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Field of 11 Named for Derby Tria Bookworm Easy Sportsmans Winne Geldings Success Popular With Fans FansLegal Legal Time Three OneHalf Lengths Back Legatee Gains Show Spot Over Muddy Strip StripBy By J J MURPHY MURPHYSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 April 30 The featured Little Man Handicap here this afternoon proved little more than a good workout for Anthony Graffagninis sixyearold gelding Bookworm The mud running son of Best Seller won much as his rider Willie Cox pleased by three and onehalf lengths from Raymond Wes tons Legal Time with the Ridge Stables Legatee winding up in third position positionIt It was a popular score as Bookworm was the favorite and paid 620 He was mak ¬ ing his second start of the meeting and performed before 10429 patrons on a muddy track but under clear skies skiesLegatee Legatee Sets Pace PaceLegatee Legatee going from the sixfurlong dis ¬ tance to the mile and a sixteenth route of the Little Man set the pace and raced the second choice Arete into defeat in the first six furlongs Then Legatee in turn gave w a y to Legal Time nearing the stretch turn turnLegal Legal Time ridden by Billy Powell took a good lead after entering the stretch but Bookworm easily passed him on the out ¬ side to win handily The Jessop brothers Job and Dell fig ¬ ured prominently in the early races Job winning the opener with Vyr and being beaten but a nose in the second by Stroller who was ridden bjr Dell In fact Dell rode Job so close coming to the finish line in the second that the stewards took a sauint at the photographs before calling the event official officialThe The Daily Double paid 11800 and Vyr the first winner was the favorite Vyr after following the pace closely for half the trip went to the front and held Lone Pilot at the end Stroller in the second came cameContinued Continued on Page Forty Fight Bookworm Scores Impressive Victory at Sportsmans Park ParkContinued Continued from Page One Onefrom from behind in the stretch to best Cableon who had wrested command from the favor ¬ ed pacemaker McGrathiana fifty yards from the wire wireJockey Jockey Tommy Barrow was the riding star winning the twoyearold event that came third on the bill with LoriEl and taking the fifth with Squire Wilson Lori El well backed took a clear lead entering the stretch This makes the third different track at which the filly has won She pre ¬ viously clicked at Oaklawn Park and Keeneland KeenelandSquire Squire Wilson was pitted against eight other racers at one mile and Barrow sent him up on the outside nearing the stretch turn and he easily passed Friendly Man and MayBMore the favored entry to hold Cortina at the end endThe The favored Fred Hooper entry of Olympiads Ace and Rapid Count were re ¬ turned victorious in the fourth Olympias Ace ridden by Tony Skoronski was an easy winner but Rapid Count was unplaced Olympias Ace was clearly the best and won as he pleased from Sligo Sol with Pace ¬ maker third
