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I ■ ! , , J J J . ! J J . j j l Gladanhod Finds Muddy Ascot Track to His Liking Defeats Favorite Dr. Wright as 8,000 Turn Out in Rainy Weather By RONALD KRANCER Staff Correspondent ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 16. — A fine crowd of 8,000 turned out on another miserable afternoon to view the nine -race program presented by the host organization. It was chilly and a light rain fell through the greater portion of the day. The sport was very formful however, with four favorites and a second choice winning the first five races. S. Howards Gladanhod, ridden by Willie Downs, won the fifth race and returned her backers .40 in defeating the favorite Dr. Wright by a length and a half at the end of the mile and one-sixteenth. Gladanhod gained the lead as the horses raced around the clubhouse turn, opened up five lengths on the backstretch, and though tiring in late i stretch had enough of a cushion to coast i home. The winner is a chestnut daughter of Count Gallahad who loves a muddy track which prevailed here today. The last time : she ran over such a strip here at Ascot she : won by 12 lengths. Her time today was i 1:52%. Grand Nugget, given a rousing ride by Tommy Haley, came through with his sec- ond consecutive victory over this track : when he defeated Heyboss by two lengths I at the end of the six and one-half furlongs. . Grand Nugget was timed in 1 : 25 ft and re- turned his backers .60. Grand Nugget was allowed to loaf well off the early pace by his rider, as the horses I raced into the far turn he started to make ! his move and circling the field on the final [ bend came to within a length and a half ■ of the pacesetter Elbutte at the head of the ! lane. In the late stretch with five horses across l the track the ultimate winner surged to the ! front and then increased his margin to the ! end under energetic handling. The smallest Daily Double return of the l current meeting resulted when two top-. • heavy favorites Whatanurse and Valley f Doctor won their respective races. The Double return was only .40 and jockey Eddie Plesa, Ascots leading rider, rode both i winners.
