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J D MIKEL Conditioned the four yearold False for his successful effort in the Crete Inaugural Handicap False Surprises in Crete Handicap Terms of Purse Settlement Listed 7234 See First Lincoln Program ProgramMikel Mikel Homebred Closes Fast To Catch Joe Graves and Win By Length Over Heavy Course CourseBy By J SWEENEY GRANT GRANTStaff Staff Correspondent HAWTHORNE Cicero HI May 12 The Mikel Farms False fouryearold gelded son of Hypocrite and Heart Breaker unleashed a convincing stretch rally here today to take down the major honors in the Crete Inaugural Handicap Confi ¬ dently ridden by apprentice William Cox the winner worked his way forward on the inside to take command midway the final furlong of the sixfurlong essay then drew clear to a length decision over R R Thomas Joe Graves It was two lengths farther back to Bernard W Landys Spur On who closed resolutely to annex the lesser honors by two lengths over the Hasty House Farms Inseparable coupled in the wagering with his stablemate Roman Bath The Hasty House tandem answered the bugle as the 2 to 1 favorite favoriteFalse False a member of the mutuel field along with Quihi and Ruthred sped the sprint distance in 113 which was by far the fastest time of the day for six panels The Illinoisbred gelding picked up the winners share of the gross purse of 12000 The field paid off at the rate of 2840 for each 200 straight investment The winner was assigned 110 pounds poundsVie Vie for Pacemaking Role RoleThe The fleet Andy B W who has been idle since last fall made a gallant bid for the early advantage with Starecase and Ruth red Starecase managed to outrun his clos ¬ est rivals for the initial half mile but be ¬ gan to weaken as Joe Graves ranged up menacingly on the outside on the far turn The favored Hasty House entry and False were never prominent during the early running but False began to make his vic ¬ torious move when shaken on the far turn Curving into the home lane Starecase maintained a slight advantage over Joe Graves as Andy B W signified that he had had enough and was supplanted by the fast moving False Joe Graves headed the tiring Starecase inside the furlong marker and for a brief moment appeared to be the winner Apprentice fApprentice Cox f and the eventual winner remained diligently at the task at hand while saving ground next to the rail and approximately a sixteenth of a mile from the wire forged to the front and rapidly rapidlyContinued Continued on Page Three False Closes With Rush To Win Crete Handicap HandicapWhips Whips Joe Graves by Length as 7234 Attend Lincoln Inaugural InauguralContinued Continued from Page One Onebegan began to draw clear Joe Graves held on willingly enough to withstand the belated rally of Spur On who responded readily when set down for the ultimate test Spur On closed fastest of all and most likely Will prove difficult to down in remaining Lincoln Fields stakes contested at longer distances Inseparable made a mild rally entering the stretch but fell far short of his objective objectiveCold Cold weather and occasional showers plus the sudden settlement of the horse ¬ mens strike held the attendance down to 7234 the smallest crowd of the Chicago season Numerous patrons passed through the turnstiles after the second race stating that they did not know the strike situation had been Settled until early in the after ¬ noon An extremely heavy strip was great ¬ ly responsible for the poor showing of sev ¬ eral of the favorites in the various races racesIn In one of the more thrilling finishes of the day Grace Kosibas complete outsider Pak was up in the final stride to eke out a narrow decision over Mrs Emil Dene marks Stuyvesant in the Blackwood Purse Jockey William Garstens astride the winner guided his mount to a clear ad ¬ vantage early but was forced to lose com ¬ mand momentarily midway the stretch run to the runnerup However TPak came forth with a victorious challenge in the last jump The Emerald Hill Stables Eter ¬ nal Moon finished third two lengths in the wake of the closely lapped leaders and a half length before Bernard W Landys Plunger Holders of ducats on Pak re ¬ ceived 5980 The winner completed the sixpanel assignement in 115 115The The combination of William Hal Bishops Brassfield and apprentice Robert Willis started the meeting off in an auspicious manner by accounting for the first race Brassfield showed a fondness for the pre ¬ vailing heavy going while racing to a two length victory over Mrs Carl Blairs Wise view A similar distance separated the runnerup from Mrs H L Nathensons Miss Foray The winner returned three and onehalf to one after stepping the mile and onesixteenth n the very slow time of 152 152Mrs Mrs O S Demings Lark Sun the 11to 10 favorite raced to expectations in the Supremus Purse and became the first two yearold winner of the Chicago season
