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OWENTON IN FORM. A crowd second only to that of the opening day was present yesterday and witnessed some excellent racing. The track was in good shape and fast time was made in the various races. Owentons performance in the fourth race, a dash of one mile and fifty yards, was by far the feature of the racing. He opened at 4 to 5 in the betting, but constant backing before post time sent his price to S to 5. He won in a big canter and plainly showed that he is back to his good form of last spring. Antonins was suffered to run in the lead for the first six and a half furlongs where Domi-nick called on Owenton which passed to the front with a bound, winning as his ridor pleased by three lengths. Antonins was much the best of the others, finishing twelve lengths before Rankin for second place. Rankin ran a dull race and probably shows befct in mud or on a soft track. Felix Bard went well for six fnrlongs and then retired. Owen-ton is about at his best and should be a hard horse to beat from now on. The day was replete with surprises, most of the favorites being bowled over. Bondage was supposed to be the best in the fifth race, a dash once around the course for three-year-olds and upward, and was made an odds-on favorite, but ran a very poor race failing to finish in the first three. At flag fall Tayon shot to the front and, displaying keen speed throughout, was never headed, winning easily by a half length from Dan McKenna which beat Pronta one for second place. Dan McKenna finished fast, but could not overhaul the winner. Pronta was tiring fast at the end and would have lost third place in a few more strides to Bondage. The latter made up much ground in the final quarter, but failed to show his usual rash at the end. Don Domo and Judge Luthers were made equal first choices in the days opener, a four and a half furlong scramble for two-year-olds, the former win-i ning in a big canter, while the latter showed scant speed throughout and was beaten off at the end. Pocassat led by a fair margin until well. straightened out for home, where Don Domo easily passed him, winning by three lengths, with Pocassat nine before Jerry Flanigan for second place. Stem Winder, held at 2 to 5 in the betting in the second race, a spin of six furlongs for three-year-oldB and upward, was beaten by Soothsayer, the well-backed second choice. To a poor start, Uranium, off flying, dashed at once to the front and opened up a gap of four lengths on Stem Winder, which he held until just before entering the last quarter, where Stem Winder closed up on even terms with him. In the final eighth Uranium fell away beaten and Soothsayer moved up fast, catching Stem Winder when a sixteenth out and, outstaying him, won by a half length, the latter finishing six lengths before Uranium for second place. Too much use was made of Stem Winder in the first half mile and he had little left for the last eighth struggle. The others were never serious contenders. Automaton, another 2 to 5 shot, went down to defeat, succumbing to Mimo in the third race, a five furlong dash for three-year-olds and upward. Mimo led by three lengths at the first quarter, where Automaton moved up fast and joined him, the two fighting it out sharply to the wire, where Mimo passed under first by a neck, with Lacache third, twelve lengths away. It was strictly a two-horse race throughout, Mimo being best at the weights. Mi Reina proved to be the best in the last race, a dash of one mile for three-year-olds. She led by a slight margin over John J. Regan to the final quarter, where the latter moved up to her saddle girths. In the final eighth struggle, however, she outstayed him, winning by one length, with Sidney Sabath a poor third, four lengths back. It was a bad lot. The betting was by far the heaviest since the opening day, most of the winners being well backed. The track should be at it3 best today in case no rain falls. The hearing set for yesterday in the case of "Kid" Weller, charged with poolselling at the Lakeside track, was postponed until Saturday. Fred Foster, who will handle McChesney and Diet Bernard for E. B. Smathera the coming season, passed through Chicago yesterday en route to Minneapolis to visit relatives. Foster stated thitt the horses would be shipped at once from Memphis to Hawthorne and that they would be raced on the local tracks until the Washington Park meeting was over. After that they will be sent east and raced thero for the remainder of the season.
