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CHESTER J HALL Saddled Eternal EternalReward Reward for his second stake victory of ofthe the Lincoln Fields meeting Eternal Reward Prevails in LaSalle Escadru Speeds to Peter Pan Score Annexes Lincoln Fields Stake By HalfLength Over Colosal Augustus Nahm Racer Put To Hard Drive by Campbell Favors Washington Course CourseWASHINGTON Coursee e WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 June 5 Those who believe in the racing axiom horses for courses were not in the least surprised when Eternal Reward drove to a stirring triumph in the eleventh running of the 10000 LaSalle Handicap here this afternoon With a good portion of the crowd of 16238 cheering the Augustus Nahm colorbearer the five yearold came off a fast early pace and then outgamed Frederick W Hoopers Colosal to score by half a length while Dixianas Star Reward charged up on the outside to garner third money from Mrs J S Letelliers Jack S L LEternal Eternal Reward created a great sensa ¬ tion over this track in 1946 by scampering off with the American Derby and on the opening day of the meeting he came through with a resounding victory in the Crete Handicap In addition to the local racing strip Eternal Reward a fiveyear old son of Reaping Reward Forever Yours was favored by the services of Bobby Campbell who has ridden him in many of his outstanding victories victoriesAll All Three Well Regarded RegardedThe The transition from yesterdays swelter ¬ ing heat to todays comparatively cold and threatening weather was reason enough to hold the crowd below expectations Rain however never materialized and the racing strip was at its best although a shifting shiftingContinued Continued on Page Three Eternal Reward Victor in LaSalle LaSalleAugustus Augustus Nahm Racer Put To Hard Drive by Campbell To Defeat Favored Colosal1 Colosal1Continued Continued from Page One Onewind wind caused time experts to wonder if their watches werefunctioning properly properlyEternal Eternal Reward raced the mile and one eighth in 151 and carried 118 pounds His owners share of the gross purse of 11075 was 7450 The betting on the feature was spirited and quite surprising when the board showed three horses Eter ¬ nal Reward Colosal and Star Reward co choices at two to one However the winner was actually third choice in the wagering by a matter of a few cents centsThe The field broke smartly in front of the stands and after a short brush for position the speed horse of the field King Bay scooted to the front as expected He opened up a couple of lengths without trouble while Colosal Jack S L and Eternal Re ¬ ward maneuvered for position Going down the back side Eternal Reward attempted to move through on the inside but when the gap was closed by Colosal Campbell wisely eased back He again tried to get through nearing the halfmile marked but once again found no room Campbell final ¬ ly hauled out from his rail position and after giving Eternal Reward a short breather around the turn he began to ask for speed Colosal in the meantime had wrested the lead from King Bay although forced back slightly when the pacemaker began to falter falterThrough Through the stretch it was a pretty fight between the leaders with Eternal Reward who is generally regarded as a railrunner ou the outside of Colosal and Star Reward on the outside of them both The ensuing struggle found Eternal Reward the master as he slowly edged away from the Hooper thoroughbred thoroughbredMrs Mrs Emil Denemarks Enforcer once again proved himself to be one of the best horses ever bred in Illinois when he dis ¬ played a sparkling effort to score in the 5000 Burning Star Handicap contested at six furlongs and carded as the secondary feature After more than a months ab ¬ sence from under colors Enforcer was brought back in grand condition by trainer Bob McGarvey With Tony Skoronski in the saddle the chestnut gelded son of Raphael n Eufin sped the distance in 110 Loujac Beaten BeatenForm Form players suffered a staggering blow in the fourth when Augustus Nahms Loujac a 3 to 5 favorite could finish no better than third thirdVictor Victor in the event was Tetra Rose owned by Miller Bensinger A 3580 for 200 chance and ridden by Donal Bowcut the filly engaged in a warm struggle through the stretch with Mr Kilroy and only a neck separated them in line lineDon Don Scurlock suffered a bad spill in the opener when he was knocked from his mount Worry Not during the run down the backstretch The patrol judge reported that Tuned Up bore in sharply on Stormy McCabe who in turn struck Worry Not Examination at the track hospital revealed Scurlock suffered possible internal in ¬ juries and fractures to three ribs He was sent to the St James Hospital at Chicago Heights for a thorough checkup and Xrays XraysWinner Winner of the race turned out to be John Marschs Whirling Dough who graduated from the maiden ranks by five lengths at the expense of David Straus Mr Smug
