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Veteran Scoot Beggar Revels Over Off Strip Bests Kitty-Comooch by Head In Fort Miami Opening Event By T, J.;mULLIGAN FORT MIAMI, Maumee, Ohio, May 10.— Scoot Beggar, a ten-year-old son of Black Beggar, sloshed through the mud here this dark and windy afternoon to best Kitty-; Comooch by a head in the opening event in a ding-dong finish to reward hi£ scattered supporters with a 0.40 straight mutuel. The winner, who sported the silks of J. I. Hamilton, was ridden by jockey ; William Miller and covered the eight furlongs in 1:52 over a track fetlock deep in [ mud. Ida Gorby, the accomplished horse-, woman who trains a public stable on the Ohio circuit, tightened the girth on the : winner. i Going into the first turn it was Raising , Sun, Prompt Boy and Kitty-Comooch with , Oak River a close fourth. Swinging into the backstretch Kitty-Comooch assumed command with Scoot Beggar moving up to challenge and Raising Sun dropping back ■■ to seventh. Scoot Beggar was then steered to the outside circling the field at the final turn and in a thrilling stretch duel out-gamed Kitty-Comooch in the final strides. Prompt Boy saved the show end of the • purse when he-finished a neck in advance of Oak River. Prandium and Maedur were . eased when hoplessly beaten. Away Away, who was making his first start this year, romped home through the muddy going in the third race to score by 14 lengths. The son of Whirlaway who I was installed as the favorite, paid .60 and was ridden by apprentice Bobby . McEwen. Why Not Now was second, a neck before Barclay Joe who held Lu Jo safe for the show portion of the spoils. Miss Grady, the property of L. M. Jund-sen and trained by Hank Stehr, Jr., accounted for the second race on the program when she defeated Selective by one and one-half lengths. Innisfail, who played the role of favorite, wound up third. The lucky patrons who held tickets on Scoot Beggar, winner of the first and Miss Grado, who was victorious in the second, collected 64.60 for . Nine distance performers will vie for the major portion of the purse in tomorrows feature, listed as the seventh race on the agenda. Four-year-olds and older thoroughbreds will travel a mile and seventy yards with all carrying a ,000 claiming tag. Sprint races dominate the card with the first half-dozen events, while the final two races will give the rounters a chance. Those named to match strides are C. D. Steeles Charing Prince, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hobsons Sturdy Lever, William Millers Roll Your Own, Yankee and Tuttles Running Girl, Dan Abbeys Miss Karen, Fischer and Fruchtmans Flaneur, T. Ryans Fair Fight, F. Guciardos Spring Dash and D. Bechers First Swing. Roll Your Own turned in a splendid-ef fort here a few days ago and should have little difficulty repeating that winning performance. He won on a fast track in that endeavor while the strip will be "off" tomorrow, but should he break alertly he may be hard to overtake. Sturdy Lever graced the winners circle last time out when he closed with a bold stretch rush past his adversaries to reach the wire first. The altered son of Unbreak- . able possesses a late burst of speed and-this may enhance his chances as he will be running when some of his rivals will be weakening. Spring Dash raced up a pair of winners ; at the current session and figures to be a i keen factor tomorrow. He is training well and may force the tbp pair to extend themselves to the utmost.
