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Bills Captain Triumphs As Cahokia Downs Opens OpensFavorite Favorite Takes Missouri Purse Before 77738 Racing Enthusiasts EnthusiastsBy By J JHAHN JHAHNCAHOKIA CAHOKIA DOWNS East St iLouis 111 May 1 Ideal weather a fast racing strip and an excellent racing program attracted 7738 facing enthusiasts to this sixfurlon track Tuesday night when the Southern Illinois turf season got under way The session postponed from Saturday night be ¬ cause of 15 straight days of rain is the first spring session attempted by the oper ¬ ators of this course and announcement was1 made by general manager George Edward Day that the patronage and wagering was far above expectations expectationsFeaturing Featuring the eightrace card was the Missouri Purse a six and onehalf furlongs dash for three year olds and upwards Under a rousing ride in the stretch by the Cuban reinsman Raul Alonso Otto H Pohlmans consistent Bills Captain got up to score a length victory over George J Schatz Lewis A D Oren Couchs Open Heir came with a belated rush in the stretch to garner the minor award Blen don Hard Sis Last Word Moon of Hearts Ivy Ann and Paddys Pal completed the ninehorse field and they finished in that order Lewis A D serving as second choice to the winner was sent into a three lengths lead rounding the clubhouse turn with Hard Sis and Blendon in closest pursuit When they settled on the backstretch the Schatz veteran campaigner continued to hold sway and was four lengths in front as the ultimate winner who had been rac ¬ ing fourth moved up as Hard Sis dropped out of it and Blendon moved into the runnerup position positionEntering Entering the stretch Lewis A D was still in front by a wide margin and one eighth from the finish enjoyed a three lengths lead Here Alonso sent the son of Eight Thirty on the outside of the flying leader and as the pair reached the last sixteenth Lewis A D gave way slightly Twenty yards from the finish the duo were almost on even terms but in the late stages Bills Captain holding on courageously courageouslyContinued Continued on Page Four Bills Captain Triumphs As Cahokia Downs Opens OpensFavorite Favorite Takes Missouri Purse Before 7738 Racing Enthusiasts EnthusiastsContinued Continued from Page Three Threemanaged managed to outgame the early leader and drew away to win by a length Lewis A D was a length before the fastmoving Open Heir who bested Blendon for the show by more than half a dozen lengths lengthsApprentice Apprentice J J Hanley became the lead ¬ ing rider of the meeting when he won the five furlongs opener on the locallyowned Siskap getting up to defeat Gallant Time by a nose Honey Do finished third while Indian Peace the public choice and who lost all chances when shuffled back after the start could do no better than finish seventh seventhAfter After riding L E Morris Siskap to the first victory for that Collinsville bred threeyearold Hanley came back and scored with the St Louisowned Sunny Song to complete a Daily Double that was good for 17040 17040The The veteran L J Colclasure shared rid ¬ ing honors with Hanley winning the fifth with Skin Junior and came back in the finale to score on Dixie Spy
