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Signal Code Seeking Repeat Score Meets Nine Foes ! In Lincoln Sprint Famous Shake, Runner-Up to Keezek Racer in Last Out, To Try Son of Flares Again HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., June 5.— Ten sprinters whose ages range from four to six will meet in the six-furlong Star Reward Purse which features tomorrows Lincoln Fields program at Hawthorne. J. P. Keezeks Signal Code, a five-year-old stallion by the Ascot Gold Cup winner, Flares, out of Maryan D., will be seeking his second consecutive victory at this meeting in the event. He won here on May 29 for his second victory of the year, and has been a rather consistent runner in past seasons. His sire, incidentally, was one of two American-bred horses to win the Ascot Gold Cup in the 146-year history of that English event, often described as "the worlds greatest race." Foxhall, in 1882, was the other American-bred winner. Signal Codes rivals in the Star Reward Purse will be W. H. Bishops Mississippi-bred Lucky Codine, Hasty House Farms Robust, Emerald Isle Hotel Stables Free and Equal; Jess Byrds Swanees Penny, Emerald Hill Stables Didapper, C. C. Caudles Fortnightly, and three mares, N. L. Raffelmans Famous Shake, Brown Hotel Stables Fleeterthan, and S. A. Alexanders Piragua. Byrd to Start Swanees Penny for First Time Famous Shake finished second to Signal Code, beaten a half-length here last week. Swanees Penny was claimed from Charles Swan in his last race by Byrd and is making his first start for his new owner in the Star Reward. Lucky Codine won two consecutive races on April 29 and May 5. He was second in his two latest starts, one of which was a dead-heat with Like Hover in a race won by My Dividend. Didapper, who first raced for his breeder, Hal Price Headley, came here from Maryland, where he won two consecutive races at Laurel and Pimlico, respectively. In his only start at this meeting, he was unplaced behind Under Pressure, So Grand and Free and Equal. In his best race in three starts here, Free and Equal finished second to Dry Run on May 21. He won two in a row at Gulfstream during April. Robust, rather clever at two and winner of three races as a three-year-old last year, won his first start of the current season at Louisville on April 28 when he beat Well Worth It, Almenow and others. He was unplaced in two starts at Hawthorne. The six-year-old mare, Piragua, oldest member of the Star Reward field, was unplaced in her only start this year. Fortnightly is attempting a comeback after being away from the races last year. Three distance events have been carded for Friday by racing secretary Bogenschutz. They will be run as the third, seventh and-eighth races. While all affairs carry the claiming clause, the fields are evenly matched in the eight affairs. Bogenschutz expects to offer an outstanding program Saturday. The feature will be the Miss America stakes for two-year-olds.
