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. ► I ill H j:: %:•?. J Count Count Turf Turf Back Back at at Jamaica Jamaica Track; Track; Sportsmans Sportsmans Feature Feature to to Deep Deep Water Water H. Keene in Spill From Son Charlie Star Jockey Escapes With Shaking Up in Second Fall Of Meet; Cancels Mounts By J. J. MURPHY Staff Correspondent SPORTSMANS PARK. Cicero, HI., May 7. — Jockey Harold Keene , runner-up to Tony Skoronski for the riding honors at the meeting, suffered his second spill of the session when he was thrown from the favored Son Charlie in the feature race here today. The event, known as the Blossom Time, was won by Deep Water, a full brother of the Kentucky Derby winner, Jet Pilot, with Aurora Deb finishing second and The Peer, third. Deep Water was ridden by Louis Pafundi and was one of the outsiders in the six-horse field. His time of 1:296 was very ordinary, having been surpassed by the winners of both the second and third races. Jockey Keene, who was slightly injured when thrown from Juliana early the meeting, had his mount in a good position rounding the second turn when Son Charlie seemed to cross his legs. Keene was thrown close to the fence, and jockey Pafundi, who was on Deep Water, racing the rear, quickly sensed the situation and steered his mount clear. Keene was inert when placed on the stretcher for his journey to the track hospital, but reports from that quarter later revealed that he had escaped with a shaking up. The boy cancelled his remaining mounts for the day. Good Weather Brings Out 9,677 A crowd of 9,677 took advantage on the good weather to turn out for the first day of the last full week of racing, and the track was at its best. The early races were routine, short-priced horses winning in the first five events on the bill. Jockeys Keene and Skoronski, battling for the riding honors of the meeting, each had one winner, while Clarence Smith, the top apprentice, had another, Smiths success came in the open when he rode Reade Castle to a five-length victory over the favored Netcherette, while the public choice, Oatburner, led all the way in the second with G. Olivera aboard. The Daily Double paid 2.40. The seven-year-old Yale registered his fourth success of the meeting in the third race when, with jockey Harold Keene aboard, he came from the rear to overtake the pacemaking Phantom Heels in the stretch to win easily. Skoronskis score came Continued from Page Forty JAMES JORDAN— Phil D/s trainer re- j vealed his charge, who ran fourth in the Derby, popped an osselet in trie race 1 and will be rested for a spell. , / L t Keene in Fall at Sportsmans; Deep Water Wins Feature Continued from Page One in the fourth in which the boy put up a 1 rousing ride on Royal Challa, the favorite, to get his charge through an opening on 1 the stretch turn and beat Flint Heart with On the River, the pacemaker, finishing I third. Fussy C. J. lowered the colors of Ben Pogelsons Cross Ring in the fifth race. Cross Ring, making his first start here * after two straight victories at Oaklawn Park, was unable to threaten Fussy C. J. until the last 40 yards. He then came fast t and was gaining at the end but it was too 3 a 1 1 I ■ l late. Apprentice Robert Peabody rode the winner. Jockey Doyle Lamb, substituting for the injured Keene, won the second race of the day for owner William Bishop when he had Grand Isle home first in the seventh event. Keene, himself, could have done no better than Lamb. The boy saved ground while making his move and put a good finish to beat Called. Park Pigeon, the favorite, third. Jockey Lamb was again successful when substituting for Keene in the eighth race. He was aboard Mescara William Hal Bishops third winner of the day and defeated Much Pleasure in a drive.
