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JOCKEY M PETERSON Piloted Bill ¬ ings to victory in Peabody Memorial Billings Best in Peabody Memorial Harmonica Takes Stymies Measure Mcllvain Colt Drives Home Before Shy Guy Eagle Look Peterson Brooks Wage Duel On Pair qt Washington for Holiday Throng of 43053 43053WASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood HI May 31 A crowd of 43053 excited turf patrons the largest gathering ever to wit ¬ ness a program offered by the Lincoln Fields organization were generally pleased when the Walmac Farms Billings drove to an impressive victory in the twentieth run ¬ ning of the Peabody Memorial here this i afternoon In annexing the main portion of the 25000 added purse Billings was forced to turn back a strong challenge from Dixianas Shy Guy only threequar ¬ ters of a length separating the embattled duo at the finish Howard Wells Eagle Look who ran coupled in the wagering with the winner downed the Bomar Stables Piet for the show showBillings Billings a strikingly handsome blazed f aced colt was the most confidently backed thoroughbred of the meeting returning only 280 He had shown a return to win ¬ ning form at this track by downing virtu ¬ ally the same opponents on May 22 Mel Peterson was the winning jockey and he was forced to put up one of his best finishes to match Steve Brooks effort astride Shy Guy The gray filly Blue Kiss flashed the most speed during the early running but Billings was close enough As they rounded the turn into the stretch Eagle Look swept into command and when Billings ranged next to him all seemed serene for the entry Down on the outside however came Shy Guy with a quick burst and he rather easily put away Eagle Look who was beginning to tire while Billings gained command commandFavorite Favorite Displays Most Stamina StaminaThrough Through the final eighth both Peterson and Brooks drove for all they were worth with the favorite displaying the most stamina staminaJohn John Marsch who earned a reputation as the Futurity King when his Occupy Occupation Jezrahel and Free for All were dominating the local juvenile picture indi ¬ cated that he may again make a bid for honors in that division when his Ol Skip ¬ per flashed brilliant form to score in the Golden Age Purse secondary feature Ol Skipper sired by Occupation out of the Man o War mare Seaway won his initial start over this course but was the victim of some trouble in the Joliet Stakes and finished third Against his competition today he was full of run from the begin ¬ ning but it took speed that equaled the track record and a bristling charge through the stretch for him to gain the award Only a head in the back of the victor was Mrs Emil Denemarks Blue Night while Afton Villa Farms Jacks Town annexed the show showOl Ol Skippers time for the five furlongs was 58J5 tying the mark recently estab ¬ lished by Olympia and Ky Colonel when they finished in a dead heat for major honors in the Joliet An exceedingly hand ¬ some brown colt OP Skipper was slightly more than even money in the wagering and until the final surge it didnt seem that he would justify that confidence confidenceBlue Blue Night had high speed from the out ¬ set dashing into a clear lead and appear ¬ ing a certain winner as he sped into the stretch several lengths in the van OF Skipper however had something in re ¬ serve and when joclcey William Parnell ap ¬ plied the pressure the coll gradually cut cutContinued Continued on Page Three Billings Captures Peabody Memorial MemorialWalmac Walmac Colt Drives Hard to Lead Shy Guy Home Before 43053 Fans at Washington WashingtonContinued Continued from Page One down the margin finally succeeding in the last strides stridesThe The tremendous gathering was treated to the best weather of the meeting and as Ol Skippers time indicated the racing strip was at its best bestL L Pildners Bona Girl who was beaten badly in her only start of the meeting found her racing legs in the opener and with Joe DAugustino a Chicago product handling the reins she prevailed by four lengths J F Bashams Bow Bunting held the lead for a good portion of the six furlong dash but gave way without much resistance when the winner challenged However she was good enough to outgame Mr and Mrs F H Froehbrodts Helio Miss for the place award awardBrooks Brooks Astride Elkhorn ElkhornSteve Steve Brooks who was blanked on Satur ¬ days program brought cheer to his legion of supporters when he put up an especially good ride astride J A Goodwins Elkhorn in the second He had the Balladier colt away well but when he couldnt keep stride with the leaders he remained still while saving ground along the rail It was nearing the turn into the stretch that he asked for Elkhorns best and the response was im ¬ mediate mediateAfter After entering contention Elkhorn met with some interference from Bold Harry who was attempting to bear in but Brooks handled the rather difficult situation in workmanlike manner his mount scoring by a length W Zakoors Mary Like who fashioned a good early pace held on stub ¬ bornly and gained the place over H Dresch lers Impatience The combination of Bona Girl and Elkhorn returned 8420 in the Daily Double DoubleClifford Clifford Mooers Faras a swift brown colt who had encountered trouble remaining on his course in previous races made a sham ¬ bles of his foes in the third and as lie dashed under the wire five lengths clear he took on stature as a possible threat in future stakes Tony Skoronski wasin the irons and he had Faras either in front or a short distance off the lead throughout He steadied Faras on the turns and once given the word in the stretch the colt bounded away into a long lead although bearing out Time for the five furlongs was 59 one full second off the track standard t tTuned Tuned up from the F H Wendell stable had no trouble turning back W M Wick hams Watch Me Win for the place The latter was an oddson choice in the wager ¬ ing but never entered serious contention Through the stretch he eliminated what ¬ ever chance Wellsab had by bearing in sharply on that son ofAlsab
