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— — — » kSandaS* *-3m- ":" Bur *f jLH I JOCKEY JOHNNY ADAMS— Continued his good riding at Lincoln Fields meeting with a triple yesterday, making it seven winners in three days. Amati Amati Tallies Tallies Again Again in in River River Forest; Forest; Preakness Preakness Septet Septet Take Take Things Things Easy Easy Rounds Out Triple For Johnny Adams Reineman Sophomore Passes Mile. Lorette Near Finish Of Lincoln Fields Feature By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., May 20.— Amati, Mrs. R. L. Reineman s three-year-old gelding who was beaten but narrowly by Breeze By in a race at Keeneland last month, came through impressively in the River Forest Purse feature race here today. With Johnny Adams riding his third winner of the afternoon, Amati came from fourth place at the stretch head to save ground in the run home and score by three parts of a length over Mile. Lorette, a stakes winner last year. Third place went to Red Speed, with the favored Tuonine, winner los last seasons George Woolf Memorial, unplaced in the eight-horse field, Amati ran six furlongs in 1:12% and paid .60. He was second choice in the wagering and carried 120 pounds. Red Speed and Tuonine served as the early leaders, with Amati and Mile. Lorette close up. The pacesetters went rather wide on the stretch run and Amati saved ground to move up. Mile. Lorette got the call by a narrow margin at the eighth pole in the stretch, but although going steadily to the end she was unable to cope with Amati, who had won his prior start at Churchill Downs. Amati scored twice in 18 starts last year. Strong Wind Dries Out Track A crowd of 12,724 viewed the first nine-race bill of the meeting, and the racing strip, which was a trifle "off" at the days commencement, had been dried out to fast by the fifth event, due to a strong wind. The first favorite in two days came through when Manchac, ridden by Raymond Camp, took the fifth. Manchac, a nine-year-old who won three races in succession here last fall, came from some distance out of it to take command in the stretch and score under a whip ride. Lovely Devil was second and Neros Mermaid third. Another favorite got the money when Set Shot took the sixth. The distance was six furlongs and jockey Paul Bailey rated the son of Barre Granite to the stretch and then moved him forward to take command. Gerry Frank, with Ken Church up, held on tenaciously but Set Shot was too good in the drive. Red Ace, a young gelding by Ace Admiral racing in the silks of Sam Wilson, upset the odds-on favorite, Goofus, and four other juveniles in the two-year-old race that came third on todays bill. The Continued on Page Forty -Two J Amati Registers Again In River Forest Purse Gives Johnny Adams Triple in Saddle and Beats Mile. Lorette Continued from Page One winner, who had been beaten off in his only previous start which was at Churchill Downs, was ridden by Al Popara and finished seven lengths in advance of Radiant Fox, who had made two prior appearances. Goofus, ridden by Johnny Adams, could do no better than fourth. It was the first start for this son of Papa Redbird, a stallion who won the Arlington Classic of 1948. Goofus, whose named was changed from Good Ole Winnie, raced greenly and was never in the hunt. The Daily Double paid 44.60 when Blue Lamar, ridden by Adams, took the opener and Dad, with the maiden apprentice Donald Holmes in the saddle, won the second. Holmes, a Long Beach, Calif., 20-year-old under contract to the Mikel Stable, caught Ladolee in the closing strides. Holmes was the second Mikel apprentice to graduate since the meeting began, Dan Winningkoff having steered his first winner yesterday. Jockey Adams won his second race of the day aboard Bugle Corps in the fourth. In this he beat out his son John Ralph Adams, who was up on the favored Oak River. The elder Adams was forced to resort to his best riding nearing the finish when the Blossom Stables Seventy-Seven challenged. Oak River was third in the six-horse mile and one-sixteenth race.
