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LARGEST ATTENDANCE • Aurora Entertains Biggest Crowd Ever Seen at Exposition Park. • Bonnie Omar Wins Chamber of Commerce Handicap, Chief Attraction of Saturdays Meet. * AURORA, 111., June 13.— The largest crowd that ever turned out to witness the races a. the Aurora plant since its inauguration thronged the stands and lawn at Exposition Park today. It I* estimated that upwards of ten thousand people were in attndanco and every available space in the grandstand was parked when the races were being run. j It was a good program that the management , provided despite the fact that the fields were reduced by many scratches due to the heavy rain of last night, which left the track in had condition. The sun shone bril- , liantly all afternoon and weather conditions were ideal. Bonnie Omar, son of Omar Khayyam and carrying the white and red silks of L. T. ! Cooper, was winner of the Chamber of Commerce Handicap, feature event of the j day. The Poet was second with Scratch ; nosing out the other Cooper representative, j Senor, for third place. High Water, the only other starter, showed a decided dislike fori the heavy track and was pulled up after he ; had followed his opponents for a half mile. When the start came Senor soon went to the front, closely followed by iionnie Omar. They raced round the first turn in this manner a good distance in front of their opponents. Bonnie Omar took command when the half-mile ground was reached and was never headed thereafter. lie still showed a tendency to tear out. however, and finished on the extreme outside. The Poet, finishing fast, had no opposition for second place. ■ while the third -iid fourth horses were dead tired and it was jut a question of which would last the longer to take the small portion of the purse. TOOIi RIDE BEATS TTLALIP. The sixth race brought about the defeat of the favorite Tulalip due to a poor ride by Long. Harry Maxim was the winner while Pobson BOead out the favorite for second place, Tulalip outstarted the others and was in front going to the first turn when her rider took h r wid ■ allowing Cruz rn to come j through on the rail. When they straightened J out for the run down the back stretch Tulaii; was still in front racing in the center of the track and Long v. as looking around for no apparent reason. The favorite was garni however and was two lengths in front approaching the stretch head but no effort was f made to keep her in and she again went wid? j while Harry Maxim came through on the rail to obtain an advantage which he held to the end. l obson finished well while Cruzern quit badly. Dorothy Adams just cantered home in the concluding race. Mhe had no opposition after Klizabeth K.. her closest competitor, fell turning into the back stretch. Herbert, who had the mount on the latter, was up immediately and apparently unhurt. 1 Jimmie Trinz. well ridden by I... Schaeffer, the latest addition to the jockey colony, was Winer of the opening race uver a small band of two-year-obis. Winn the barrier rose.! Thunder Shower, which showed much speed in her pre v. « his start, dashed to the front closely followed by the ultimate winner, i I Turning for home it was still the daughter of Thunderer in front by a lenght with Jim-mie Trinz se *ond and the others far bark. It was a two horse race from there home with the colt gaining steadily to obtain a neck advantage and held it to the end. Ieter Brush was easily third, the others being eased up. CIIEMISERIE HOME FIRST. J. G. M ] nnell.s Chemis rie annexed premier honors in the second race, a three-quar* ters dash, which was reduced to five start n when Gorg. t WMM BfXatChad Pirate QoU was second and T.il. aa a distant third. Quick launch went tu the front BOO* - * f t « r tin start and led for a short d-stunn- but was displaced by Pirate Cold at the ouart. r. In the nn antinie Cheni s ri- uas running strongly and when l.rate Gold Mart* d Ifl tire eintnr his weight in the stretch she took command and was drawing away under a hand ride at the « nd. Quick Lunch quit badly and finished last. Laheck, e.iiT i:ig the colors of the Bona venture Stable, had little trouble taking the third race from BB ordinary land or spr. liters, lie went to the front rounding the turn out of the I i k stretch and. ntthougjl Kit tried gamely to stay with hint, be shook her off and was b. tag «■ i ted Up at the end. Mit beat Jolly Boy four lengths for Cvnt«*ued u lerenhMath peae.J j | j LARGEST ATTENDANCE Continued from first page. second place, while the latter was a good distance in front of Kmday. with Cypreme, the only other starter, beaten off. The fourth raoc was marred hy the first poor start of the meeting, in which Tulsa, which was the medium of heavy speculation, was the worst sufferer. She refused to leave when the barrier was released. The winner turned tip in the light weighted Royal Princess, which overhauled Zanzibar mid-IwajF of the stretch. Hebert, on the winner, evidently thought he would be returned winner easily, for after passing Zanzibar he started to ease his mount up and Zanzibar j vi ry nearly caught Royal Princes?. The I rider saw his mistake in time, however, and j aain started riding the filly hard and she I held Zanzibar safe at the end. The latter finished far in advance of the others. The others were all tired at the end and I Tickler, having the most left, took third , place. Test of Time gave the assist nit starters mucn trouble at the barrier, but was uw.iy well and showed speed for a quarter, then quit.
