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Coaltown Toys With Foes in Swift Eagle Look Easily Wins Good Goods Wells Homebred Outruns Approval ApprovalDefinite Definite Threat for Illinois Sophomore Stakes Mel Hash Takes Lincolns Rushaway RushawayWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood III May 19 Howard Wells Eagle Look a wellconformed homebred son of Whirl away and Edith A stamped himself today as a definite threat for future Illinois threeyearold engagements when he lit ¬ erally toyed with five other members of the sophomore division and coasted to an easy victory in the Good Goods Purse Con ¬ fidently ridden by Mel Peterson Eagle Look stepped to the finish of the one mile allowance race four lengths before his nearest rival Woolford Farms Approval who was second by a length and onehalf over Augustus Nahms Tri Step Mrs A B Karles Kaslick John Marschs Exe ¬ cution and Higgins Warbys Moon Blue followed the placed horses to the wire in that order orderShouldering Shouldering 113 pounds under the con ¬ ditions of the Good Goods Eagle Look was never asked for his highest speed and completed his task over the fast track in 139 Installed a 3to10 favorite on the strength of his recent performance behind Citation and Escadru in the Derby Trial the Wells colt was one of the more popu ¬ lar winners of the day and he received a nice round of applause when Peterson jogged him back to the winners ring ringMoves Moves Up Determinedly DeterminedlyApproval Approval was first in motion when start ¬ er Ruby White dispatched the small Good Goods field and the Woolford Farm colfc moved along steadily while shaking off early bids by Moon Blue and Kaslick Near ing the upper turn Eagle Look moved up determinedly and the ultimate winner then raced within striking distance of the pace ¬ maker until he had reached the three eighths pole poleApproaching Approaching the stretch Approval drifted out and Eagle Look quickly as ¬ sumed command establishing a clear lead as he settled for the run to the wire Ap ¬ proval came again when he was straight ¬ ened up and made a game but futile effort to catch Eagle Look whose rider per ¬ mitted him to widen and then took him in hand as the victorious combination neared the final marker markerApproval Approval held on willingly to earn sec ¬ ond honors over Tri Step who gave an even effort to account for the short end of the purse Execution might have been a keener factor in the Good Goods running had he enjoyed better racing luck the Marsch colt was in rather tight quarters during the initial three furlongs and tir ¬ ing failed to rally when clear clearClear Clear but decidedly cool weather pre ¬ vailed today in the Chicago area but an active crowd of 10460 thoroughbred fol ¬ lowers witnessed the midweek program programContinued Continued on Page Three Eagle Look Wins Good Goods Purse PurseDefinite Definite Threat for Illinois Sophomore Stakes Mel Hash Takes Lincolns Rushaway RushawayContinued Continued from Page One OneHeavy Heavy clothing was much in evidence on the lawn but a warm sun aided those who were able to find vantage points out of the path of a chilling north wind windTorrance Torrance C Melroses Mel Hash who had the saddle services of jockey Peterson earned an easy triumph in the six furlongs cofeatured Rushaway Purse Mel Hash overcame early interference and after rac ¬ ing by Dixianas Safety First in the stretch then held Peter J Valentis Cail lou Rouge safe by a wide margin Safety First lasted to take third in the field of eight threeyearold starters startersMel Mel Hash victor in his previous start at Churchill Downs sped the six furlongs in 111 and he was a 9to10 oddson choice choiceSkoronski Skoronski Rides Daily Double Jockey Tony Skoronski handled the win ¬ ners in the Daily Double events scoring astride Ralph Sal vinos Parson Brown and Mrs Lawrence H Thompsons Vinita Major The latter gelding drove to a length and threequarters victory in the initial seven furlongs test while Parson Brown defeated 10 other ordinary platers in the second race at a like distance holding a neck advantage at the wire wireVinita Vinita Major turned back the favored Atlantic City Charivari and nine cheap sprinters in the opener and Parson Browrr defeated Dora M Velvet Heels and more mediocre company in the second section of tu Hour1 Brave Deed was the betting choice in the latter offering but he was iu iube be t cnie trip never entering serious seriouscontention contention contentionFor For the second time at the current Lin ¬ coln Fields meeting there was a consola ¬ tion double payoff caused today by the withdrawal of R Nunnerys Gold Proxy who injured herself while at the post in the second race and was ordered with ¬ drawn by Dr Martin F Kent Illinois Rac ¬ ing Board veterinarian Vinita Major victor in the first race and Parson Brown winner of the second re ¬ turned 21960 in the special pool while Vinita Major coupled with Gold Proxy scratched from the second was good for a consolation payoff of 1700 In the straight speculation Vinita Major was held at 33 to 10 and Parson Brown paid 5720 to win in the second
