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Miss Cuantos Gallops To Second Win in Row Mister Dove Two Lengths Back On Sloppy Ascot Park Course By R. E. HURLEY ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 3. — Jimmie McCutchens Miss Cuantos, a mud running daughter of Cuantos from Tar Miss, galloped to her second straight victory here today, winning by two lengths from Ed Simpsons Mister Dove, with George Pells Capitalist two and one-half lengths further back in third position. Heavy rains prior to the opening held the crowd to about 6,800 and turned the track to a sloppy condition, but this just suited Miss Cuantos, who was picking up her fourth win of the season on "off" tracks. Joe French brought McCutchens mare from second to last position in the mile and one-sixteenth affair and circled the front-running leaders while racing, the distance in 1:51 Despite having won her last race by seven lengths. Miss Cuantos paid 2.60, with the favored Count Galla stopping to seventh position in the eight-horse field. Capitalist rates an assist for the win, as Pells Occupation gelding had the speed to outstep the favorite for the early lead and breezed in -front for almost a mile of the co-feature before surrendering the lead to the eventual winner. Count Galla went up to make a run at Capitalist after five fur- Continued on Page Forty-light Miss Cuantos Gallops To Second Win in Row Mister Dove Two Lengths Back On Sloppy Ascot Park Course Continued from Page One longs, but could not head the pacesetter and flattened out thereafter. French had his mare moving from seventh position outside of horses and just kept her out there as she gained command, then drifted to the inside, with the rider giving her two or three left-handed taps through the final sixteenth to keep her at | her task. Owner-trainer Gordon Thomson ended an exasperating string of seconds and thirds in the opening race of the day as High Vision skipped through the sloppy footing to register by two-lengths and get the favorite players off with the first winner of the day. High Vision was hustled along by Harry Stauffer and raced the 6V2 furlongs, in 1:24% to pay 20. Trainer Tommy CBrey lost little time in putting Henry b; Cohens Happy Carrier in the races, the Carrier Pigeon gelding just arrived from Baltimore last Thursday, and the move paid off as Happy Carrier was ridden out to a three and a half length victory in the second race with Jockey Boyd Morris picking up his seventh wiener* . J SiM|tiii. .1 - • u
