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The The Eagle Eagle Makes Makes Good Good as as Favorite; Favorite; Mr. Mr. Turf Turf Speeds Speeds to to Aqueduct Aqueduct Score Score HARVEY C. FRUEHAUF Owner of The Eagle, winner of yesterdays Lincoln Fields feature. Wins Kraft Purse At Lincoln Fields Good Grass Course Racer Shows Well on Main Oval To Defeat Force of Arms By J. J. MURPHY LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, 111., June 15. That good grass horse, The Eagle, proved he could also do some running on a dirfc track when he disposed of a band of useful distance horses in the feature Kraffc Purse here this afternoon. Ridden Yf Steve Brooks -and favored in the wageriiv j, The Eagle, owned by H. C. Fruehauf, the Detroit truck man, came from last place to score by one and one-half lengths going away in the mile and a sixteenth contest. Second place went to Force of Arms, who nosed out Gushing Oil for that position. Adams Off Ox, the second choice, finished last in the seven-horse field. The race was a rather neat tussle most of the way, with Koritza, claimed for a modest sum early in the meeting, setting jthe pace and racing Adams Off Ox into defeat. In fact, for a time it appeared as if Koritza might take it all. He widened on the band nearing the stretch bend when many believed he should be tiring, and he clung tenaciously to a narrow advantage when The Eagle first challenged in the stretch. That pace took its toll, however, and he weakened in the last 50 yards to be fourth. Force of Arms Well Up Throughout Force of Arms was well up all the way, while Gushing Oil came from behind to loom as a contender on the stretch turn and appeared to suffer slight interference rounding the bend when passed by The Eagle. The purse of the Kraft was ,500 and the race was witnessed by a crowd of 6,631 on another hot and humid afternoon. John Ralph Adams bested his father, just known as Plain John Adams, in a rousing finish in the fifth race. The young fellow was aboard In Clover, owned by Mrs. John Oglesby, while Adams, Sr., was riding First Refusal for W. H. Bishop. The two horses came to the wire inches apart, but In Clover, who had moved up from last place at the half-way mark, had the most power in the drive in a six-furlong dash that was run in 1:11. Count Alex, who made the pace, was a close-up third, while Set Shot, the favorite, finished fourth. Adams, Sr., won the fourth event. He was astride Ridgefleet, a maiden three- Continued o.i Page Twenty-Seven The Eagle Makes Good At Lincoln as Favorite Comes From Last Place to Beat Force of Arms in Kraft Purse Continued from Page One year-old owned by Joseph Cohout, and sent his charge up on the outside of the supposed "good thing," Vorhees Arab, in the last sixteenth to register by two and one-half lengths. Vorhees Arab, making his first start here, was favored and set the pace. Ridgefleet, a son of Challedon, was making his ninth start. The distance was six furlongs. Those fortunate enough to hold winning Daily Double tickets received a 00.20 return for their investments after Judge Joe G. had taken the first race and Slick Knight had won the second. Judge Joe G with W. M. Cook up, beat the favore4 Attract, and Slick Knight took the measure of Riot, who was also the choice and was trying for his third straight success. Slick Knight was ridden by William Cox. Twelve two-year-olds vied for the honors in the third event, which was at five furlongs, and Angelo Cilio provided the winner in Sixty Two, who was making his fourth start and had never before been crowned with success. Jockey Don Wagner had Sixty Two off quickly from the inside position and the colt was never headed, winning by three lengths from A Toute Force. Fullopep, the public choice, was unplaced. Sixty Two is a son of Selsbeda Madynan, by Tiger, and cost ,200 at the Keeneland yearling sales last season.
