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Steppin Pappy Survives Inquiry for Ascot Win, Rivera Claims Zop Impeded by Victor Along Bacfcstretch Run By W. A. CRUSE ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 11. — The Gateway Stables Steppin Pappy and jockey Gail Parker exhibited their winning form again here this afternoon to capture the laurels in the featured Stout Heart Purse. The winner was a half a length the best of the Millcreek Farms Zop, who was 20 lengths the best of its closest rival, T. E. Quisinberrys Echo Rock, the favorite in the betting. Parker and Steppin Pappy survived a claim of foul by jockey John J. Rivera who was astride Zop. It was rather obvious going down the backstretch that while Rivera and Zop attempted to go up between Steppin Pappy and the outside rail that Parker closed the hole as it were. The time for the one mile and nine-sixteenths was 3:05J4 over the heavy race track, and the mutuel return was .80. Jockey Harry Stauffer and apprentice Guy Smithson were the stars in the first five races with each lad riding a double. Stauffer opened the day by a victory astride Mrs. A. Roberts Lee Lerner, a well regarded candidate in the betting that is trained by W. D. Roberts. The strip, which was muddy for the event, found the Petrose gelding taking a full 1:00% "to negotiate the Ascot Course, which is 33 feet short of four and one-half furlongs. He rewarded his supporters with an .00 mutuel as the second choice in the betting. In the fourth affair, and for his second win, Stauffer guided Mrs. L. B. Browns Arthur Itis to victory, executing a_rather strong ride to come between the leaders while on the extreme outside of the racing strip. The winner was clocked the six and one-half furlongs in a dull 1:34, flat. Smithson, began his wins in the third event, a mile and one-sixteenth affair. He kept after G. W. Hales Game Dal down the backstretch, drew clear of opposition in Midstretch, then was two and one-half lengths the best of his closest rival. He was clocked the distance in 2:03 and the favorite in the betting at .80. S. L. Foleys Swing Len furnished the young reinsman his second victory of the day. Smithson came to the inside of the leaders rounding_the stretch turn, engaged Mrs. G. Whitesides Gold Leaf and another apprentice, Dale Robison, at the furlong marker and drove to a head margin victory. A surprise victor, he paid 3.20.
