Contrasting Pay-Offs Posted at River Downs: Shortest and Longest-Priced Winners of Meet Greet Judges, Daily Racing Form, 1953-06-13

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Contrasting PayOffs Posted at River Downs DownsShortest Shortest and LongestPriced Winners of Meet Greet Judges JudgesRIVER RIVER DOWNS California Ohio June 12 High humidity and ninety degree tem ¬ peratures held the crowd down to a respect ¬ able 4135 as the early program was marked with contrasting payoffs with the shortest priced winner successful in the first race and Proud Jack returning 5840 as the longestpriced winner of the fourth event eventWilliam William Seaman had Proud Jack a short neck clear of the limit field in the fourth event while traveling the six furlongs in 114 Seaman waited patiently while the speed horses Dr Jay and My Bid set a suicidal pace then he moved into command at the head of the stretch Once clear Proud Jack moved over to the rail and the move proved astute as the late charge of On Rust fell short On Rust was but a neck in front of Corktown who also closed fast of f the dizzy pace It was the first success for Proud Jack this season and the second for rider Seaman in the first week of racing at Cincinnati CincinnatiE E J Garrisons Benagland became the shortest priced winner of the meeting when he returned 320 for his next vic ¬ tory in the first race of the afternoon while running the six furlongs in 113 It was the first score for popular Jimmy Dobson who recently swung into action in Ohio after trying the Detroit wheel for a spell Benagland also attracted the atten


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