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JOCKEY JOHN HECKMANN— Starred in the saddle on yesterdays Lincoln Fields card with four winning mounts. Seven Seven Pass Pass Preakness Preakness Entry Entry Box; Box; Gala Gala Fete Fete in in Fourth Fourth Straight Straight Score Score Jockey Heckmann Has Four Winners Walmac Gains Double With Speedy Fiily on Lincolns Card; Young Adams Tallies By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., May 21.— Gala Fete, Walmac Farms useful sprinter, won his fourth race in succession and his second this year when he defeated a small but capable band of sprinters in the La-Grange Purse here today. A short-priced favorite in the wagering and the fifth public choice of the day to score, Gala Fete won by three parts of a length from the fast-closing Recline of Fairway Farm, with Stop Gap, of the Red Top Stable, a bang-up third, and Tahitian, fourth in the six-horse field. Mon-Pharo, the second choice, was fifth, and Spur On, a stakes winner this year, pulled up last after refusing to do any running. The LaGrange was at six furlongs, and Gala Fete went to the front right after the start to pull into a three lengths lead at the half mile and increase it to five lengths at midstretch. Bucking a strong wind down the stretch, Gala Fete showed up perceptibly nearing the end and was doing his best under jockey Heckmanns urging coming under the wire. It marked Heckmanns third success of the day. Gala Fete is a half-sister of the two-year-old, Prairie State, who also won in the Walmac silks during the afternoon. The winner paid .20 and ran the six furlongs in 1:12%. Boots Home Futuramatic in Seventh Heckmann was the riding star of the afternoon with four saddle success, coming back after the feature to score with Futuramatic in the seventh. Just what was wrong with Spur On was difficult to determine. The horse broke well, but dropped out of it immediately and might have sulked. Jockey Erb took a hold on him after he had gone wide on the turn and Spur On just jogged down next the outside fence under a tight hold Continued on Page Forty-Two Gala Fete Gives Walmac Lincoln Fields Double Fitly Also Gives Jockey Heckmann His Third of Four Wins on Card Continued from Page One far back of the others. Erb dismounted immediately, but Spur On did not seem to be lame as he was led away to the stable. The attendance was 11,435 and, although the weather was warm under a bright sun, a wind, which at times reached almost gale-like proportions, made things uncomfortable for many of the patrons. The racing strip had bene dampened by an early morning rain and was not quite fast. John Ralph Adams, 18-year-old son of the noted veteran rider, Johnny Adams, and one of the most publiciczed of the novice riders, overcame the No. 13 jinx when he won the first race of his career at this track today. Young Adams was accepting his thirteenth mount in competition and was aboard Microwave, owned by N. L. Raffleman. Microwave was the favorite and the lad brought him from last place to win by six lengths in the mile and sixteenth affair. Papa John was to have ridden Keep Step, the advance favorite, but that filly was scratched and John viewed his sons winning effort from the sidelines. Several horses ganged up near the end of the second event and Burnt Look, on the extreme outside and ridden by John Heckmann. got the nod over Crossbow Girl in a photograph finish, while Bentons Lucy was third. The Daily Double paid 7.20. A pair of two-year-old events run as the third and fifth races, created some interest and each was won by a favorite. Prairie State, a son of Bimelech, racing for Walmac Farm and ridden by Doug Dodson, took the third over Natchez Girl, the second choice, while Jay Jay Gee, a son of Littletown. a stallion recently sold at auction for 00, took the fifth. It was the maiden venture for Prairie State. Jay Jay Gee, with Heckmann piloting his second winner of the day, scored by 13 lengths and made quite an impression. The colt is owned by the Woodview Farm and was making his fifth start and accounting for his third victory. He won two races at Hot Springs. Depth O., who finished second in a stake at the Fair Grounds, raced to the outside fence on both turns in the five-furlong event and lost all chance. Double Barrel, in the fourth, was another favorite to score, with Jack Chestnut riding a confident race, the five-year-old came from behind to race wide and lasted to beat tht Irish-bred Kilbelin Traffic, who closed fast-
