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Howard Craig Rides First Five Ascot Park Winners ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, June 5. — Jockey Howard Craig held the limelight here this afternoon at Ascot Park, riding the first five winners on the program. The Springfield, Ohio-born reinsman, who ranked third among the nations leading riders in 1951 with 243 victories, started off his skein of successes this afternoon with Lillys Filly in the opener and completed the Daily Double sweep with Tabouret in the second. The Double paid 5.80. Little Robert was his third mount of the day and third winner, while Even Toes, who raced coupled with Lady Wilson in the fourth, came home four ea*y lengths in front under his guidance. Then Craig brough in his longest-price winner of the quintet when he triumphed astride Au Oui at a 0.20 mutuel in the fifth. ,