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Irrisor, With Hartack Up, Wins Randall Park Feature Scores Four-Length Victory Over Shady Nook; Stewards Disallow Nazareths Protest By RONALD KRANCER Staff Correspondent RANDALL PARK, North Randall, Ohio, Aug. 17. Mrs. Jane P. Kriegers heavily favored Irrisor, who was ridden by William Hartack, scored by four lengths over Shady Nook in the featured University Heights Purse before a gathering of 5,623. Before the result became official, however, it was necessary for the stewards to view the motion picture-of the race as John Nazareth, who rode Shady Nook, claimed a foul against the winner. The pictures showed nothing and those backing the favorite took a sigh of relief. Irrisor completed the six furlongs in 1:11 and paid .20 as the second winning choice of the afternoon. Wayward Lass broke second in the feature, but moved through to gain the lead soon thereafter with Shady Nook in second position and Irrisor third. Dupan was fourth, Ahnighito was fifth and Son o Luck last at the quarter call. Going into the far turn, Wayward Lass increased his margin to a full length with Irrisor second, Shady Nook third and Dupan in fourth position while on the outside of horses. Midway around the far turn Irrisor moved up with a rush from the outside and on the stretch turn gained the lead, drawing clear by two lengths at the furlong marker. Wayward Lass, who was beginning to tire badly, was second another length and one-half in front of Shady Nook. In the late stretch, Hartack reached down and hit his mount five times to keep the son of Hoop, Jr. on his toes and, under the intermittent urging, Irrisor drew clear by another pair of lengths in the final sixteenth. Shady Nook was up to gain the place award, while Dupan came along third. Wayward Lass wound up last. Pictures Show Otherwise Nazareth, claimed that when Hartack passed Wayward Lass on the stretch turn that his mount veered in and bumped Wayward Lass, who, in turn, impeded Shady Nook, who was -beginning to make a move. The pictures showed otherwise, which was not surprising to any one, for it appeared as though Nazareth had been quite out of line in lodging his claim of foul. Irrisor, one of the most improved horses on the grounds, was winning his third race since coming over here from Delaware Park. The Kriegers, who own the gelding, are from Wilmington, Del., and had spent the week end in the Cleveland area. In the sixth race, M. R. Hamars Sun Cross, ridden by Cecil Harper, scored a thrilling nose decision over Gentle Gal, who in turn, was another nose in front of Ascot at the end of the mile and one-sixteenth. Those three battled it out heads apart in the final sixteenth of a mile. Sun Cross was the first winning choice of the afternoon and paid .00 running the event in 1:46. Gentle Gal opened a long lead while on the backstretch and was joined by Ascot and Sun Cross just inside the furlong marker. Sun Cross moved along on the inside while Ascot was on the outside of the two. In the final jump to the wire Sun Cross got his nose in front. Ascot may have been the best horse. He lugged in somewhat in the final 70 yards and when his rider, Angelo Vasil, tried to maintain a straight course with his mount he lost his inside stirrup. Edward M. OBriens Abbie Co worked her way up between horses to capture the first race at six furlongs by three lengths over the favored Apache Lady, who was a head better than Lumena. Angelo Vasil was aboard the winner, who was taking her second race of the meeting. Abbie Co was somewhat overlooked in the wagering and paid 6.60. Another heavy favorite, Pilates Star, went down to defeat in the second race when Gift Maedic, ridden by Billy Sackett, came from far back to earn a five-length decision. Top Choice, who had set the pace to just inside the furlong pole, was third, another length in arrears. Gift Maedic paid .60 and ran the mile and one-sixteenth in 1:46. The Daily Double combination of 1-2 paid 1.60. R. H. Mullen, Jr.s Padukian, a good-looking entire son of Bimelech, who was bred by the King Ranch, showed his heels to six rivals in the third race, easily "winning by six lengths. The favorite, Capt. Kim, was second, almost a length in front of Teenabee. Padukian completed the five and one-half furlongs in 1:05 and paid .00 in winning his second straight race. j E. M. OBRIEN His Abbie Co won yesterdays opening race at Randall Park.
