Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 25, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free press tuesday May 25, 1343 Page fourteen Calgary May 25. Racing season came to a conclusion monday crowd of in attendance Spring session in Over a decade. Afternoon the meeting has been the Best both attendance and Mutual it boost of "50 pe7 cent Over 1942 when the eight Days the mile track Chinook Park live Miles outside went to miss r. Bain s at were held the closing Day s feature event sprinter Ronrico in an easy fashion Over the favored Brig d or. Jack o Spades the Early Leader tiring supp Cut i to Brig d or after a Brilliant win earlier in the meeting. Scotty j Craigmyle accepted his first mount of the meeting on Brig d or. Jack four length Newmaker England an 18 were second and third respectively. At Argory Richards cracks Archer s record eight Day Spring but of o Spades raced into a Lead in Early part up when challenged by after a half mile. Brig d or not keep up under the Weig Pink were Pink Flower started at Odds of 100 to 9. The temperamental favorite Nas Tillah was fourth. King Sway dashed into the Lead in the last 100 Yards and Wor. By a Short head in one minute 37 3-5 seconds for the mile race in one of the most exciting finishes in the of the classic race for three year the Gigantic re brio s Champion Ioctl that Tood for the 5 seus. It was the first Victory for Saun Lawson. Jacky Sam Wragg had was two and one half lengths Back the Ace Rookie Jesse Flores. Mexican recruit for Connie Mack s Philadelphia athletics is causing quite a sensation in baseball circles Many experts thinking Mack has acquired an. Ace hurler. Of the Winner at the end of is and one half furlongs. The time of 1.22 was the fastest of the meeting. Best dressed in first and club soda in the second provided a daily double of s32.65. Best dressed Cut across the Field at the Start of r the first and caused crowding which i practically eliminated Zelpha lass and newsy lady. Just islam made a show of his Field in the third race for non winners. He was heavily supported an paid s2.81 straight. The sixth brought out eight of the better class Canadian Beds with the favored chief Richie scoring a decisive Victory Over andean and sum Tarn. The Winner made ail the Pace and was never in trouble. Sky Grey outlasted Pancho at the end of the seventh for a Quinella of the Winner was favorite but was doing her Best at the end. 280 horses left Calgary monday night for Winnipeg to be on hand for the meeting which opens at Polo Park Friday. Fim claiming three year Olds and up about five Best dressed f. S6.80. 54.40, silent m. S4.05 Willie Marcus v. S5.80. Not previously won the two thous and guineas although he has a Skeeter. Is the team which represented a Mosquito Squadron in the finals of the Derby Victory and the one thous and guineas to his credit. The one thousand guineas restricted to three year old fillies i will be run wednesday. Skeeter is the team which represented a Mosquito hockey league operated last Winter by the . Squadrons in Britain. Front Row a. Wood Miami Man. Lac. D. Coffin Edmonton Lac. P. Wilson pans ont. Lac p. Macx a to tit Rev a. Flint Lii Euc. 13. Or. Omy i to Taij Lem Winnipeg Lac d. Mcpherson rear Rova Chap lain capt. E. D. Otter senior officer of the Canadian . Overseas sgt. R. L. G Een Vanguard sask. Cpl. J. M. Whitlaw Woodstock. Ont. A. W. Fraser Winnipeg Lac Olivet cd Craton p. E. Lefebre Rigaud que. Pilot office j. A. Watt rapid ct1-y, Man., chairman of the Canadian . Overseas committee. And w. M. Jus new York May 25. T to tip off the count fleets and the attentions and River lands that whirl away is about to come Back to the races unless he s kidding Plain Ben Jones he s ready to pick up right where he left off. This of course would be with a half million Dollar bankroll and stretch lightning in his legs. Those legs incidentally Are solid after four months during which one of them gave Ben More worries than his income tax. I can t say yet just How Good he is now that he s ready to race Trainer Ben said at Bel Mont monday but he s done everything i be asked of him up to now he s sound As have no be just As Good As Ever. As soon As Ben can discover an Over night sprint affair of six or seven furlongs with conditions that will let whirl away take a whack at it he s going to Send the Kentucky Cannonball out to answer the ques Tion. So next month after a couple of sprints Here hell probably take a train ride to Chicago for the sugar that will be passed around at the Arlington Park meeting which a been transplanted at Washington Park. Old master time 2-5. Also nip Queen Jean. Newsy lady some Whit Zelpha lass. Second race purse s300 claiming four year Olds and up about seven fur Longs club soda in. S4.65, 33.40 wild Deer r. 57.60. Sky nurse h. Mcgahan. 53.90. Time 2-5. Also Oddesa Beau. Thirsk lady in Duif Fine thing daily third s300 claiming for Jug Maiden three year Olds and up. Six and Lone half furlongs. Just islam r. 52.80, 52.g5, Braddie in. L. 53.00, s2.55 Pala Hills j. Hruschak. From Here and Smith emerged As the leading rider at the Calgary meeting just concluded the Lithe dark haired lad from Down South was aboard 10 winners four others shared the runner up Mcgahan r. Russell m. Griffin and r. Diaz each with 6 walked cycled travelled by horse drawn conveyances or Ware rowed from the town to the course situated on an usland Uthe thames River. H the new Mark came when Gor Don Rie Harfe a Stocky Little fellow of 39. Rode his Winner one More than i the total set up by the great Fred Archer Back m the 1880 s. Scotch Mist was Gordons mount and the two year old Gal loped to a neck Victory in the five Furlong Cannon Yard stakes. _ the cheering and applauding lasted More than a full minute at the finish and it broke out again As Richards guided his mount through rows of spectators to the a saddling enclosure. Day Holiday. An Odd kick Back occurred when some of them seeking admission to the track were re they were told you have optimism was the keynote at an informal dinner gathering of officials of the newly organized ser vices senior baseball league held monday evening in the st. Regis hotel. The function was presided Over by major s. E. Masson chair Man of the league. Feature of the evening was the having had two years Semi pro experience announced that the . Army already had the nucleus of a added pretty Strong club with strength expected shortly. Catching the american will have Lieut. H. J. Plumbo pro golfer and All around athlete who hails from Lake Placid new York. At first winners then followed a Haller 5, Bobby Summers 4, Fred Solomon 3, f. Kelly 3, g. Godley 2, j. Hruschak 2, j. Sieve by Wright 1, d. Schurk 1, v. Bovine 1 and the Riding Colony the 28-Day session Here has been augmented by w. H. Young Gus Dyer and e. Turk. Chicago Lacrosse opened the season with Winnipeg defeating Argos old timers 5-3, at Wesley grounds Walter Small s Mili tary All stars beat Doc Flanigan s Dollar and 1 Ason to believe he can t s2.50. Time 2-5. Also Dew. Amols san n Mim acc Clipper. Fourth claiming four year Olds and up one mile and one sixteenth. Doctor Larry g. L. S4.10 s2.95, 52.go Monaca if. 54.oa sunny monday j. Hruschak i s3.uo. Time 2-5. Also Able. Summer music Ivl ajor a Royal irate. Fifth Jack Handicap purse 00 three year Olds and up i jux and of j if furlongs. Hon Rico ;