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HAWTHORNE MEETING ENDS : i DODGE AN EASY WINNER OF THE ILLINOIS JOCKEY CLUBS GOLD CUP. " " t Franklin Takes Second Money and Leo Skolny I Finishes Third Great Gathering Views the f Last Days Racing-. ; t Ilawthornes experimental thirteen days meeting, under the auspices of the Illinois Jockey Club, terminated yesterday afternoon with an immense at- !! tendance on hand to view tlie decision of the net- j: is away card and attending; incidents. Tlie Illinois J Jockey Clubs Cold Cup Handicap, with 2,000 and t a handsome sold cup added, served as the feature. and a handicap at three-quarters was an added attraction. A half-mile dash for polo ponies, rid- den by gentlemen riders at eatchweights, held -interest for tlie "smart set," but only received passing notice by the calloused racing habitues. :l Secretary Jasper had surrounded the stake race e with a diversified program, resulting in bringing out the best at the track and furnishing an ex-cellent brand of sport. Because of tlie restricted mode of betting and the fact that many had arranged an immediate J departure, mostly to Saratoga, leaving but scant time for pay or take, there was a vast falling off in the ring action. Several who thought they 1 could operate more boldly then on former days. quickly found out their error for sheriff Treager and his big force of deputies were just as alert 3 as ever, and the attempt to digress from the 1 credit system promptly found the offender in ens- tody of" some vigilant sleuth. The Weber and Ward stable finished a highly sue- 1 cessful campaign hen? by finishing first and second 1 in the Illinois Jockey Clubs Cold Cup Handicap with Dodge and Franklin. Leo Skolny. the only other starter, landed in third place. The winner of the American Derby raced to his best form yesterday and carried his 120 pounds in remarkably easy fashion. Murphy took him into the lead im- j mediately after tlie barrier was raised and he set 1 a steady and fast pace, although under mild re- straint. Leo Skolny kept him close company with Franklin trailing. Kach time that Leo Skolny i threatened. Dodge would just stride along a bit faster, enough to keep daylight separating him from the Mackenzie starter. There was no notable J change in the trios running until the stretch turn was reached, where Leo Skolny made one last hard effort to overtake the lender, but failed and soon had to devote his attention to outstaying Franklin, which was coming fast. In the last six- teenth Leo Skolny tired perceptibly and Franklin steadily wore him down and landed a scant length i awav from his stablemate. The net value of the s stake was ,800 to Dodge and Franklin received j an additional 00 for being second. Leo Skolny I got 00 for finishing third and the 00 that went 1 to the fourth horse was retained by the associa- tion. Trainer Ward, after the finish, was pre- seated with the handsome gold cup. An outstanding performance of the afternoon was that of Vogue, which picked up 120 pounds and carried it to a line victory over some smart sprinters. : incidentally reducing the track record to 1:12. An : added surprise in the race was the good showing of Faux-Col, which finished in second place and might 1 have won with a stronger rider. The colt was ridden bv the diminutive T. Hunt and ran in much improved form, Pesky and Sir Edgar, representing the Bedwell-OMeara combination, ran forwardly all the wav. lesky binding third place. The Itedwcll stable scored a double during the afternoon and started off the day as if to make a clean sweep. Their successes began in the opener when Volant, which in former starts here lias not been able to raise a respectable gallop, showed surprising speed and dashed into a long lead, which enabled him to win in easy style. Dehra taking second place, with Thanksgiving following. It was in this race that an accident came which necessitated the destruction of Just lied, which incurred paralysis of the back when he fell in a heap on the first turn. The promising apprentice. It. Hack, who had the mount on him, received grave injuries and was rushed to St. Anthonys hospital, where Dr. Harvey gave him medical attention. The youngster is still unconscious and an early examination showed him to lie suffering from concussion of the brain and possibly a fractured skull. He will be subjected to an X-ltay examination today. Kddie T., another Itedwcll owned one, scored In the second race, but he had a narrow escape from being disqualified on account of Clavers action in pulling him over against the inner rail before lie was wholly clear of Jerry, which he passed in the stretch. Stearns lodged a claim of foul, and the officials gave it serious consideration, but finally decided to let the race stand lis the horses finished. Nannie. McDee landed third, a slight margin before Fellowman. Another Itedwcll representative came near to winning in the third race when Borax barely failed to overhaul Biddy. The latter, despite her good showing of a previous day, was practically neglected. -She moved into the lead when her rider called on her and held on in game fashion to the end After the finish she was advanced from an entered price of ,000 to ,005 and bought in. The run-up made it necessary to re-adjust the purses, as the surplus money from the bidding was prorated to all the races other than selling. Grasmere, a previous double winner at the meeting, wound up the day with an easy victory in the Josiug dash. Star of Love taking second place and Jlapids third. Beauty Shop, which was expected to be prominent, was away so poorly as to make her practically left at the post. In the polo pony race, Mr. Frank Behring, astride Cherrv, won as he pleased, with Mr. Kugene V. Biefield just succeeding on Colonel Tom in heading Mr Albert Woodcock, on Kunge, for second place. The following ruling was handed down by steward Fitz Gerald late in the afternoon: "Owner John Huffman is ruled off the turf for refusing to deliver tlie mare Mary H. to W. A. Baumgardner, who claimed her out of the third race on Friday, July 28, for ,000." Trainer C. Hawk, who trains Dancing Sun, which represented Baumgardner in the third race Friday disclaims any connection with the claiming of Mary H., and stated that Baumgardner acted on JUis own accord. Jockey Schainehorn, suspended for a faulty ride mt flkiles Knob some time ago, was restored to Kood standing by steward FitzGerald. rptifc rnmor of a possible fall meeting was again rife yesterday, but it is hardly likely that the management will attempt any more racing until next year. H. D. Brown was among the interested spectators at the track. He came from New Orleans. Owners J. Umensetter, J. B. Goodman and It. f Dickinson will send their horses to Lexington and nice some of them at the Blue Grass Fair. W. W. Finn telegraphed yesterday that there was a good chance for a short meeting soon at Spokane, Wash, and that lie was on his way there now to look the field over. Presiding steward C. J. Fitz Gerald, before departing for his home in London, Ont., where he will remain briefly before going on to Saratoga, Continued on second page. HAWTHORNE MEETING ENDS. Continued from first page. said ancnt the racing here after the finish of the closing dash: "The avowed purpose of the meeting of the Illinois Jockey Club, which closed today, was to demonstrate that there is a healthy sentiment for the sport in Chicago and vicinity. This it has done. "The management is to bo congratulated upon its refusal to extend the meeting. It would have been unwise to do so, and would have no doubt placed those who want to see a reasonable amount of the sport surrounded by the most favorable conditions under a serious handicap when they approach the legislature with a idea for relief during the coming winter. "Racing conditions everywhere are on the upgrade, but it behooves all concerned with the sport to safeguard it. to the utmost. The horse breeding interests of Illinois will be greatly benefited by a reasonable amount of racing and that under "the right sort of auspices."
