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Cajac Vindicates Stout Support at Sportsmans Never Headed in Short Sprint as My Time Runs Second in Elmhurst By J. J. MURPHY Staff Correspondent SPORSTMANS PARK, Cicero, HI., April 30. — Cajac, the good running five-year-old in the stable of Marion VanBerg, made up for his recent defeat here when he led all the way to take the featured Elmhurst Purse here today. Although racing so wide on the stretch turn and in the stretch that it appeared as if he might be defeated once again, Cajac had enough left to win by a length under a shaking up by jockey Anthony Skoronski. My Time, who was second choice to Cajac, and the latters running-mate, McGrathiana, was second and Seventh Sun, making his first start hereabouts, was third. The VanBerg entry paid but .00. Jockey Keene rode McGrathiana. The distance of the Elmhurst was five furlongs, and Cajac was on his toes at the start to get to the front at once and to lead by a good margin rounding the stretch turn. After going three-eighths Cajac stretched his margin and was coasting four lengths in front when he tore to the middle of the track rounding the last bend. My Time, making up ground, moved on the inside and nearing the finish Skoronski was required to call on Cajac. A field of seven went to the post and the winners time on a very slow track was 1:03%. The attendance was 8,678 and those present were treated with a variety of weather. The afternoon was muggy at the outset, rain fell after the third race, then Continued on Page Forty-Four Cajac Vindicates Stout Support at Sportsmans Never Headed in Short Sprint as My Time Runs Second in Elmhurst Continued from Page One j sun came out following the fourth and the skies again became cloudy after the fifth. Harold Keene, the leading rider here, added to his standing when he rode two of the first five winners. The redhead was up on Acquiesce in the second and Syndicate in the fourth, and each horse won with ample in reserve. They were heavily backed favorites. In fact, Acquiesce was odds-on, but despite her short price the Daily Double in which she was coupled ! with Forgotten Miss, a long-priced opening winner, paid 47.60, the largest combination price of the meeting. Syndicate carried on the success of the William Hal Bishop stable in taking the fourth. It was the third try of the session | for the eight-year-old and his fourth win j of the year.
