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EASY FOR GO FOIN Accounts for Edgewater Beach Hotel Handicap at Aurora. Chaplet Narrowly Under Zucchinis Vigorous Finish Attendance Disappointing. AURORA, 111., Sept. 30. The feature race of the day, the Edgewater Beach Hotel Handicap, fell to the heavily supported favorite Go Foin in easy fashion, with M. Shapoffs Alleden second and Doc Horn third. After a few minutes delay, due to the fractious behavior of Doc Horn, they were off to a poor start and Doc Horn was last, a few lengths in the rear of the remainder of the field. Gross sent Go Foin into the lead, which he increased as he went along. Doc Horn followed him to the stretch, where he dropped back to third, and it was apparent as soon as the stretch turn was reach that Go Foin would be an easy winner. The finish saw him two and a half lengths in front of Alleden, which in turn beat Doc Horn the same distance for second place. Kerry Girl, the other starter, was last. The weather was bright and clear but the track was muddy. The attendance, while an increase over yesterday, was not up to expectations, about 3,500 journeying out to witness the sport. The opening race, a five-eighths dash for twc-year-olds, was won by the outsider Red Squirrel, with Try Again second and Bruneth third. No time was lost at the barrier and they were off in good order. Try Again was the first to show out of the bunch, with .Red Squirrel right after him. Huey was leading the others. Try Again was still leading when the field swung into the stretch, with Red Squirrel second and Huey was a head in front of Bruneth at the finish. Red Squirrel scored by a length, with Try Again second, a nose in front of Bruneth.. Kosman, the favorite, ran a dismal race after being backed into favoritism. FINDAY VICTORIOUS. The second winner was Finday, carrying the silks of Milo Shields, with J. J. Hertz Fifty-Fifty second and Isaman third. Off in good alignment, Finday went right to the front, with Fifty-Fifty and Isaman in closest pursuit. On the turn out of the backstretch Isaman ran to the outside fence, losing much ground, but he was so far in advance of the others he still retained third position. Finday led into the stretch by two and a half lengths and in a thrilling finish was the win-I ner by a nose and Fifty-Fifty second by a lengtn and a half in front of Isaman, which closed much ground in the stretch run. St. Martins ran in bandages, which were a big disadvantage in the heavy going. Boot Black won the fifth race in easy fashion, with the Derby Stables Corto second and Pinch o Snuff third. Zucchini immediately with the rise of the barrier sent his mount into a big lead that he retained to the finish, winning in easy fashion. He was a top-heavy favorite and never left the ultimate result in doubt. Zucchini scored his second win of the day when ho fairly lifted Chaplet over the line a winner in the closing race of the day. Continued on sixteenth page. EASY FOR GO FOIN Continued from first page. Hasty Miss was the one to be second with Jack Frost, the favorite, third. They were away in gocd order with Sophia Marie showing the way around the first turn, Chaplet being second and Jack Frost third. Hasty Miss was in advance of Fred Kinney, which was last In the run through the back-stretch Zucchini sent Chaplet into the lead out of the- backstretch, Jack Frost moving up to second and Hasty Miss advancing to third, Sophia Marie dropping to fourth. They ran that way to the finish. Chaplet was tiring rapidly but Zucchini rode a glorious finish and kept his mount going along enough to earn the verdict. J. Randolph furnished the winner of the sixth race when his Grey Gelding; Yorick, romped home an easy winner. Belle Amie was second and the heavily supported Margaret "Ware finished third. Off in good order Sequel was the first to show out of the bunch with Yorick and Margaret Ware running in order named. Eaton sent Yorick to tho front at the half mile post Sequel dropped back to second and Margaret "Ware was in advance of the others. Yorick was six lengths in front, in the stretch and was pulled up to a w to be home a winner by two lengths with Belle Amie second and Margaret Ware third. Sequel quit in the stretch run. . 1 .
