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► 1 Sir Bob Makes Good in Role Of Favorite at Sportsmans Moulders Recent Claim 1st Length Clear of Oswego Dr. In Middle Distance Event SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero, 111., May 9. — Ethan R. Moulder, a Tulsa, Okla., owner who claimed the hard-hitting gelding, Sir Bob, for ,000 during the New Orleans Fair Grounds meeting, received the initial important payment on his investment when the six-year-old drove to victory in the My Dandy Purse before a gathering of 9,953 here this afternoon. The son of Sir Damion — Air Mistress, by Chicle, was full of run from the beginning while alternating in setting the pace, and through the stretch he displayed good courage to beat Mrs. E. Oros Oswego Dr. by a length, while M. Smiths Straeth was third, ahead of H. W. Frys Donna L. Sir Bob enjoyed the services of the apprentice A. J. Lindsay, who returned to action today after the death of his father Thursday. The lad reaches his peak of efficiency at this half-mile course and it was his excellent judgment that played a part in the victory. Sir Bob raced the mile and one-sixteenth in 1:53 ys and was favorite in the field of rather ordinary racers for a feature race. Runner-Up Unfortunate Unlike the early part of last week when summer clothes were in vogue, todays crowd was for the most part adorned in heavy clothing and it was well that it came so fortified for the weather was brisk and penetrating. The racing strip was, as usual, in good shape. Eight faced the barrier in the My Dandy and when starter Boots" Dickerson Continued on Page Three Sir Bob Makes Good In Cicero Feature Moulders Recent Claim Is Length Clear of Oswego Dr. In Middle Distance Event Continued from Page One sent them away it was Sir Bob that flashed to the front. Gerald Porch, however, drove Straeth right along to get the lead and a good position at the first turn where All Business raced very wide and parked Oswego Dr., out in the center of the track. But for this incident, the latter probably would have reversed the tables on the ultimate winner. Straeth and Sir Bob continued to vie for the lead the second time around and then Raffle House forged into second place to supplant the victor, who was receiving a breather and at the same time was maneuvering for a better position close to the rail. Raffle House, who had won his two previous starts here, gave up the chase abruptly as they neared the stretch and it was here that Sir Bob regained command over Straeth. Oswego Dr., however, was still to be reckoned with and Lindsay pushed the favorite right along to withstand the Oros colorbearer. The clever apprentice, Darl Norman, who has 39 winners to his credit and will lose his "bug" allowance after riding another victor, put up a heady ride astride Mrs. G. M. Emicks Espiritu to account for the third. Norman wisely eased up when In Earnest rushed up to dispute the pace from a slow beginning. The lad snuggled the gelding until nearing the stretch turn, where he once again assumed command, drew clear and then held on well to beat the favored Real Sweet. In Earnest, a Calumet Farm cast-off from the Eldorado Farm, lasted to be third in the dash of seven furlongs. Opener to Duke E. Mrs. E. D. Ewart, Sr.s Duke E. proved the best of the ,000 platers in the opener. The four-year-old, who was a maiden as she paraded, scampered down to the finish four and one-half lengths clear with Melvin Duhon handling the reins, eg attempted to press the issue during the late phases, but was unable to close ground. J. Truett Jr.s King Alia, who lost his rider in a previous outing at this track, atoned for that incident in the second, completing a 0.80 Daily Double. The gelding was backed into odds-n favoritism and never left the result in doubt, once he settled into stride under Tony Skoronskis handling. He passed Message Sent with comparable ease, then drew away and at the finish he was some 12 lengths in front. Jim Emerys Paper Clip, a six-year-old who tired badly after holding a six lengths lead in a recent middle distance test, found the seven furlongs of the fourth more to his liking. Under the energetic handling of Vic Bovine, he slipped through on the inside going down the backstretch the second time, raced Seamans Pal into the ground, then drew clear to score by four and one-half lengths. Poppa George, one of the favorites in the wagering, was virtually eliminated on the first turn. While attempting to keep pace with Seamans Pal, ! the latter came over sharply and almost dumped the Bishop representative into the infield.
