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Jerrys Gem Pays Visit To Ascot Winners Ring RingEstablishes Establishes Own Pace in Sprint While Defeating Olympic Blend BlendBy By W A CRUSE CRUSEASCOT ASCOT PARK Cuyahoga Falls Ohio May 1 O and R Pollocks Jerrys Gem making a debut over this course was re ¬ turned victory of the MayDay Purse the feature attraction on the afternoons card With jockey Owen Headley in the saddle the sixyearold Royal Gem gelding jetted the Ascot Course in 51 to be but one fifth off the track record He was com ¬ paratively overlooked in the wagering and returned his supporters a 1040 mutuel mutuelJ J Davidsons Olympia Blend favorite in the betting with jockey Bobby Wall in the saddle was second three parts of a length back and a good head in front of E F Lovelaces Lord Deanside and jockey Carl Landers Four and onehalf lengths farther fartherContinued Continued on Page four Jerrys Gem Pays Visit To Ascot Winners Ring RingEstablishes Establishes Own Pace in Sprint While Defeating Olympic Blend BlendContinued Continued from Page One Oneback back in the sevenhorse field were D Schmidts Speed Wrinkle and his rider Thomas Haley HaleyHeadley Headley left little doubt in the minds of the 4477 fans who came out on one of the most delightful afternoons of the sea ¬ son and broke Jerrys Gem on top It was obvious from the start that he was going to keep up the pressure should Jerrys Gem begin to give way but at no time did he appear in any serious danger of a chal ¬ lenger getting to him The last 70 yards he kept up a strong handride but it was relatively apparent that the winner could have gone on a bit had it been necessary necessaryJockey Jockey Guy Smithson turned in two ex ¬ cellent bits of riding here this afternoon The popular young saddlesmith who was one of the sensations in the apprentice lot of last year rode Mrs B Korings Bratis ¬ lava to victory in the first race He sent this sixyearold gelding the mile and one sixteenth in 149 to be a length and one half the best of D B Schemecks Wise Smug SmugSmithsons Smithsons second score was aboard W G Myers Big Bunny in the third race a six and onehalf furlongs dash for four yearolds and older which were nonwin ¬ ners in 1957 For Big Bunnys first victory of the year Smithson set him down through the stretch and eked out a nose verdict over J H Samuels Texas Bull for a 900 return
