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Pad Lock Scores In Light Brigade Draws Away From Greytown With Ease in Stretch Run Of Sportsmans Park Dash By J. J. MURPHY Staff Correspondent SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero. 111., May 3. — After having been defeated in his two previous starts at the meeting, Pad Lock, five and a half furlong track record holder at Washington Park, finally found his true form and sprinted to an easy victory in the feature race here today. Ridden by apprentice Leon Grandsart and carrying 107 pounds, the seven-year-old came from behind the pace to register by four lengths from Greytown, who holds the mark for the five-furlong distance here, while Connies Boy, making his first start of the year, was third. The winners time was 1:01 Vs, and apprentice Grandsart, by his victory, tied up Clarence Smith for the "bug boy" leadership of the meeting. A field of eight went to the post in the headliner, which was known as the Light Brigade Purse. Rose Bed entered to race coupled with Connies Boy, was withdrawn early. Greytown and Reticule, the latter under lease to Ed Lane from King Ranch, went out to make the pace with Pad Lock, owned by the Hilltop Stock Farm, in close attendance. Pad Lock caught the leaders after leaving the backstretch and it was not a contest in the final sixteenth. Another Summerlike Day It was another summerlike day and straw hats were noted for the first time this season. The attendance was 8,892. Emory A., a four-year-old from the Mrs. Alphonse Schwartz stable, won the opening race the hard way when he came from last place to overcome interference and stand a drive gamely. He finished a short distance before the favored Hi Ante and constituted the first half of a 1.80 Daily Double. The combination was completed by Reserve Fund, a winner at both Hot Springs and the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, but making his first start here. Reserve Fund closed a six-length gap separating him from Ormes Town, the pacemaker, and won by a length from the latter. Sales Boy, the favorite, was knocked "galley west" soon after the start and had little chance. It was the first winner of the meeting for jockey Don Lamb. Clarence Smith, a 19-year-old appren-Continued on Page Thirty-Nine 6o 60 ;s s- * ■ of * to Pad Lock Easily Defeats Greytown at Sportsmans Continued from Page One tice from Corbin, Ky., who won his first race at Suffolk Downs last August, became the leading tyro of the meeting when he scored his second victory of the afternoon in the third race. Young Smith was entrusted with the care of the favored Final Leave, and he rode well to repel several challenges and have the gelding first under the wire by a half length. Smith, who rode 37 winners last year and now has four victories at this track, is under con-o tract to Enoch Rea, of Benton, 111.
