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Neverlator Neverlator Neck Neck Winner Winner in in Berwyn; Berwyn; Eight Eight Fairly Fairly Certain Certain for for Preakness Preakness JOne Length Splits First Six at Wire Lock Out Second, Just Head To Good of Princess Ann In Lincoln Fields Feature By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., May 19.— Neverlator, a five-year-old gelding who won a single race in four starts at Sportsmans Park, was good enough to be up in time to take the honors in the Berwyn Purse, a claiming event which filled the sixth position on todays program. The finish was the closest race of the meeting with just about one length separating the first six horses in the nine-horse field. Lock Out, ridden by young John Ralph Adams, was a fast closing second, with Princess Ann, the pacemaker, saving third place from the fast closing Ida C. Mahplay nosed out Shane for fifth place. Jockey Ronnie Baldwin rode well on Neverlator, who paid 2.00 and was the fifth outsider of the day to register. The boy placed his charge well in the early running and moved him at the opportune time. As it was Neverlator was fortunate to score over Lock Out. That one was a half dozen lengths back of the field at the half way mark, but young Adams sent him between horses in the stretch and he might have been the winner in a few more strides. Adams dad, John Sr., finished seventh with Countess In. 12,090 in Stands The second days racing here was viewed by a crowd of 12,090 under sunny skies. The track was drying out but was still in very poor condition. Outsiders clicked with regularity in the early races. Starting off with Antelone, a 1.80 winner in the first, and Be Swayed, who paid 4.80 in the second, then followed Ballapool, paying 8.80 in the third, and Silver K., paying 1.00 in the fifth. Show Me Too, the fourth winner, was fairly well played. The Daily Double of Antelone and Be Swayed paid ,338.40, and Antelone was ridden by the novice, Dan Winningkoff, of New Orleans, who was steering the first winner of his brief career. Antelone came from some distance back to best What a Peach, another outsider, with the favored Jean the Joker being unplaced. Be Swayed, ridden by Herb Litzenberger, also came from the rear to take the measure of Money, the public choice. Ballapool had Al Popara. who recently arrived from Kentucky, in the irons, and the filly after meeting with slight interfer- ence when Agitate, the pacemkare bore out Continued on Page Forty -One 4 ; Neverlator Neck Winner On Lincoln Fields Dash Leads Lock Out Past Wire While Latter Has Head on Princess Ann Continued from Page One in the stretch, lasted to defeat Wrack Play. Laura J. W. and Easter Airline drew the bulk of the patrons support, but both were unplaced. Jockey Lois Cook, riding for the first time since his injury suffered at Spartsmons Park, brought Show Me Too from last place to take the fourth. Hap Glaudi was the choice but failed to display much speed after going a quarter. Johnny Adams was the winning rider in the fifth. He saved ground, with Silver K. to take the measure of the short-priced favorite, Texas Rain, who went wide in the stretch . The first fuor races were each at six and one-half furlongs and the time was very slow. The best going nearing the finish seemed to be in the middle of the track. The racing strip was heavy for the early events and was labeled slow for the fifth.
