Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-13

A small crowd was on hand to wi
Each event provided an interesting 4
won by favorites. ---
The wiseacres were given a jolt IL
the second race, a FIVE and onc-hal
furlong affair. when Bob Giles, eight.
year-old son of Prospero-Queer
Florentine, beat a field OF eleven
starters past the judges stand. The
T. Broshear's gelding paid his hackers
SN.N on 50 straight tickets, and
$20.50 for place. Show ducats OIL
Bob were cashed for $o.40.
Sixth Race Feature.
The sixth race might well be
termed the feature race Of the after.
noon. Seven restive steeds acceptd
Starter Meningitis signal in this
event, which was over the mile route.
Marcella Boy, with ]. Gruber in
the leather, captured the race. finish
ing three quarters of length to the
good over w. G. McClintock. The
latter gallopcd under the ina ginary
wire, two lengths in front Of Walter
Dant.
The winner went to the barrier the
favorite with the small crowd. re-
warding his hackers with $50 on
straight tickets.
Jockey Gruber rode a good race
atop w. F. Knebelkamp's four-year-
old gelding and deserves q world OF
credit. He nursed the baseball mag
Mates equine along until he reached
the last turn. Entering the stretch,
Marcella Boy picked up his head.
stretched every muscle in his we'll
developed body and shook the leaders
off. Jockey Gruber released Mar
celia Boys reserve speed coming
down the finish and easily wore w.
G. McClintock down. The latter
raced we'll throughout. Jockey Mills
took McClintock to the front at the
start where his mount held sway un-
til challenged by Marcella Boy.
Walter Dant made up ground from
the one-half globe and succeeded in
finishing third.
Saddles Second Winner.
w. F. Knebelkamp saddled his
first winner of the day in the fifth
race when Mooresque, the paddock's
choice, won in canter over field
OF nine starters. Jockey B. Scheffel
gave the Knebelkamp flly the proper
treatment from the start and when
the field neared the finish, Moor
esque had the speed to pass Don
Jose and finish first by one and
half lengths.
I Don Jose showed the way until the
finish, but was no match for Moor
esque when Jockey Scheffel elected
to give the winner his head. Acclaim
alton was the third best Of the field.
He held this position from the one
half pole.
The initial race of the afternoon.
went to A. B. Jones, the ]. A. Hall
gelding. Jockey NJ. Richardson was
at the helm of the Hall entry and
managed to take B. "A. Jones to the
front at the half globe where he set
the pace, finishing the FIVE and one
half furlong race a length in front OF
Desert Rose. The latter made up
plenty Of ground from the start and
was easily second best, galloping
passed the stand FIVE lengths in front
81 Ellen Smyth, who was third.
Bob Giles, a 36-1 shot and Sir
John, jr., l4-l chance, furnished
the best finish OF the afternoon in
the second race. The former nosed
the latter out for first money, while
Sir John nosed Maud NJ out of sec
ond money.
Given Poor Ride.
Maud M, the favorite, was given
! poor ride from the start, while Bob
Giles. the winner, started slowly and
gradually worked his way up on the
outside. Jockey Shockley gave the
Broshear's gelding hard drive conf
ing dow, the finish and just man
aged to beat Sir John to the wire.
Sir John came up fast from a slow
start and lost to the winner only by
! stride.
l. w. Harper got home first in the
third race, with Tom Ellison second
and Bolala in show. The winner
raced Our Leader into early defeat
and entering the stretch two and one
half lengths in front of the field,
was able to hold his lead only after a
little assistance by Jockey Single
ton.
Our Leader raced we'll during the
early part Of the six furlonp route,
but was unable to keep up the pace
when challenged by I. w. Harper,
Tom Ellison, Bolala and Double
Eye. The latter finished fourth.
Maysville Wins Race.
]. 7. Nichols saddled a winner in
the fourth race for six furlongs,
when Maysville. 4-year-old bay
filly by Cavalcadour-Hill Top, with
j. Allen in the pilot house, romped
home an easy winner over a field Of
seven starters.
Jockey Allen took good care OF the
Nichols filly throughout the race.
During the early part she waited on
the leaders, then picked up her head
and sprinted to the front. Passing
the three-quarter globe, the Nichols
FLY looked 'em in the eye, and with
rapid strides won the race with speed
to spare.
Leneive, with ]. Carroll up, got
away in fourth position, and enter
ing the stretch second, held her place
until the finish. Herder outstayed
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