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Jos Accounts For Cranwood Inaugural As Ohio Juri Season Gets Under Way Estimated Crowd of 6000 Sees Veteran Gelding Turn Back Miss Tanya in Sprint SprintCRANWOOD CRANWOOD PARK Warrensville Heights Ohio May 12 Jois owned by Dr Harry Sneiderman of Cleveland Ohio captured the Cranwood Inaugural Handi ¬ cap featured on the opening day program here at this rebuilt halfmile plant where a 19day meeting got under way signalling the start of the 1948 Ohio racing season An estimated crowd of 6000 fans attended the sport under an overcast sky but the rains held off The winner one of the most consistent horses on the Ohio circuit last season crossed the wire in the six furlongs contest with nearly five lengths to spare over B A Reynolds Miss Tanya Grey Days owned by H H Fausett was third among the field of seven sevenRacing Racing over a track termed good Jois set a new standard for the distance when clocked in 117 The eightyearold gelded son of Ariel rewarded his backers with a 760 payoff and carried Bill Bass to his second saddle triumph of the after ¬ noon Bass scored in the previous race aboard Mrs J Brpnnenbergs Sabrand SabrandBy By winning the first race of the meeting Good Doctor owned jointly by Shartle Brammer established a new track record of 119 for six furlongs It marked the initial time that this distance was run at the Cranwood Park course A chute of oneeighth mile added to the halfmile track by the Cranwood Racing Association makes it possible to hold six furlong races racesGood Good Doctor accounted for the opening race on the card by taking a nose decision over Pine Tower with Col Morocco com ¬ pleting the finish order Jockey Billy Floyd one of the top riders at Phoenix Ariz during the winter was astride Good Doctor who paid 720 for 200 at the straight windows windowsThe The track mark set by Good Doctor was lowered and Floyd just missed riding both halves of the Daily Double when M L Baileys Concho Blue took a neck verdict over Win Fin in the second race Receiver was third among the seven who competed The winner was timed the distance in 118 flat with apprentice G P Ryan aboard She returned 1820 and coupled with Good Doctor winner of the first race returned a 5700 Daily Double payoff
