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. ___. I On the Trot I L Br M OHBi KUBLANSKT 1 Californians Show Superiority Freeman Hanover, Gayleway Win Gay Order Holds Others Safely MAYWOOD PARK, Maywood, 111., May 10. — Saturday was a big day for Californians not only at Churchill Downs but also . ___. here here at at Maywood Maywood Park, Park, here here at at Maywood Maywood Park, Park, where two representatives of the Golden State, one an established champion and the other one a most promising newcomer to the free-for-all ranks, proved their superiority over some of the best pacers and trotters currently campaigning in the Midwest. Altogether er California-owned California-owned er California-owned California-owned horses, some of them bred on the West Coast, too, won four out of the nine races on the week-end card. The highlights of the evening were Freeman Hanovers victory in the open pace in the very good time of 2:0425, the second time that he paced the mile here in better than 2:05, and Gayleway s double score in the co-featured AA-A class trot. As for Freeman Hanover, all there is to say about this champion pacer has been said already before in this space, and Saturdays race was only a corroboration of our opinion that it takes a little bit more than BHaven and Gay Order have to give to force this longstriding giant to give his best. Ken Cartnal, private trainer for the William Lachenmaier stable of Shafter, Calif., already successful in an earlier race with the good trotting mare Judy Tass, immediately took the track with the huge Dean Hanover stallion and, while setting a brisk pace, rated Freeman Hanover in front, just waiting for anyone to come. BHaven tried it, to be sure, but he never for one moment got beyond Freemans neck and, while staying parked out for virtually the whole mile, had to be contented with second money in this ,000 event again. Gay Order, while not threatening the first two, held the rest of the field safely, which should settle the question about the first three ranking pacers at this meeting finally and authoritatively. Freeman Hanover, under a snug hold, traveled the mile in the following fractions: 31 seconds. 1:0226 and 1:34 for a final time of 2:04%. Clyde Tishers sensational Gayleway, a winner of six out of his seven races prior to Saturday he was a close second in his only other start after regaining a lot of ground lost by a break met some opponents in Saturdays feature fit to test the five-year-old California trotter to the utmost. There was Hugh K. Fun-derburgs two-minute star Taylor Ridge in the field, and Earls Pied Piper, William Butlers tough old campaigner fresh from a track record-setting performance at Magnolia Park, New Orleans; Jake Redmans game Scotland gelding, Olmsted, a double winner this season both here and at Santa Anita, as well as such tried performers as Steve Tell, Nancy Lee Day. Deckwin, and Dama Don. Moreover, Gayleways task wasnt made easier by the fact that he had drawn the seventh post position for the first dash. The majority of the sizable crowd, numbering 7,133 fans, however, had great confidence in the swift trotter and installed him a solid 2-to-l choice for the first heat. Earls Pied Piper, famous for his early speed, shot in front right after the start, but was hard pressed for the lead by Nancy Lee Day, the Ohio-owned mare forcing the gelding to go the first quarter in :30% seconds and the half in 1:02 to drop out of contention after that. Nancy Lee Days weakening was the clue for Wilbur Long, who brought Deckwin to the fore, the Brookdale finding only slight resistance from Earls Pied Piper. While all this happened, Gayleway was several lengths back in sixth position. Deckwin entered the homestretch half a length in front of Earls Pied Piper with Taylor Ridge a very close third, while Gaylway had worked his way up to the Belvidere trotter. Halfway down the stretch, Gaylway was all even with Deckwin and with his great finishing power drew rapidly out to win by one and a quarter lengths in 2:05*5, best trotting time of the meeting. The second heat was more or less a repetition of the first dash as far as Gayleway was concerned. Rated off the pace for almost three-quarters of the trip, the brown gelding devastated his opponents with his late speed in spite of losing ground, having been forced to take the overland and waiting for holes to slip through. While his win price this time justly was far shorter, .40 to be exact, than in the first dash, his winning margin was two lengths going away. Gayleways next appearance at this track will be on Wednesday in an early closing event for 22 -class trotters, a race that could possibly produce a deficit for the Fox Valley Trotting Club in both the place and the show pool. The vastly improved trotter won a similar event here two weeks ago by 14 lengths.
