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Jockey C. Billeaud Chalks Up Two Ascot Park Wins Guides Royal Bones, Auburn Tiger Into Charmed Circle at Ohio Oval By W. A. CRUSE ASCOT PARK. Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio, May 6. — Jockey Charles Billeaud celebrated a double saddle victory on this afternoons card for the first time this session. The 23-year-old Erath, Louisiana, reinsman was astride M. Millsons Royal Bones in the fourth, and T. Gammons Auburn Tiger in the sixth for the score. Royal Bones was the slight favorite in the fourth race and, under Billeauds competent ride, reached the wire an easy three and one-quarter lengths in advance of Wayne Kendricks December King. The latter was next in consideration in the betting while the winner returned his host of supporters a .80 mutuel. Auburn Tiger and Billeaud celebrated this second consecutive visit to the win-Continued on Page Fortf-Frrm Jockey C. Billeaud Chalks Up Two Ascot Park Wins Guides Royal Bones, Auburn Tiger ! Into Charmed Circle at Ohio Oval Continued from Page One iters circle as a team. It was also the five- ] year-old Education geldings third straight ! victory. This time as second choice in the betting to W. H. Bakers Native Texan. Auburn Tiger negotiated the Ascot course in :52 flat and returned .00 to those in the crowd of 4.428 who backed his chances. Native Texan, while second, was a good i length and three-quarters in his wake. Another sunshiny day was the order and the temperature hung around the 60 mark during the afternoon. M. W. Crocks Pleslea. a sophomore High Lea — Oles Girl filly, graduated from the maiden ranks in the opener. With jockey Clarnce Roberts in the saddle, she traversed six and one-half furlongs in 1:23 flat and had a half length on her closest . rival, S. A. Alexanders Gotta Secret, the even money favorite in the betting. A nominal S2 investment returned 5.80. R. W. Mahans Blue Shoes, the victress in the second, was one odds-on favorite to hold up as it were. This six-year-old Blen-fcan mare and jockey Guy Smithson turned ■i in a strong stretch drive to eke out a nose verdict on the Audley Farms Dusty Tear and apprentice Ernest Supiran. She returned .80 and completed the S59.80 Daily Double, a 1 and 3 sequence.
