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Countess In Accounts For Ma VanBerg Mare Has Domenico in Saddle SaddleWill Will You Dance Is Second At Sportsmans Park After Closing Big Gap in Stretch StretchBy By J SWEENEY GRANT GRANTStaff Staff Correspondent SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 1 Countess In sevenyearold daughter of Count Gallahad and Reign Helen was returned the driving victress of the May Day Purse which featured the afternoons attractive program at this West Side course The Marion H VanBerg racer who was coupled with her stablemate Miss Bobbin unleashed a powerful stretch attack which carried her to the wire two lengths before Ralph Lowes Will You Dance The Emerald Isle Hotel Stables Free and Equal was good enough to annex the lesser honors an additional head to the rear of the runnerup runnerupThe The winner under a 109pound impost which included jockey Palmer Domenico covered the assigned five panels in the sparkling time of 100 The VanBerg entry second choice in the wagering paid slightly in excess of 2 to 1 1The The eight participants in the May Day left the gate in perfect alignment and it was not until several strides from the bar ¬ rier that Free and Equal sprinted into a slight lead followed by Countess In Little Bobbles and Pad Lock The remaining en ¬ trants including Will You Dance were well dispersed as Free and Equal continued on the lead for the next two furlongs At that point Countess In forged to the front from her position on the outside as the early leader next the inside rail matched stride for stride Little Bobbles signified that he had had enough as the leaders arched into the far turn and shortly thereafter the former went lame lameThe The two leaders battled heatedly for top honors as they curved into the home lane Will You Dance found her best stride when straightened for the stretch run but as Countess In began to draw clear of the tiring Free and Equal it became apparent that the Lowe filly would be denied Countess In was fully extended to achieve the victory whereas Will You Dance closed full of run and most likely will show to better advantage when asked to traverse a longer distance Once displaced Free and Equal tired steadily and was convincingly beaten beatenEasy Easy Ray Set Back BackClear Clear skies and a lightning fast strip again were the order of the day for the 11522 spectators in attendance Favorites started the day off in an auspicious man ¬ ner and continued to race creditably as the program progressed progressedWilliam William Hal Bishops White Brand was declared the winner of the sevenfurlong fifth eventy through a disqualification Easy Ray ownedby Mrs R H Schwartz and ridden by jockey William Carstens was the original victor but was reverted into second position for causing a jam on the far turn which affected both White Brand and the Mikel Farms Anxious After causing the disturbance Easy Ray went on to score by a neck over White Brand and his rider ap ¬ prentice Robert Willis John F Becks Mat tafor who was not directly hindered by the mishap finished third threequarters of a length farther back backWhite White Brahd was the second winner of the day for the Bishop and apprentice Willis combination Carstens astride Easy Ray forced his mount between the leaders while attempting to take command on the far turn and in so doing came over sharp ¬ ly on Anxious who was eliminated when the mishap occurred The eventual winner returned his backer 840 460 and 280 across the board boardFavorites Favorites raced to expectations in both the first and second races to complete a 1520 Daily Double In the first dash Marion H VanBergs Bestover closed with good courage to best Elmer R Toons Helens Honey by two and onehalf lengths Ralph Lowes Corktown was third a length behind the Toon miss and one and one quarter lengths to the good of George Hejnas Criss Cross Bestover stepped the seven furlong task in 129 under the ex ¬ cellent handling of apprentice Robert Willis WillisFrank Frank Corrigans Ulstay made every post a winning one while speeding to a two and onehalf length decision over Mrs F E Browns Welcome in the second In third position a scant head to the rear of the runnerup came VanBergs Sun Idol Boy Running time for the five panels was 101 flat Tony Skoronski was astride the
