Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
THE CHOCTAW WINS
GREAT LAKES RACE
Gallant Knight, Nellie Gusts
Also Score For the Stable
at Hawthorne Track.

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Choctaw won the Great Lakes
Claiming Stakes, the feature attraction
Of an excellent card. War Eagle from
e. B. McLeans stable, was q close I'D
second and Brown Flash was tnTo.
The Audley Farms previous wins were
with Gallant Knight, In the second
number. and in the third number
consecutive victory. The Audley Farms
winnings totalled 37,675.
Winner BY Neck.
The Choctaw. reserved Of the pace.
responded stoutly when let down and In
Eagle, after forcing and setting the
pace. hung slightly in the final SIX
teenth. Brown Flash. of last and rae
ing far back. finished fast. The win
ner paid S7.52.
P. o. Anderson's Cheers won the
initial event over the Hawthorne course.
Little Gyp was second and Water Lad
third. Twelve horses started. Cheers
was taken into q good lead and easily
lengths. Little Gyp trailed along in
nearest contention. Water Lad, away
slowly. worked his way up gradually
and closed fast. Cheers paid ss.s4.
Gallant Knight Scores.
The Audley Farms Gallant Knight
making his first start at this track, won
the second number. the Cascades Purse.
Timour was second and Particular
third. Gallant Knight. racing close up.
won in a. hard drive by q nose. Timour
closed strong to take the place money
by two lengths. Particular. outr7ln
early. came wide into the stretch and
finished strong. Gallant Knight paid
s798.
Nellie Curtis Fifth Straight
The Audley Farm chalked up Its sec
ord straight victory when Nellie Gusts
in winning the Sky Hsrbor Handicap
registered her fifth consecutive victory.
She had to equal the track record to
win. Greenock was a closeup sec
ond, with the favorite. Brown wisdom,
third Nellie Gusts waited until the
stretch drive TO make her bid and won
in a hard drive by half length.
Greenock, sent into the lead at the
start. displayed high speed, but t1red
slightly. Brown wisdom. away laet:
was taken into pockets repeatedly 81
under a poor ride finished third. Nellie
Gusts paid s8.4s.
Congo I'd Is a Winner.
Harmed Bros 1-year-old geldins
Congo, I'd. came from far back TO win
the sixth number. claiming AFFAIR Tor
3-year-olds and up over the mile and
sixteenth distance. Tony Joe. from T.
P HAYES stable. was second ana Or.
Fred from the Valley Lake Stable, was
third. II was a good finish.
Congo I'd away poorly and racing Tar
back to the stretch turn came with
rush at the end to win by half
length. Tony Joe. of slowly, improved
his position throughout to take second
money by a nose. DR.. Fred rushed
into the lead at the start. held on well
when passed TO take third money by
head. Tyrol raced in closest contention
to the stretch then tired but lasted
to take the small end Of the purse.
Final TO Spanish Aster.
Spanish Aster from G. Collins stable,
easily captured the closing number,
claiming affair for 3-year-olds and up
ovef the mile and quarter distance.
Duck II. from A. A. Baroni's stable,
was second and Blind Hills, from F.
Wriehts stable. was third. Spanish
Aster. away fast. went into a good lead.
which she increased to win by four
lengths. Duck It raced close UP to the
entrance to the stretch, where he moved
up to take second money BY I'VE lengths.
Blind Hills, away slowly and outran hrst
quarter, closed ground TO take third
money by six lengths. Rydal Roldcker,
away slowly and badly outrln first SIX
furlongs. closed a gap to take the small
end of the purse.