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Spy Ring Triumphs In Ascot Gold Cup CupWhips Whips Blacktype in Thriller On Sloppy Track Electrical Storm Mars Final Piogram PiogramASCOT ASCOT PARK Cuyahoga Falls Ohio June 6 Ascot Park closed uot its most successful year of operation with a crowd of 6000 in attendance this afternoon to view the running of the 13000 Gold Cup A fierce electrical storm hit this area about a half hour before the first race which cut heavily into the attendance figure Dark clouds hung overhead throughout the nine race program which was contested over a sloppy track trackJimmy Jimmy Collins Spy Ring came from far off the pace to take a threequarter of a length decision over Blacktype in the most thrilling Cup race in years Spy Ring was far back in the early running while Black type was well in front of his field While on the backstretch Blacktype once again sulked as he did last week momentarily lost the lead but came on again to take the advantage while on the final bend The ultimate winner moved around Blacktype just inside the 70yard pole and then drew clear under jockey Richard Lawless The winners time for the two miles was 333 over a sloppy track and he paid 2060 2060High High Reno in Popular Tally TallyMr Mr and Mrs Pete Maxwells High Reno given a fine ride by Charles Burr won a popular threelength decision in the fifth race The winner ran the six and onehalf furlongs in 1 22 over a sloppy track and returned 700 as the favorite Nostalgic weaving between horses was up to gain the place while Bona Girl was third an ¬ other length and onehalf in arrears arrearsHigh High Reno was first to break when start ¬ er Eddie Anthony dispatched his field right in front of the stands High Reno bore in slightly at the start but evidently did not bother any other horse On the clubhouse turn the gelding drew clear by two lengths and was going along very easily Our Ypn kela was second and Bona Girl was third Racing into the far turn Burr used his whip sparingly just flicking it next to High Renos head to keep the gelding about his work Through the stretch while in the middle of the track High Reno maintained a daylight advantage while being ridden out outWhen When the victor returned to the winners circle Burr was the recipient of a good natured booing such as Eddie Arcaro re ¬ ceives at the New York tracks Burr came to Ascot for the primary purpose of guiding the Potato Chip Farms Tisbury in the featured Gold Cup
