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Battle Battle H H Drives Drives to to Popular Popular Victory; Victory; Lyceum Lyceum Annexes Annexes Count Count Fleet Fleet Purse Purse « Skoronski, Keene Each Ride Double Harper Router One Length Clear of Brezno at End In South Pacific Purse By J. J. MURPHY Staff Correspondent SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., May 8. — Battle H., a five-year-old horse owned by A. E. Harper, of Oklahoma City, Okla., instilled joy into the hearts of the favorite players when he scampered home in advance of five others in the South Pacific Purse, best race on todays bill at this track. With Tony Skoronski riding powerfully in the late stages to land his second winner of the afternoon, Battie H., came around the early leaders on the far turn to take command and finish one length before the pacemaking Brezno, with Mr. Dink in third place. Sir David, the second choice, stopped badly in the stretch and was fifth. The attendance totaled 8,997 and included many members of the cast of South Pacific, including the stars Janet Blair and Richard Eastham. The track was fast and the weather ideal. Although jockey Keene failed to land the favored War Ruler in the money in the opening "race, he came back in the second event to score with the public choice and draw into a tie with Skoronski for the meetings honors. The red-haired pilot was aboard * Queen Karling in the afterpiece and had her in front all the way. Raffle House, who slipped through on the inside in the stretch, was the opening winner. The aged gelding was steered by Avelino Gomez and paid 3.00. Holders of Double tickets received 5.00 for their .00 investment. | Peabody Also Astride Two Winners Apprentice Robert Peabody evened things x up with tying apprentice Smith in the "bug boy" division when he piloted the winners of the third and fourth races. He was given a fast ride when Eye Catcher i came within three-fifth seconds of the track record in clicking off the fastest seven furlongs of the meeting in the third, and ! he saved ground with Town Sheik in the fourth to have him defeat the highly regarded Nancy Pate. Riot, favorite in the t third, was flatfooted at the start, while Grasselon ran away about three -eighths * before the start of the fourth. Jockey Skoronski again forged to the f front of Keene when he won the fifth event with Inky Racer, running in the silks of Henry Forrest. Although the gelding, who v was favored, lacked early speed and was in r rather tight quarters around the far turn, v he found an opening on the inside in the stretch to get up in time to beat Kissable b by a neck with Reticule, the pacemaker, * finishing fourth.
