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Restraint in Visit to Winners Ring Morrow Filly Has Wickel in Saddle Pair Takes Balmoral Event On Muddy Washington Strip Clear of Bobtag, Mayo Lady WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., June 7. — The featured Watersplash Purse, scheduled for this afternoon, having been declared off due to track conditions, a claiming event for three-year-olds filled the spot usually reserved for the star attraction. It brought out a field of eight, and Restraint, racing for W. W. Morrow and ridden by Leslie Wickel, was the winner, with Bobtag, an outsider, finishing second and Mayo Lady being third. Restraint, in clicking, made it her fourth triumph in thirteen starts this year and paid 2.00. The pace in the one mile event was set by Mayo Lady, who showed the way over Bobtag, a maiden, until fairly well into the stretch. Then Restraint moved up next the rail to take over in the last sixteenth to win by two and one-half lengths. Bill-town, the favorite, was 10 lengths back of the field at the half-way mark and finished eighth in the nine-horse field. The racing strip was deep in mud and the skies cloudy, resulting in a comparatively light attendance of 8,623. Favorites got off on the right foot when Mels Glory defeated a large band of maiden two-year-olds in the first race. With John Adams in the saddle, the filly went to the front early to make all the pace and win by five lengths in the five and a half furlongs dash. Leads Throughout Sprint The second race went to Baileys Pride, a three-year-old filly who showed the way from start to finish. Apprentice Larry Gilligan was up and saved ground throughout with his charge. Pirates Alley, who finished third, and Sixty Two, drew the most support, but neither threatened seriously, although Pirates Alley was going well at the finishe. Twelve three-year-olds went six furlongs in the race, which was run in 1:15%. The Daily Double paid 61.20. Hardwicke, who had not won a race in nine previous starts, came through narrowly in the third. It was for maiden three-year-olds at six furlongs *ond Hardwicke, ridden by W. M. Cook, was forced to do his best near the end to hold the game-going Playoff. Hedgewood Miss, the favorite, might have won but for being required to take up in the stretch when unable to find an opening. She finished vthird. Beadah, a two-year-old filly, registered her second straight success in the fourth, when she trimmed a fair field of fillies. Jockey Dave Erb had the daughter of Djeddah close to the pace early and she beat out Little Pache and Grecian Ayr for the honors. Grecian Ayr, the favorite, showed speed in spots but tired near the finish. Twelve three-year-olds sought honors in the fifth, and Laurel King, one of the two maidens in the race, was a surprise winner. Claimed last time out for ,000 she ran for ,000 today and came down the rail to score by two lengths under the hustling handling of Tony Skoronski. Super Sue, the favorite, was never in the hunt in the six-furlong dash.
