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J C HODGINS Sent out Dixianas DixianasBack Back Talk for her winning effort in the theBridal Bridal Flower Purse Back Talk Bridal Flower Victress Fleettown Registers in International Overtakes Hang Up In Lincoln Feature FeatureDixiana Dixiana Homebred Is Length To Fore Hard Held Upsets In Winning Dr Freeland FreelandWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 20 Back Talk a homebred daughter of High Quest and Blue Lu carried Charles T Fishers Dixiana silks to a game victory here today in the Bridal Flower Purse one of the better races on Lincoln Fields well balanced program Finishing strongly un ¬ der a good ride by Steve Brooks the Dix ¬ iana miss sped to the end of the six furlongs a length before Thomas Piatts Hang Up who was second by a halflength over Mrs M Abercrombies Beaukiss Just a nose back Countess In from the Endovina Alesia stable ran fourth by six full lengths over Mrs H J Damms Reigh Belle the favoritelor the sprint when she engaged nine threeyearold fillies filliesShouldering Shouldering 115 pounds under the allow ¬ ance conditions of the Bridal Flower Back Talk raced the threequarters of a mile in 112 and second choice in the totalisator returned her supporters 5to2 Back Talk was ready to draw clear when she reached the finish of the feature and her hard race behind Challe Ann and Reigh Belle in the Kentucky Oaks did not appear to have dulled her speed speedLaunches Launches Bid on Outside OutsideLittle Little Xs went to the front at the start of the Bridal Flower and Countess In moved right with her while Hang Up was a forwardlyplaced contender and Back Talk raced along in fourth position to the upper turn Little Xs was first to drop back and Hang Up then took over the pacemaking task while Countess In and Back Talk continued to race prominently and within striking distance of the leader leaderTurning Turning for home Back Talk began her victorious bid from third place on the out ¬ side and after she had worn down Coun ¬ tess In set sail for Hang Up and beat the latter dining the last sixteenth Hang Up held on deterinedly enough to save the place award from Beaukiss who closed fast on the extreme outside to nose out Coun ¬ tess In for the short end of the purse purseIdeal Ideal racing weather aided in bringing out an active crowd of 10565 patrons and wagering was brisker than on the preced ¬ ing three programs The racing strip was fast and some of the better events were closely contested resulting in good sport sportThere There was quite a delay before the field in the Dr Freeland Purse was dispatched M H VanBergs Rose Bed fell while frac ¬ tious at the post and she kicked Cohat who broke out of the gate and unseated his rider After examination by Dr M F Kent Illinois racing veterinarian Rose Bed and Cohat were withdrawn from the Dr DrContinued Continued on Page Three Back Talk Scores In Bridal Flower FlowerOvertakes Overtakes Hang Up to Win By Length Hard Held in Surprise Lincoln Triumph TriumphContinued Continued from Page One OneFreeland Freeland field and all wagers on the pair were refunded refundedThe The winner of the six furlongs dash turned up in Hard Held a member of the J Howard Rouse Stable and that gelding ridden by Don Scurlock paid off a healthy 10360 C E Cones Yesnow ran second atfer making the pace for the major por ¬ tion of the trip and Mrs A M Creechs Cid Play was third thirdHard Hard Held was timed over the three quarters in 112 112Bomar Bomar Stables Tiger Trap drove to a length and onequarter verdict in the Alsab Purse which matched 10 twoyearolds at fiveeighths of a mile Tiger Trap fin ¬ ished strongly under Mike Corona and after disposing of Niles Schreibers early pacemaker Bonrilla drew clear Mrs Emil Denerriarks Slick Pigeon coupled with Thank You Sir was the choice and ran third thirdTiger Tiger Trap victor in his last Maryland outing is a speedy sort and he raced the Alsab distance in 59 after which he rewarded backers with a straight tote pay ¬ off of 1260 1260Woolford Woolford Farms silks were carried to their first success of the current meeting by Big Wig a homebred gelded son of Maeda and Bohemian Lass Well ridden by apprentice Eldon Nelson Big Wig raced by Fuller Goldblatts favored Tarawa during the stretch run and defeated the latter by two lengths winning with some ¬ thing left Third honors in the sixfurlong sprint fell to S Ippolitos Bessie Vance who was a length and onequarter off Tarawa at the final marker markerClevelander Clevelander Ridden by Wallace WallaceBig Big Wig who ran disappointingly in his last two Florida outings was overlooked somewhat in the speculation and returned backers 10 to 1 after beating his 11 rivals over the firm strip in 113 113Shady Shady Brook Farms Clevelander a homebred gelded son of Litchfield and Sil ¬ ver Star proved best of the 12 ordinary threeyearolds in the second sixfurlong spruit Clevelander was flawlessly ridden by Harold Wallace and held a length and threequarters advantage over Louis Res seguets Merry Zac at the finish while Breezy Crest Stables Victory Breeze was along for the short end of the purse after encountering some bad racing luck during the drive Victory Breeze was blocked when the favored Johns Date dropped back through field after leading until well inside the stretch stretchClevelander Clevelander paid 1100 in the straight wagering and coupled with Big Wig victor in the initial event returned a Daily Dou ¬ ble payoff of 28320 28320Howard Howard Wells sent out a shifty juvenile in Eagle River a homebred gelded son of Coldstream and his colorbearer graduated by two and onequarter lengths in his rac ¬ ing debut Mel Peterson took the Wells youngster to the front after a short duel with Deedee King but the winner was un ¬ der strong handling through the stretch to retain his margin over Brown Hotel Sta ¬ bles wellregarded Favonian Dixianas Ichabod choice for the fivefurlong dash ran fourth in the field of nine starters startersRunning Running time was 101 and Eagle River paid 1280 straight
