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Ticker Ticker Tape Tape Drives Drives to to Repeat Repeat Win; Win; Hitex Hitex in in Handy Handy Belmont Belmont Park Park Score Score Annexes Lincolns Big Brand Purse Heckmann and Adams Each Boot Home Two Winners Before Big Crowd of 13,573 By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., May 19.— Although he failed to win the feature race here this afternoon in which he was entrusted with an outsider, jockey Johnny Adams was the big pooban at this track this afternoon when he scored with his only two mounts in the earlier races to bring his winning streak to seven in a row. Adams rode the last five winners Saturday, and was in front with his first two mounts today. Worthy Option had little chance in the feature, but Adams was booting and kicking, and at least had his charge home before three of the other contestants. Ticker Tape, with Johnny Heckmann up, was the winner of the stellar piece, which came sixth on the eight race bill and was known as the Big Brand for one of the winners otthe Peabody Memorial Handicap. Young apprentice Heckmann displayed a good knowledge of rating in piloting Ticker Tape to victory. The distance was one and one-sixteenth miles and although Haberdashery broke in the van, Ticker Tape soon took over. Down the backstretch Ticker Tape opened up a gap of two lengths, but at the half way mark the "bug" jockey evidently deemed it time to make matters interesting. He gave Ticker Tape a breathing spell, and Genial Jack, who had been in closest attendance, loomed on the outside. As the field turned for home Ticker Tape bore out and Genial Jack followed him to likewise lose much ground. At the eighth pole in the stretch it was Ticker Tape by a half length, and at the end it was Ticker Tape by two. Two-Horse Race When the going got really serious in the Big Brand itLwas simply a two-horse contest. Although Haberdashery, Born to Win, Big Inch, and Tartar II. drew quite some play, they were never in the hunt, and Tar-Tar H. looked especially pitiful. Adams two victories today came with Richavoo, who completed the Daily Double in winning the second race, and Victoria Cross, who was successful in the fifth. Both horses were well played, and the jockey the recipient of applause from the good crowd of 13,573 as he guided Victoria Cross back to the winners ring. Tyro rider Heckmann equalled Adams score on the day, however, when he rode well played Marvins Tip to success over the favored Sabson in the seventh event. „The featured Big Brand was what is known as a good sporting race. That is, the public risked their money and they took their chance. At the last reading of Continued on Page Three Ticker Tape Drives to Fore Again in Lincolns Feature Continued from Page One the odds board three horses, and they were the favored ones, were quoted at 4 to 1, -while another pair were registered at 5 to 1. As mentioned previously, it was a claiming event, and the handicapper had little to do with the contest, but as the handicapper and racing secretary here are one and the same, he wrote the conditions and is entitled to credit. The personages name is Lawrence Clarence Bogenschutz. Squat John Adams had his finger in the pudding again today when he rode the winner of the second half of the Daily Double. His charge was the seven-year-old Richavoo, and Adams booted and flayed him from eighth place to be up in time to defeat Benny F., Tommy Bates aboard, with Flatbush, the favorite, taking down third money. The first half of the 5.60 Double was taken by Ray Brown, who was capably steered by Don Wagner.. The pilot refused to become perturbed when Sister Cora and Slumberland, who finished second and third, respectively, were battling for early supremacy, but had ample horse at the end to trim that pair. . j
