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S. S. McLaughlin McLaughlin Scores Scores Lincoln Lincoln Upset; Upset; Delaware Delaware Park Park Inaugurates Inaugurates Meeting Meeting [Blackwood Purse First Win of Year Snider Colorbearer Defeats Futuresque Length and Half; Dickie Sue Conies Right Back BY J. J. MURPHY Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., May 28. — The Blackwood Purse, feature race at this track today, was originally slated to be at one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf. It came up a mile race out of the chute and the publics judgment proved just as poor as the conditions, for in the seven-horse contest the only three racers whose numbers failed to appear on the board were the first three choices. St. Nicholas, the favorite, was sixth; Lutz Girl, second choice, fifth, and Over Night, the third choice, last. S. McLaughlin, representing J. W. Snider and ridden by jockey William M. Cook, was the winner, and the boy was plying the leather with vigor through the last sixteenth to hold Futuresque, the extreme outsider and winner of four of his last five races. Fresh Breeze was third. The change in distance of- the headline piece was due to track conditions. It was deemed inadvisable to stage the contest on the slippery turf, the deep mud that prevailed being regarded as offering more security. Lutz Girl Takes Command The feature started off well enough for the form players, Lutz Girl .going to the front and being closely followed by St. Nicholas. When the vital part of the race • began there was a general closing-up of the field, with S. McLaughlin displaying undoubted mud-running prowess. The Sni-. der filly topped the gathering after they had straightened out for home and St. Nicholas and Lutz Girl called it a day. S. McLaughlin was breezing along at the sixteenth pole when jockey Cook apparently sensed the danger of Futuresque and he resorted to whip and boot to hold his advantage. The winning pay-off was 1.80. The attendance of 7,787 was not regarded as too bad considering the gloomy weather " and the uncertain track conditions. The 3 sun tried to break through the murk on a » couple of occasions, but failed to beam ■ enough to form a good shadow. 1 Jockey John Adams rode Dickie Sue in : the fifth race and, after getting his charge to the front early, toyed with his rivals as 5 does a cat with a mouse. When the event * was over, Adams had Dickie Sue in front 1 by five lengths and the filly was airing. ; Poinsette was made the choice and broke on top, but she did not seem to relish the Continued on Page Five S. McLaughlin Scores Upset On Lincoln Fields Program Continued from Page One going to any great extent and was a tired miss at the finish, being beaten out for second "place by Double Barrel. It was the second success of the meeting for Dickie Sue, who was racing for the first time in the silks of her new owner, Mrs. G. H. Emick. The public got away to a good start when the majority chose the right racer in the first event. Lady Pickfield, the winner, was the favorite and she journeyed home in advance of the second choice, Venturess. The two tangled in the stretch but Venturess was at a disadvantage when Lady Pickfield bore out slightly and she was unable to get the nod at any stage. The winning nlargin was well over one length and Clarence Smith was the. successful jockey. Genies Mate, a proven mud-runner, led most of the way in the second to best the lukewarm choice, Junior Wolf. The latter was stymied when he attempted to get through on the inside of the leader nearing the far turn and was not dangerous thereafter. Robert Peabody rode Genies Mate, completing a 3.00 Daily Double. Rey El Conejo, a beaten favorite last •time out, came back to garner the chief honors in the third event. The veteran Calif ornian, usually -regarded as a front-runner, came from behind this trip to best Sgt. Brown.
