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- HOWARD HOFFMAN— Saddled the John Marsch entry of 01 Skipper and Whirling Dough to run one-two in the Lady Broadcast Purse yesterday. Or Skipper, Whirling Dough Dominate in Lincoln Feature j • 1 s I 1 I ! • 1 1 i : • ; Former Leads Throughout int Sprint as Stablemate Closes Fast to Nip Thank You Sir WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., May 25. — Ol Skipper, John Marschs handsome colt who at times whipped the daylights out of many of the leading juveniles of the nation last year, auspiciously returned to competition here this afternoon. The three-year-old son of Occupation out of the Man o War mare, Se. away, showed that his speed, while idle during the winter, was not dimmed in the least by winning the Lady Broadcast Purse with consummate ease. At the finish Willie Parnell had him well within himself as he finished a two lengths ahead of his stablemate, Whirling Dough, while Mrs. Emil Denemarks Thank You Sir finished third. Judging by the manner in which he turned back his opposition in todays seasonal bow, Ol Skipper stands an excellent chance of developing into a formidable foe for Ponder, Olympia, Capot, and other leading sophomores in later stakes this season. He was full of run from the word go and as he bounded along the stretch he had his ears pricked as if playing with his opponents. "He negotiated the six furlongs over the "good" but very dull racing strip in 1:13% and carried 119 pounds. Peabody Next Engagement A rather disappointing gathering of 7,609 witnessed the program in cold, penetrating weather, but the pari-mutuel handle began to show signs of increased activity. Ol Skippers next engagement is in Mondays 5,000 added Peabody Memorial and on the strength of his impressive victory, his stock soared to a point that he is certain to be one of the favorites for the mile and one-eighth grind. A heated battle occurred for the place money with Whirling Dough unleasing a powerful late burst of speed to nip the greatly improved Thank You Sir, while just a neck further away came Saint Nicholas. Whirling Dough went out an extra furlong, being clocked in 1:28, while Saint Nicholas was allowed to step a mile at his best clip, being timed in 1:42 Assumes Command Quickly Ol Skipper appeared the picture of health "and condition in the paddock before the race and this was reflected in competition. He was on his toes for the start and swept into the lead in a jiffy. Thank You Sir, a gelding who performed poorly in his first outing of the meeting, elected to chase the pace while Midchannel was next in line. As they neared the turn into the stretch, the Marsch star enjoyed a lead of several lengths and there was no challengers, although Thank You Sir continued to hold! his place and Midchannel began to weaken. It was at this point that both Whirling Dough and Saint Nicholas began to find their best strides. They both swung to the outside and there they picked up the stragglers without much trouble, but they were unable to cope with Ol Skipper and Thank You Sir showed a willingness to fight it out. Others in the field appeared outclassed in the going. Wellsab, Howard Wells son of Alsab, was expected to give a good account of himself during the late stages, but was able only to pass tired horses. The Marsch entry of Ol Skipper and Continued on Page Two THOMAS CARR PIATT— The Kentucky owner-breeders Tobo graduated from the non-winner ranks in yesterdays fourth race at the Detroit oval. j Marsch Entry Finishes One-Two at Washington Or Skipper, Whirling Dough Dominate in Lady Broadcast Continued from Page One Whirling Dough was a prohibitive favorite, returning only .20. A. Franco Jr.s Full Cry, a sour-sort who at the age of 11 often refuses to run to his best ability, showed one of his better performances to account for the opener. Jess Higley hustled him out of the gate in the middle of the pack and finally got him to running in top stretch at the head of the stretch. Safe Gift, a 135-tb-l obstacle, had by this time opened a clear advantage and approaching the finish she was still well in front. But she quit almost cold in the last few jumps and Full Cry came on and gained the verdict in the very last stride. C. C. Hankins Queen Carling completed a 55.60 Daily Double. She was up with the pace throughout, forged into a clear lear during the stretch, was passed by the favorite, Tree Town, but came again and won by a length. Harold "Red" Keene was the victorious reinsman. Mr. Pilate, a black son of Pilate — Kateri, by Pharamond n., who was purchased at last seasons yearling sales for ,000, looked the part of a*comer when he easily triumphed over the maiden two-year-olds in the third at five furlongs. The colt, who was beaten badly at Churchill Downs, proved conclusively that they were not his best performances when he bounded over the line five lengths to the clear with his ears pricing and Willie Garner having him under a steadying hold. For a short poriod of the early part of the dash, Ben Davis forged to the .front, but Mr. Pilate regained the lead and from there on ran away from his foes. This time was 1:01% over the very dull "good" strip. William H. Bishops Junior Wolf, who last raced for ,000, was dropped in with ,000 company for the fourth and the crowd backed him heavily. The five-year-old justified the support but did not win until the last stride when he passed Gold Proxy, with Donna L. third. Keene, who was rounding out a double for the day, was unable to match the early leaders, but entered a contending position at the top of the stretch. From there to the line he gradually cut down Gold Proxys advantage and finally prevailed by a head.
