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, Bracero Punctual Lincoln Favorite Sigretto Colorbearer Under Drive to Beat Fleet Cream Over Muddy Racing Strip LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, 111., June 4. A program made up mostly of ordinary claiming races was offered here this afternoon and attracted 5,925 patrons. The fields were small due to the fact that the racing strip was muddy and difficult to negotiate. The sixth place on the bill, usually reserved for the headline offering, was filled by a band of nine three-year-olds in the ,000 claiming category. Bracero, the favorite, who is owned by Mrs. M. B. Sigretto, was the winner over Fleet Dream, an outsider, with Be-Loyal ending up in third place. Bracero, who scored a couple of wins at Oaklawn Park, raced well up from the start and coming to the outside of Fleet Dream in the stretch, finished steadily under the urging of Ken Church to win by a half-length. The gelding paid .80. Moon Trump handled 120 pounds gamely in the opening race to come to the inside of the pacemaking longshot, Truly Fair II. in the stretch and win going away under-urging by Al Popara. The general run of the public was far off in their calculations on this affair as they selected Mira Sador as their choice and she finished last in the eight-horse field while Be Swayed, the second choice was fourth. Roaming Oscar Rewards Followers The majority were right the second event hovever. They chose Roaming Oscar and the veteran did not disappoint. He went to the front at once and was never headed, winning by three and one-half lengths to complete a 3.80 Daily Double. Job Dean Jessop was the winning rider in the seven-furiong daoh. Jockey Jessop came right back with a rousing ride on Chance Alarm in the third race. It was a maiden three-year-old affair and Chance Alarm was making the eleventh start of his career. He was badly outrun to the stretch turn and seemed to have little chance rounding the bend, but closed up fast to catch Champions Boy in the last stride and pay 7.00. Baby Tucky, the odds-on choice, made the pace, but was passed by Mark Klaine on the stretch turn, the latter then boring out and Champions Boy edging to the front 50 yards from home, but Chance Alarm was too good on end. Ten Lies, a juvenile owned by Clifford Lussky, won her second straight purse at the meeting when she easily trimmed a band of youngsters at the five-furlong distance in the fourth race. After shaking off A Toute Force entering the stretch, she-had things all her own way. Earl Knapp was the rider. Count Domingo, a winner last time out, was favorite, but was pulled up in the stretch by Ken Church. The colt dropped out of it after entering the home lane and Church might have been of the opinion he had gone wrong. Count Domingo seemed to be sound as he was led away. Six claiming horses tested the six-furlong distance in the fifth, and Selabull, a five-year-old mare ridden by apprentice Tommy ONeil, was an easy winner by seven lengths while Satisfied, the favorite, ended up in fourth place.
