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Pepper Corn Scores Mild Upset in Ascot Feature Favored Stepit Third as Ideal Weather Brings Out 4,500 Fans By RONALD KRANGER Staff Correspondent, ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 13. John Surbers Pepper Corn, nicely handled by Dahte Rizzo, scored a mild upset in the sixth race here this afternoon by defeating Fenmouse in the final jump to the wire, Stepit, the favorite, was a distant third in the seven-horse field. Pepper Corn, five-year-old daughter of Johnstown, was winning for the first time this season and paid her followers a "tidy 6.60, and was timed in 1:23 for the six and one-half furlongs which was contested over a good strip. For the first time in the past few weeks, the weather was ideal for the sport and a good crowd of nearly 4,500 turned out. Through the sixth event, two of the publics choices had won. Stepit, as was expected, gained the lead soon after the start with Fenhouse in second position and Mistambo in third spot. Pepper Corn, Eye Spring, Red Sam and Maies Best completed the field. Stepits success on the front end was short lived for midway along the back-stretch Fenmouse ranged up to gain the lead and entering the far turn was showing the way by a half-length with Stepit second and the eventual winner third, another length and one-half in arrears. Red Sam was fourth while between horses. Fenmouse, the extreme outsider in the field, drew clear by three lengths as she entered the stretch and appeared to be "home free." Pepper Corn, in the meanwhile, had moved into the runner-up position, while the favorite had slipped back into third spot and had shortened stride considerably. Fenmouse continued to lead . just near the wire when Pepper Corn, with a final and desperate surge, caught the paceset-terwhile in the middle of the track. Step-it had enough left to hold third money v Pepper Corn provided the third tally for owner-trainer Surber in the past two Continued on Page Eight Pepper Corn Scores Mild -Upset in Ascot Feature Favored Stepit Third as Idea! Weather Brings Out 4,500 Fans Continued from Page Three afternoons. He saddled Foxation and Texas Blues, both successful on Wednesday. Harrison M. Simpsons Swinging Star J won her .first race of the season in the second event under a strong ride by .Donald Tobiri. The Swing and Sway mare was a length and one-half in front of the fast- closing First Mission at the end of the six and one-half furlongs. Big Straight, who had led until late stretch, was third an- Swinother nose back. Swinging Star paid 8.80. R. C. Williams Joyces Joy, ridden by Stanley Austin, won the first race by two lengths over Down Town, who closed like the "wind." Cora B., one of the extreme outsiders, was third another head back at the end of the seven furlongs. Joyces Joy and Singing Star were good for a 9.40 return in the Daily Double. Headlined in Fridays card is the All Nations Club Purse at seven furlongs. A field of nine has been entered overnight and will line up in the following order: Half Bar, Bless Me Too, Our Mission, Devil Free, Copsa, French Admiral, Son Joss, Oklahoma Time and Smiling Eyes. This appears to be a wide open contest with most of the animals having already been double winners at the meeting. Good news was received from St. Thomas Hospital in nearby Akron this morning. Jockey Lou Syfrig, who was injured here in a spill almost three weeks ago, will be released from that institution over the week end. His agent, Joe Daigle, announces that the youthful saddle star should be ready to ride again at Thistledown. It was at the latter track last fall that Syfrig really came into his own and wound up in a tie with Eddie Plesa as the leading rider. Jockey Joe Vitelli, a native of Cleveland, returned from Beulah Park and plans to swing into action in the near future. When Gail Parker was shut out on "Wednesdays program it was only the second time of the meeting that the boy drew a blank. He is far ahead in leading rider honors at present.
