muddy for the later races. The overcast skies held a threat of rain that did not materialize during the earlier races. Ben Fogelsons Old Westbury was at home in the sloppy going to be a handy front-running winner of the second race, leading home J. H. Miles Sunwise by nearly two lengths as Cast Off was third for C. Adams. The winner was ridden by Jesse Higley and paid 4.00, completing a Daily Double worth 57.60. Two-year-olds were in action for the first time this season in this sector when eight maiden colts and geldings of that age were matched in the five-furlong third race. The sprint was not truly run as Audo, running very wide at the first turn, carried out Lawyer Slope and the favored Valley Trouble and these three were out of contention for the balance of the trip. In the stretch, Richavoo, who had escaped early trouble and was leading the field in the stretch, slipped suddenly and fell. The winner turned up in Mrs. J. L. Chesneys Hi Bob, who finished fast to lead in River Continued on Page Two Dots Risk Easily Defeats Her Opponents in Woodlawn Continued from Page One Divide Farms Count Quick as the latter was up to eke out a nose verdict for place honors over Mrs. E. E. Majors Vinita Sickle. Star Lady, an invader from Phoenix, who races for W. Gher, provided an upset when she finished fast to oust Woodview Stables Puffed Up from the lead in the late stretch of the five-furlong opener and take a neck advantage at the wire. Four additional lengths elapsed before Duolc was third for B. R. Janota. A spill marred the running when Mrs. T. M. Pruett s Port Mars, ridden by apprentice Benny Green, slipped and fell going to the first turn while on the outside and clear of interference. Green was unhurt. The onlookers who saw outrider Harry Miller capture the riderless Port Mars as the loose horse was running the wrong way of the track and into the racing field, were loud in their praise. An almost certain piling up of the heavy field was narrowly ! averted. The series of mishaps continued in the fifth race when Free Citizen lost his rider, ] A. Skoronski, shortly after the start and ; Leapolino refused to leave the starting j gate. The favored Cooling Spring was first home, overtaking the pacemaking Static in I the late stretch as Swift Town was third. ! Skoronski was unhurt.
