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, 5 f r * j * ; - - f . j • 1 . - • , . I * . ! , , . i : ; | Pinch-Hit in Repeat Score at Ascot Park Has Two-Length Edge on Hera Lot; All-Claiming Card Today By J. R. BATTY Staff Correspondent ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, , May 11. — Pinch-Hit. performing under the e green and gold silks of Richard Dobbs, , registered a driving triumph in the fourth h race here today and scored her second d straight tally over the local strip. Taking g command leaving the first turn, Pinch -Hit it made the pace thereafter, coming to the end of six and a half furlongs with a pair r of lengths to spare over Mrs. James R. L Burnetts Hera Lot, who was backed into 0 favoritism by the crowd of 5,750. A limit X field of 10 starters competed for a prize e of ,100 and third among the band an-, " other length away from Hera Lot, was J. 1. V. Frys Admiral Glit. an outsider in the e wagering. With jockey Willie Clark, in third position " for riding honors at the meeting, be- hind Floyd Green and Owen Headley, in i the irons. Pinch-Hit toured the distance e over a fast strip in 1:22. A four-year- old daughter of Air riero — Pinch, the winner - returned 0.40. Crustilawn. winner of the first race, and i Deeside, who captured the following race, formed the successful Daily Double com-j bine and the pay-off was 1.60. Crustilawn, - with Joe Sherman aboard, returned 1 .80 at the straight windows after defeat-| ing Anderson while Bright Blossom was ! third. Deeside, piloted by Clarence Rob-I erts, gained a hard earned decision over Mr. Sharp and Copsa completed the finish J order. Deeside rewarded backers .00 as s choice in the betting. Thursdays card is made up entirely of f claiming races but a couple of rather interesting - contests are contained among the ? line-up. The best offering is the seventh i race in which a useful band of three-year-olds - are entered. Going four and a half t furlongs seven sophomores will decide the » issue for a purse of ,600. Three-year-olds exclusively make up the ■ field in the sixh race which is a dash of six and a half furlongs. There are three » route tests listed, the third, fourth and eighth races, all at one and a sixteenth miles. » Bow Divider, owned by Ralph Pool, promises to be a stout contender for top laurels . in the main attraction. Opposition will | come from Mandy Bossuet. Bilmond. Fond | Dream, Tannakilt. Miss Minstrel, and Bon-haven . Star. Although going two additional furlongs, Bow Divider was a convincing winner here last Monday and directly behind him, in t the order mentioned, were Fond Dream, Bonhaven Star and Miss Minstrel. Bilmond I and Miss Minstrel are both winners at the ; current meeting, as well as Fond Dream.
