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Best Doings Gallops to Easy Victory Turns Back Harbil On Muddy Track Landys Oaklawn Claim Has Adams in Saddle and Rules Favorite for Lincoln Event HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., May 23. Best Doings, a six-year-old son of Best Seller, galloped to an easy victory in the feature race here this afternoon, and made it the second winner of the day for jockey Johnny Adams. The race, which was a claiming affair at one and one-sixteenth miles, was known as the Espino Gold Claiming Purse, and the winner was running for ,000. Last time out he was a staggering third when running for the same price. Oi course, that fracas was on a fast track, and Best Doings might have preferred the holding muck of todays strip. In any event, Best Doings ran as if much the best and was four lengths to the good at the end, with Harbil second and Miss Canasta third. Best Doings, iarrying 116 pounds, paid .20. A field of seven went to the post in the Espino Gold and the wagering public expressed mild confidence in one or two of the others, aside" from Best Doings. Their faith was misplaced as the others failed to come within striking distance of the winner at any stage. Harbil, who was second, floundered about around the far turn and decided to do some running in the stretch. Miss . Canasta, who was third, was well enough removed from the leader early that she never threatened for the head end, while Ticker Tape, who was made the second choice, ran in the going as if she could not have beaten an ordinary racer. As mentioned, the track conditions probably had something to do with it. Therefore, we must label Best Doings a superior mudder. There is no doubt that the track was muddy as the horses in most of the events seemed under labor in order to get backto the finish line. The day started out clear enoughs Sunny skies and all that. But as the afternoon wore on the skies became more laden and following the feature a downpour hit the track. A crowd of 11,177 witnessed the doings. Triple for Skoronski Jockey Anthony Skoronski rode his third winner of the day aboard the favored Shane in the seventh race. The black colt went in the air at the start and was forced to come from last place to get the money. Psycary was second, and Hobad, third. The public chose the right horse when they centered on Many Gifts in the opening race. The six and one-half furlongs dash was merely a gallop for him. His closest rival in the first part was High Flavor, but that fellow dropped back in the stretch and was beaten three lengths at the finish. Aurora Deb reached third place six lengths back of High Fellow. Many Gifts, owned by Joe Hardwick and ridden by John Heckman, paid .60. Jamal, paying 2.00 and with -Skoronski Up, was an easy winner in the second race and completed a Daily Double that called for 5.80. Bamboozler, a California-bred making his first start here, was second, and Bambi Lynne took third money. The public was "sweet" on Fashioned, a recent winner at a shorter distance. Johnny Adams was the rider, but even with all his skill he was unable to keep the fainthearted mare going and she finished a deep last. Vicki Diana, a two-year-old filly trimmed a band of maidens her own age in the third, -but was all to do so. After having obtained a five-length lead in the stretch her margin was but a head and her particular nemesis was Duchess-Ev from California. Duchess-Ev came from last place to finish fast on the inside and would have won in a few more strides. Third money went to Kayes Goods. Vicki Diana paid 7.60 and was ridden by Skoronski for the boys second straight success. Famous Corner, a short-priced favorite, closed an immense gap to win the fourth race. The distance was one and one-sixteenth miles and Famous Corner dropped to the rear early to be a couple dozen lengths back of the pacemaking John Bauer when half the trip had been raced. Around the far turn, jockey Johnny Adams went to work on Famous Corner and the gelding saved ground thereafter to gradually pick up the early leaders and get the money. It was Adams first winner of the day, and Famous Corner changed hands following the running of the vent, being claimed from the Argonne Stable by William Hal Bishop for ,000.
