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Bim Bim Lasts to Beat Remind Me Head Margin MarginStands Stands Stretch Drive Gamely To Whip Favorite at Ascot AscotBy By VV A CRUSE CRUSEASCOT ASCOT PARK Cuyahoga Falls Ohio May 3 F M Douglas Bim Bim and Jockey Dale Robison formed the winning combination in the featured Dandelion Purse here at Ascot Park today The race was run over a heavy strip the conditions changing from muddy after the running of the fifth event A bright sun shone here this afternoon and the temperature was more comfortable for racegoing The only threeyearold in the feature Bim Bim held on gamely in a strong stretch drive to retain a head advantage over W M Walkers Remind Me with Apprentice Thomas OKeefe in the saddle Remind Me was the favorite while the winner was slightly overlooked returning a 1360 mutuel Running time over the Ascot Course distance was 59 59Wayne Wayne Kendricks Piping Miss a three yearold Piping Rock filly made the third thirdContinued Continued on Page TfiirfyMne Bim Bim Lasts to Beat Remind Me Head Margin MarginStands Stands Stretch Drive Gamely To Whip Favorite at Ascot AscotContinued Continued from Page One Onestart start of her career a winning one Under jockey Larry Grubbs handling she reached the wire 15 lengths the fest of her closest rival the Stirrup Hill Farms AsYeSow Overlooked in the betting in preference to E F Lovelaces Chicatoo who fell while well beaten the winner rewarded her sup portes with an 1820 mutuel The fatherson combination of T Gam Gammon mon and Larry Gammon proved a formid ¬ able one when the senior member of the duo saddled Fancy Filly for the second race The young reinsman had eight lengths on J G Prices Glomon and jockey John Rivera While the latter was the favorite in the betting Fancy Filly in addition to completing a 9600 Daily Double returned 800 for the nominal 2 investment investmentThe The firs long shot of the day was ridden by Jockey Norman Hart In the third race Hart and Mrs B Leffews Gareth negotiated the seven panels over the muddy racing strip in a very dull 140 but were three lengths the best of their closest rival A 4080 mutuel was posted Another father son combination was successful in todays fourth race J Thorn burg saddled D G Gorskes Chuckle Jr and Buck Thornburg piloted the fouryear old No Wrinkles gilding to a three and one half length victory victoryFor For Fridays program there are two al ¬ lowance races sharing the spotlight Carded in the sixth spot is the Imperial and the seventh is the Thompson Haldeman Each has a 1600 purse both are at six and onehalf furlongs and three yearold and older horses are eligible eligibleR R F Myers Elgol should be considered a strong candidate for support in the Im ¬ perial In a similar dash when competing against platers last Saturday she was two and onequarter lengths the best of E A Simpsons Let It Rain Apprentice C Smithson was in the saddle for that event and is named to the honor again againAnother Another strong contestant though mov ¬ ing up the ladder considerably is A R Rf f Testas Spindanny This Tailspin gelding could furnish Elgol a wealth of competi l competil tion In the opening race last Monday he was a full length the best of Ark Travler The company was of the 2000 to 1750 sort the distance about four and onehalf furlongs A speedster he may be able to 4 get the lead early and hold on oni i In the ThompsonHaldeman R A Pas quales Sent Back looms a dangerous foe foeThe The Lochinvar gelding took the top going a mile and ninesixteenths last Saturday and after relinquishing command briefly came on to be three and onehalf lengths lengthsithe ithe best
