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imurguy Makes It Three Straight in Ascot Sprint SprintKoptyra Koptyra Has His Mount Four and Half Lengths Before Shrewd Tip TipBy By W A CRUSE ASCOT PARK Cuyahoga Falls Ohio May 2 M Brandts Imurguy a handsome eightyearold Brookfield gelding kept his record intact here this afternoon and won the Mallard Purse the feature attraction on the card in an easy fashion It was his second win over this course and his third straight win since visiting the winners circle in his last start at Sunshine Park at Oldsmar Florida FloridaThis This afternoon he delighted the 3572 fans who attended under ideal racing con ¬ ditions by reaching the wire four and one half lengths in front of T Gammons Shrewd Tip Apprentice Michael Koptyra was in the saddle and it afforded him his ISthwinner to put him in a tie with jockey Owen Headley An identical four and one oneContinucd Continucd on Page Four Imurguy Makes It Three Straight in Ascot Sprint SprintKoptyra Koptyra Has His Mount Four and Half Lengths Before Shrewd Tip TipContinued Continued from Page One Onehalf half lengths behind Shrewd Tip were P L Rices Bolder and Headley and this duo in turn held on to be a neck the best of J Davidsons Monsieur Tiger and apprentice Robert Littrell v vImurguy Imurguy as the favorite in the wagering returned 460 for the nominal investment and toured the seven furlongs in 126 126Jockey Jockey Guy Smithson rode his twelfth and thirteenth winner of the meeting to put him well into the race for the riding honors in the jockey colony colonyIn In the first race Smithson was astride Mrs F E Fitzgeralds Gang Up He sent this fouryearold Gangway gelding the mile and onesixteenth in 150 to earn a harddriven neck verdict over S A Alex ¬ anders oddson favorite Gotta Secret It was the first winner of his career and in graduating from the maiden ranks a 2160 mutuel was the reward for his few sup ¬ porters portersSmithsons Smithsons second wiri was Mrs C D Boys Dotty Redbird in the third event He brought this aged Papa Redbird mare around the fieldin the final bend and at the end of six and onehalf furlongs had tow and onequarter lengths on the Sand Hill Farms Chicatoo and jockey Owen Headley who still leads in the number of winners ridden at this meeting with ii7 The time for the event was 1 22 and a 2000 win mutuel was posted
