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AURORA MEETING ENDS Pollymara Takes Farewell Feature Her Fourth Straight. Heavily Backed Hysteria Proves Triumphant Large Closing-Day Crowd. AURORA, 111., Oct 4. The twenty-five day meeting of the Fox Valley Business Mens Racing Association came to a close with the running of the sixth race here today. The meeting has been a big success and the management has no regrets as the sport has been conducted in good, clean manner and great credit is due to the officials who were in charge. The feature on the card for the final days racing was the Thomas J. Donovan Purse, which attracted six starters among them being the consistent Pollymara, victorious in her last three starts. The track was a trifle slow due to the overnight rains but the warm sunshine was drying it out fast The three special trains that came from Chicago were all crowded to capacity and the largest assemblage of the meeting was on hand to take part in the grand finale and bid farewell to their favorite sport until next spring when the sport will be resumed at Exposition Park for a period of twenty-nine days. Pollymara made it four straight when she was the winner of the Thomas J. Donovan purse after a hard stretch drive with Miss Mischief. Liege, a rank outsider, was the one to be third, a length and a half in front of the third choice, Ponjola, which ran a disgraceful race. Crescent was the one to follow the pace to the stretch where he dropped back and Liege, far back in the first part, cam fast on the outside and landed third money. Miss Mischief set a good pace and only succumbed right at the finish. It was a nip and tuck contest all through the last eighth and Pollymara proved the gamer at the finish, getting the decision by the narrowest of margins. Modesta was the winner of the first race, a three-quarters dash for two-year-old after Continued on sixteenth page. AURORA MEETING ENDS Continued from first page. a long stretch duel with J. C. Waters Bru-neth and it was through Majestics superior riding that she landed in first place for he outrode the less experienced Peternel in the final drive. Boo Boo was well supported by the sharp shooters and went to the post a favorite but the best she could do was third. Bolivar Bond was the one to cut out the running to the stretch with Red Squirrel and Modesta in close pursuit As they turned for home, Peternel brought Bruneth up on the outside and she came up on even terms with Modesta, which had taken the lead from Red Squirrel and Bolivar T3ond. It was a rattling good finish with Modesta getting the verdict by a nose with Bruneth a length in front of Boo Boo for second place. Corto proved the best of the nine platers that paraded for the second race when he won in easy fashion from Lubeck and Richard Murray, the long shot, finishing third. It was strictly a three-horse race all the way. Richard Murray followed the flying pacemaker to the last eighth where he weakened and Lubeck came on to get second place by a half a length. Richard Murray was five lengths in front of Voogeria for the short: end of the purse. Hysteria was the winner of the third race after being backed off the boards and never leaving the ultimate result in doubt after passing the half-mile ground, winning with utmost ease. Good Morning was the one to be second and Babbling third. Mount Pleasant was the one to run in third position to the stretch where Babbling, a distant follower in the early running, came fast rounding the upper turn and finished a head in front of him for the short end of the purse. ISAMAN PROVES BEST. . Isaman proved to be the best of the seven platers that tried conclusions in the fifth race going into a good lead -soon after the start and winning all the way. He was installed the favorite and was well supported and never left the final result in doubt Little Andy, one of the neglected ones, wa3 second with Mac O Boy, which came in for considerable support, finishing third. Little Andy and Mac O Boy alternated in forcing the pace. Blue Bird, the second choice, failed to get any part of the purse and showed a disappointing performance although he raced in a prominent position to the stretch. Isaman was ridden out smartly at the finish to make victory certain. Little Andy came from behind Mac O Boy to get second place by a half length. Little Ann was the medium of a heavy plunge in the final race of the day, but did not win so easily, only getting the verdict by the shortest of margins after a gruelling stretch drive from the head of the stretch home. Flibbertygibbet was the one to be second with Lendonia getting the short end of the purse. After a brief delay due to the fractiousness of Lendonia, they were off in good order. Heavy Artillery led the field around the first turn with Flibbertygibbet and Lendonia in close pursuit Little Ann was in advance of the others. In the run through the backstretch, Pickens sent Little Ann into the lead which she maintained to the finish. Heavy Artillery dropped back to third and Flibbertygibbet moved up to the leader, turning for home they raced head and head from there on to the finish.
