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Lextown Lextown Annexes Annexes Peabody; Peabody; Shy Shy Guy Guy Victor Victor at at Detroit Detroit Staves Off Saint Nicholas Bid to Gain Lincoln Succ ess Lexbrook Colt Sets Own Pace In Holiday Stake, Scoring by Half Length Before 38,640 WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, 111., May 30. Last summer during the height of the Illinois racing season, a large number of patrons were of the opinion that Lextown, the flashy colt owned by M. A. Kerns Lexbrook Stable, was destined to become a topnotch thoroughbred. Shortly thereafter the youngster put up a couple of poor efforts, but today he finally came through by capturing the twenty-first running of the 5,000 Peabody Memorial. Jack Richard had the bay son of Little-town Lady Rosamond on top shortly after the start and there he remained. Through the stretch he was placed under hard pressure but had enough left to stave off Saint Nicholas belated bid, while Ky. Colonel was third in the small field of seven. Lextown raced the mile and one-eighth in 1:50 with 121 pounds up. This was two full seconds away from the course record held by Armed, who established the mark with 130 on his back. J. C. HODGIh t out - Sh Guy to score i ts tourth s " ye terdays fifteenth runnir - - Alg Memorial at " r After a long series of cold, dreary utter-noons during the current, meeting, i-nora manager Peter J. ODonnell and t ie Lincoln Fields Racing Association was heartened by a turnout of 38.640 hohda -: -piniec turfgoers and weathei that e-.-.nkii;t. possibly have been bener. TV , hn r : ri short of last seasons m : s i - strip was at it-, very be were not record a ciurir John Mar. li s Ol f have been a :.- a y lav was the on - !aration . From a f s -;;e point of view, me , was widf :!: !h-- vainer be hi. thin choice i . h:v. i : - mark1 Bro in inn.. Lextown. winner of 1 hw straight cin-m- Shy Guy Registers Easy Score in Alger Memorial Takes Measure of Love Sonnet As Papa Redbird Goes Unplaced Continued from Page One ish well in advance of his nearest rival. Love Sonnet turned in an excellent performance to annex second honors, while Turbine raced smartly to get the short end of the purse. Pellicle came from well back to earn fourth money zut that was the best the Headley gelding could do under the vigorous handling of Euclid LeBlanc. Warm weather prevailed in the Motor City area for the holiday sport and a crowd of some 26,000 witnessed the sparkling racing. The skies were clear for the earlier portion of the program but clouded after the second race and there was a threat of showers. Montes Pride, from the stable of John Kinard, Arkansas planter, won his second purse of the current meeting, capturing the Livonia Purse under a splendid ride by Jimmy Combest. Set down hard during the stretch run of the six-furlong sprint, Montes Pride sped to the wire a half length before Louis Lee Haggin n.s Smasher, who was second by two lengths over Thomas F. Devereux Wirra, choice for the secondary attraction and third in the field of nine three-year-old starters. . Smasher made the pace for the initial five furlongs and successfully withstood the bids of Blue Molly and Wirra but lacked a finishing rally when challenged by Montes Pride during the drive.
