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Pearl Corral 1 2Length Cahokia Downs Victress VictressLanding Landing Posts Double Afton Purse Thursday Night Feature FeatureBy By A L SHIELDS SHIELDSCAHOKIA CAHOKIA DOWNS East St Louis 111 May 8 James M Burns Pearl Corral coasted to an easy 12lengths victory in the featured Spring Purse here Wednes ¬ day evening The shortestpriced win ¬ ner of the current session the fouryear old Fleeting Star filly returned a mutuel of 3 260 and 220 across the board boardWith With Terry Murphy in the irons Pearl Corral took command shortly after the start was steadied for a half mile and when mildly urged approaching the stretch drew off to the long lead Mat tingly and Hardicks Pillway who was out ¬ run to the half moved strongly to dis ¬ place the tiring Mr Hendricks by a scant nose noseApprentice Apprentice Raymond Landing scored with two of his mounts His first victory came in the fifth event aboard Mikel Farms JaBorder giving the HyBorder gelding his second straight score of the meeting JaBorder gained ground steadily to dispose of the pacesetting Grixdale who flattened out in the effort and was a length before Mr and Mrs G B Hol man s Moondog who enjoyed the same margin over Paul J Richards outsider TwoTwenty TwoTwentyThe The winner raced the G1 furlongs in 121 and posted a payoff of 5 5Young Young Landings second score came in the eighth race with William A Clarks lightly regarded Uncles GiftJThe nine yearold On Quest gelding broke on top and drew off to a long lead which reached eight lengths at the threequarter marker tired visibly through the stretch and while having a twolengths advantage he had little left at the wire Mattirigly and Har ¬ dicks Mr Tab closed strongly to get up in the place position and was four lengths before Roy Bruners favored Kidalley The winner rewarded his small following with a 20 mutuel after running trfe mile and 70 yards in 146 146Thursday Thursday evenings headliner the Afton Purse at 5 furlongs has attracted eight shifty threeyearolds Avho will match strides under allowance conditions Scheduled as the sixth race the field in ¬ cludes Hilda Denhams Jett Vapor Mrs K L Hoovers Dust Bowl Mr and Mrs EjC Logsdons Ambitious Kate Stelle Farms coupling of Tile Boy and Gold Hill Belle C and C Bothmans Stella Girl Partlow Farms Miss Frac and Sam E Persrfalls Albert B BJett Jett Vapor a JettJett Spiked filly and likely favorite graduated from the maiden ranks at Hawthorne last year and later in the season scored over a band of 5000 juveniles at Sportsmans Park ParkAlbert Albert B Looms a strong contender The On Quest Atrebla colt will be remembered by the local fans for his two scores at Failmount Park while competing against allowance company companyThe The locallyowned Stella Girl came out of the maiden class at Fairmount and later scored in an allowance test The daughter of The Doge Stella Snyder is slated to make her first appearance under silks this year in Thursdays feature
