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Jims Pal Ridden Out For Popular Ascot Win Fourth Successful Favorite in First Five Races to Be Contested By BOB HURLEY Staff Correspondent ASCOT PARK, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, May 12.— J. A. Palmers Jims Pal became the fourth winning favorite in five races here today as he was ridden out by jockey Larry Grubb for a two and a half length win over O. C. Maxwells Longstreet. Jims Pal dueled with Thurman Gammons Inundate through the opening quarter mile in the sprint over the Ascot course and after shaking off Gammons racer around the turn increased his margin under Grubbs steady handling. The Roziante— Bless Me Gal gelding was timed in a good :53% over the "off" track and paid .60 for Grubbs 18th winner at the meeting. Guy Smithson got a riding double a race earlier as he piloted Three Bee Stables Quite Well to a front-running score over Continued on Page Forty-Nine Jims Pal Ridden Out For Popular AscotWin Fourth Successful Favorite in First Fiye Races to Be Contested Continued from Page One the 7-furlong route with the Hawley matron three and a half lengths clear of Vici Shan at the end of the trip. Quite Well paid .20 with the double enough to give Smithson the temporary lead over Richard E. Young in the riders standings. Favorite players had a heyday in the opening races and two favorite combined in the Daily Double events for a 4.00 payoff. Both Char-Mar Farms Vyr and Kaufman and Grays Cap Merrick paid identical mutuels of .60 in winning their respective races with Vina a two and a half-length winner over a field of maidens in the opener. Norman Cartwright had the mount on the Stone Age — Vinina filly, who skipped over a sloppy 6 y2 -furlongs in 1:25 for her initial victory. It was the fifth winner saddled by youthful Bob Holthus, who gave up a career as a docker for this newspaper to take over the general manager position of Mrs. Blanche Korings Char-Mar Farm at Evansville, Indiana. Guy Smithson again moved into a, tie with Richard Young in the hectic battle for leading rider here as he scored by four lengths with Cap Merrick, who was clocked in :54Vs over the Ascot course. The win was Smithsons 23rd and the first of the 1959 campaign for Cap Merrick.
