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"Diamond Ring7 To Ascot Winner One of Ohio Tracks Biggest Crowds Expected to Witness Todays Nine-Race Program By RONALD KBANCER Staff Correspondent ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 14. The Diamond Ring Handicap will be presented for the fifth time Saturday afternoon as the featured attraction of the Ascot Park Jockey Club here. With the weather finally having cleared it is safe to say that one of the largest crowds in the history of the Route 8 course is expected to attend the nine-race program. The Diamond Ring is for three-year-olds and upward, who will match strides at one mile and one-sixteenth for a, purse of ,000. In addition, the winning owner receives a beautiful diamond ring. Last years winner, Even Better, has declined the issue. A limit field of ten and three also eli-gibles have accepted racing secretary. Raleigh Leighs weights for the handicap and will line up in the following order: Bodnar Brothers Plumelette, Mrs. V. L. Booroms Mrs. Calabash, J. Rimbos Copa-Tip, Mrs. Virginia McKenneys Dashing Count, P. Vajdas Billmike, William J. Bills Amulika, T. Cashels Grand Borealis, Hall and Fetz-ers Bonny Cadette, A. R. Testas As Ordered, Gateway Stables Steppin Pappy, J. K. Wnkoops Excel, D. M. Hermans Efcee and Eddie Cantlons Diablo. Dashing Count Carries 124 Dashing Count, good-looking gelded son of Count Fleet, has-been asked to carry 124 pounds by Leigh and is scheduled to be ridden by Gail Parker. Dashing Count won for the fourth time at the meeting last Saturday when he. defeated High Climber by three parts of a length in a bitter stretch duel. Dashing Count was the heavily-backed favorite and, after opening a clear advantage entering the far turn, weakened considerably through the late stretch and just lasted. The track, however, was in heavy condition, probably the worst at the. meeting, and it had telling effects on the favorite. The "Count" carried 118 pounds in last weeks essay. His record for the season is six victories in eight starts. Bonny Cadette, who was bred here in the Buckeye State by her owners, has turned in several sharp performances, of late and may give Dashing Count a rough time. The five-year-old daughter of Aviation Cadet Eddiebon has been assigned 108 pounds, and will once again be ridden by Richard Westfall. On Thursday, Bonny Cadette was second to Betty Smart at four and one-half furlongs and previous to that, was a winner at that same distance. The longer route of the Diamond Ring should not hurt the mare in any way, for, as a rule, she closes determinedly in her races. Amulika at 105, As Ordered in with, 108, and Excel, scheduled to carry 112, appear to have the best chance of the others to upset the McKenney color-bearer. As Ordered, in particular, looked very good the other afternoon, closing extremely well through the stretch. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Davis Shifting Peace, strongly ridden by Gail Parker, scored a thriling nose decision, over Soundings in the fifth race which incidently was the roughest run race of the meeting. End Zone, ridden by Lou Rivera, was third another Continued on Page Fifty Diamond Ring Handicap Topsv Nine-Race Ascot Park Card Continued from Page Three neck back at the end of the six and one-half furlongs. Shifting Peace paid .20 and was timed in 1:21 over the fast track. It was the first fast strip of the meeting which is now in its 27th day. Shifting Peaces -victory completed a triple for jockey Parker and a double for trainer Huppy Davis. They both teamed to win earlier in the afternoon with Jack Tyrie. The scrimmage started early for, when leaving the gate, End Zone bore in badly and bothered Meditation. The latter had to be taken up sharply by jockey Tommy Maeda and lost all chance. Then entering the stretch End Zone got into trouble him- self. Soundings, who had gained the lead while on the backstretch, bore out badly entering the home lane and took End Zone along with him. Through the final sixteenth those two straightened out, but by that time Shifting Peace moved through on the inside and had "stolen" the victory which was the third of the meeting for the Davis colorbearer. Rivera claimed a foul against Soundings, but after a short deliberation the stewards disallowed the toul claim.
