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♦ Master Bid Makes It Three Straight Heralded as Sportsmans Champion Following His Length Success Over Dad SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111.. May 7. — Perne L. Grissoms Master Bid not only became the initial thoroughbred of the meeting to register a triple but when he ships away from this small course for Detroit next week he will be wearing a mythical crown, emblematic of the local championship. The fleet six-year-old once again demonstrated his keen speed and courage before a crowd of 15,074 here this afternoon when he accounted for the ,000 Cameo Handicap, a seven-furlong event that brought out the best horses on the grounds. At the finish, under a powerful hand ride by the veteran reinsman, Hank Manifold, he was a length ahead of William H. Bishops Dad. with M. H. VanBergs Sir White third. In two previous outings, the son of Psychic Bid — Light Brocade, who was involved in an 0,000 transaction that found three horses changing from the Brookmeade Stable to Grissoms outfit last year, looked the part of a titleholder against local competition. Todays effort only confirmed this belief, much to the edification of a large group of patrons who backed him into .20 favoritism. Distance Too Short for Late Thread He picked up 120 pounds, o-topweight in the field, and raced the distance in 1:2923. At no time during the running was he ever struck by the whip, but it must be admitted that Duhon was full of animation through the final stages when Dad came with his characteristic rush. Late Thread, winner of last Saturdays Chicago, simply found the distance too short. She trailed her field during the early stages and beat only one horse. Calliou Rouge was the first to break from his outside post position in the Cameo, but his lead was short-lived, as Duhon hustled Master Bid right along. The gelding went Continued on Page Two Master Bid Extends Streak To Three in Row at Cicero Continued from Page One into the first turn with a clear lead, which he never relinquished. After Caillou Rouge gave up the hot chase a badly beaten horse, Sir White attempted to close the gap, and he, too, wilted under the strain. Dad, in the meantime, was well out of contention, but found his stride on the final turn, lost considerable ground while swinging to the outside, but closed with a powerful rush that undoubtedly would have netted victory had the race been several jumps further. Valley View Farms entry of Little Bobbles and Superwolf caused little or no concern among their supporters in the River Forest, secondary feature, when they finished ahead of their foes in the order named. Little Bobbles, with Melvin Duhon hustling him out of the gate, gained command shortly thereafter and then held the lead to the finish to win by three and one-half lengths. Superwolf loomed dangerously on the final turn, but could not catch his flying stablemate. There was a dead heat, the first of the meeting, for the show, with Monfalon and Blue Agent finishing on even terms. Harold "Red" Keene was riding star during the early part of the program, piloting Greytown in the third and Royal Pigeon in the fifth. However, he was unable to close any appreciable ground on the leader of the meeting, Tony Skoronski, for the Chicago boy was astride the winning Rotate in the second.
