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APPREHTICE ELDON NELSON Rid ¬ ing start on yesterdays Lincoln Fields program with three winners Pad Lock Lasts for Nose Triumph Little Harp Victor at Narraqansett Slamaranths Late Charge Just Fails FailsEldorado Eldorado Farm Colorbearer Shows Fine Courage While Proving Lincoln Repeater RepeaterWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood HI June 7 Displaying high speed and excel ¬ lent courage Eldorado Farms Pad Lock fleet fouryearold gelded son of Blenheim H and Four Eleven drove to a popular victory today in the Best Seller Purse as the Lincoln Fields Racing Association began the fourth week of its 1948 meeting Pad Lock handled by Robert Lee Baird held on determinedly during the late stages of the sixfurlong feature and just lasted to withstand Bomar Stables Slamaranth by a nose while John McShanes Gay Secret accounted for the show award two and onehalf lengths back of the closely lapped leaders leadersNine Nine better class thoroughbreds met in the Best Seller and Pad Lock carried 119 pounds under the conditions of the sprint Running time for the headliner was 112 and the victor who won his second straight purse here was a 4 to 5 choice choiceApprentice Apprentice Eldon Nelson Glen Rose Okla reinsman starred in the saddle here today successfully piloting L Resseguets Merry Zac in the fourth race Mrs L H Thompsons Some Bid in the fifth and H W Ostles Donna Brand in the seventh eventSteady event Steady in Post Parade ParadePad Pad Lock a Calumet Farm castoff and formerly most erratic was quite steady today during the post parade and at the gate quickly moving into command after starter White sent the Best Seller field on its way Pad Lock held a clear lead enter ¬ ing the stretch and he appeared an easy winner as he passed the furlong pole Slamaranth however had something left and responding well to Mike Coronas urg ¬ ing the Bomar gelding closed strongly but could not quite overtake the victor and just missed missedSlamaranths Slamaranths determined challenge was short of victory by a narrow margin but he easily attained second honors over Gay Secret who also gave a sharp performance Shady Brook Farms Gotham ran fourth in the Best Seller while the onetime stakes stars Old Kentuck and Historian finished sixth and eighth respectively respectivelyPartly Partly cloudy weather and occasional flash showers were the order at the South Side course but the racing strip remained fast for the entire matinee An active crowd of 10726 patrons turned out for the sport sportJockey Jockey Tony Skoronski currently lead ¬ ing rider at the Lincoln Fields meeting escaped injury in the third race when he fell with his mount Scarlet Light In close closeContinued Continued on Page Three Pad Lock in Nose Washington Score ScoreVictor Victor Proves Repeater in Outlasting Slamaranth With Fine Courage Hearing Wire WireContinued Continued from Page One Onequarters quarters near the furlong pole Scarlet Light stumbled and went down throwing Skoronski who was lucky to avoid flying hoofs as the field raced to the finish After an examination at the track hospital Skoronski was permitted to continue his days saddle chores choresTen Ten twoyearolds from the 7500 claiming grade contested the fivefurlong third and J and W Sopers Reposition won his second purse here in as many starts paying a bulky 6700 in the straight speculation Splendidly handled by the veteran Charles Swain the Soper colt beat W T Loebers Excel Lad by a neck while the latter held a twolength margin over Frederick W Hoopers favored Best Trick third thirdReposition Reposition a son of Jamestown stepped the fiveeighths mile in 101 Sala Lous Second Success of Meeting MeetingMrs Mrs A M Creechs Sala Lou became a double winner at the current meeting when she defeated 11 other threeyearolds in the sixfurlong second race while under a steady ride by Harold Featherston Sala Lou moved up fast approaching the stretch and after a brief duel with Spring Folly disposed of the latter and reached the wire with two and onehalf lengths to spare Spring Folly held on well enough to earn the place award by two lengths over I J Collins Dewey H Clyde Troutts Busy Dream choice for the sprint ran fourth fourthSala Sala Lou raced the three quarters mile over the fast but dull strip in 113 and paid 1300 straight Coupled with C W Brocks Alpine Escort victor in the initial event Sala Lou rounded out a successful Daily Double combination worth 21460 21460Alpine Alpine Escort achieved his victory by a scant margin in the first race which matched an even dozen 2500 class platers Hard ridden through the stretch by Del Jessop the California invader was up in the final strides to beat H G Knotts Delorah second by a length and three quarters before James Emerys Toy Bomb Delorah entered the stretch with a short advantage and Alpine Escort then began his bid from fourth position and on the inside the two leaders battling it out de ¬ terminedly to the final marker the Brock gelding scoring in the last strides stridesRunning Running time was a slow 115 and Al ¬ pine Escort was good for 1440 in the straight wagering
