Light Jean Turns Back Undely at Ascot Park: Clemens Garners Twenty-Third Win of Meet Atop Eddy Gelding, Daily Racing Form, 1958-05-09

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Light Jean Turns Back Undely at Ascot Park ParkClemens Clemens Garners TwentyThird Win of Meet Atop Eddy Gelding GeldingBy By K E HURLEY HURLEYASCOT ASCOT PARK Cuyahoga Falls Ohio May 8 Jockey Jimmy Clemens who snapped a threeday deadlock in the jock ¬ ey standing here in a late race on Wednes ¬ day added another winner to his leading rider total as he piloted D E Eddys Light Jean to a three and a half lengths victory in the City of Struthers Purse today H W Patricks Days Duke was three lengths farther back in third position positionThe The first fine day of sunshine in a week brought out a crowd of about 4600 and the majority backed Light Jean into the role of favorite for the G 12 furlongs offering offeringLight Light Jean was slow to find his best stride in the Struthers dropping back to last place after a quarter mile while Un ¬ dely was breezing along live lengths on the lead Clemens got the Ambrose Light geld geldContinued Continued on Page Four Light Jean Turns Back Undely at Ascot Park ParkClemens Clemens Garners TwentyThird Win of Meet Atop Eddy Gelding Continued from Page One Oneing ing running after a helf mile had been completed but Undely was still breezing in front by four lengths at the head of the stretch with the favorite in third position positionUndely Undely suddenly shortened his stride coming out of the turn and while stopping badly was easy prey for Light Jean who collared him handily and then easily swept to a decisive victory Lige Jean paid 360 and raced the distance hi 125 while in ¬ creasing Clemens total to 23 winners at the meeting meetingJohn John and Ruby Bostons Found Wonder finished a nose behind Derral W Sheltons Glicklac in the opening race but after the stewards got through viewing the films of the Ascot Course event Found Wonder was elevated to first position and the rough ish Glicklac placed second The latter yas very erratic in the post parade running out of the paddock prior to the race buck ¬ ing and giving jockey James Choina a very difficult time timeIn In the running however the Love Sonnet gelding jumped right to the lead and had a length on Found Wonder as the pair turned for home Instead of running straigt Glicklac headed right for Found Wonder hit him two solid bumps and then laid over on him through the final six ¬ teenth The stewards flashed the inquiry sing and after investigation awarded Found Wonder his maiden victory as the favorite players shared the 620 mutuel mutuelApprentice Apprentice Kenneth Bonin piloted Jimmy Kings Sunglow Heralder filly Announc ¬ ing to her maiden victory in the second half of the Daily Double She scored by two lengths over Morgan Lewis Potville Announcing raced the 7 furlongs in 131 over the good racing surface and paid 1560 The Found WonderAnnouncing combination was worth 8460


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