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Papa Papa Red Redbird bird Repeats Repeats at at Detroit; Detroit; Lady Lady Lureen Lureen Scores Scores Lincoln Lincoln Upset Upset Lasts to Stave Off Sandslingers Bid Sir Bim and Donaris Finish-Unplaced in Burning Blaze; Batcheller Astride Triple WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., May 23.— Mrs. John L. Chesney, Pickney-ville, HI., sportslady, provided the winner of the Burning Blaze Purse when her clever mud-runner, Lady Lureen, lasted to defeat Mt. Pleasant Stables Sandslinger, here this afternoon. The four-year-old was hard put through the final stages but held on tenaciously under Donald Wagners excellent handling. Third in the six-furlong dash was C. L. DuPuys Verona Sands. The beginning of the second week of sport offered by the Lincoln Fields Racing Association was conducted under ideal weather conditions, and there were 8,887 patrons in the stands. The racing course, however, was at its very worst, with the official designation being "heavy." Weekend rains created this condition. The Burning Blaze was fashioned for ,000 platers and virtually co-favored for the test were Mrs. Ada L. Rices former stakes winner. Sir Bim, and William H. Bishops Donaris, a recent winner at this track. Neither, however,, showed any signs of spark in the going. Sir Bim flashed to the front shortly after the start but when he was ynable to draw clear of Lady Lureen he simply pricked his ears and quit cold. Donaris, on the other hand, was never able to reach contention and finished next to last. At Home in Going Lady Lureen was accounting for her initial victory of the year. But today she found her track and the type of opposition that suited her best. Wagner hustled her out of the gate in stride, and down the backstretch she went along head and head with Sir Bim. They remained in this position until half way around the turn where the Rice color-bearer began to show definite signs of fatigue and this allowed the Chesney mare to open a lead of several lengths. Sandslinger, in the meantime, had been Continued on Page Three Heavy Homewood Strip To Lady Lureens Liking Holds Sandslinger Safe in Late Stages to Gain First 49 Score Continued from Page One running along in the middle of the pack and at the top of the stretch he was the only one that showed any signs of picking up speed. He passed all but Lady Lureen readily and a sixteenth lout was at the mares throatlatch. However, from there to the line Wagner placed the whip fre* quently and Lady Lureen had enough left to repulse Sandslinger by a half length. Verona Sands beat Steeplejack by a nose for third money, but was three and one-half length in back of the first two. Mrs. Albert Sabath, whose extensive stable had not won a race since last fall when Alsabs Day captured the Marguerite Stakes at Pimlico, finally shook lose the jinx when her Missab accounted for the Mary Helen Purse, secondary feature. The bay daughter of Alsab— Nemessia, by Cherokee, was backed into .80 for favoritism, but appeared 20 to 1 going around the turn. However, when the field swung wide in the stretch, she swept through on the inside, gained many lengths, and then went along to be eight on top at the finish. It was Batchellers third consecutive winner and although it was apparent he had his foes beaten, he whipped her right on down to the wire. Mrs. H. G. Knotts K. Dorko, who has a date with the van man heading for River Downs tomorrow morning, became the first two-time winner of the meeting when he drove to victory over the ,000 platers in the opener. K. Dorko returned a liberal .00. Chance Taker was second. William H. Bishop and Harold "Red" Keene, the very successful owner-jockey team, combined to get Herbie G. home in the second, completing a 6.80 Daily Double. Petrose Girl gained the place over Newsworthy. Logan Batchellor, leading rider of America, who was suspended for 10 days Saturday, but who was, under the rules, allowed to ride out his engagements today, put up one of his best performances to get the two-year-old gelding, Button Shoes, home ahead of the baby racers in the third. The winner met with stiff opposition through the stretch to stave off challenges by Minim and Listen to Me, who finished in the order named. Batcheller was involved in another claim of foul when he booted Triad Farms Better Buy in the fourth. Keene, astride Dame dHonneur, appeared to -have the race at his mercy a sixteenth of a mile from the finish, but the filly hung badly and was] beaten a nose. As they passed the line the embattled pair were close together but it ; didnt appear that Batcheller was guilty of any foul play.
