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WITHOUT A FEATURE »-Mondays Card Given Over To Cheaper Grade of Horses. ♦ Normal Beats Panna by a Ncse — Mission Chimes Good in Mud — Easy for Boys Believe Me. ♦ ACRORA, 111.. June 15.— Due to the bad condition of the track, the handicap which was originally carded as todays feature failed to fill when the entries were taken on Saturday morning and racing secretary Mac- -farlan was forced to put on an extra rice. As .a result the program today was made . up of races for horses of the claiming variety and. while there was no outstanding fea- ture, the fields were well balanced and some keen contests were provided for the good crowd that was In attendance. The track was slippery and in treacherous condition, as it had rained heavily early this morning. but the weather this afternoon was perfect, although rain threatened about race time. W. R. Padgetts Normal was winner of the last race, just getting up in time to nose out Panna. while Mac O Boy was third. Normal was at home in the going and finished fast on the outside to annex premier honors. Panna held on gamely after -replacing War Winner as the leader in the stretch after being well up all the way. Booneville. the medium of much speculation by the smart set. was outrun In the early stages and loomed up prominently in the stretch, then dropped out of contention. Arspinors debut. Mission Chimes, a son of King James- Amelita making the first start of .lis career, showed a decided liking for the mud and was returned winner of Ihe opening race, a four and a half furlongs dash for two-year-olds. The winner was away slowly, came around his rivals in the stretch and getting to the front in the last sixteenth. had enough left to hold Meridian X X III safe. The latter showed a good performance. She ap- p.ared to stumble soon after entering the stretch and was then taken to the insde. Not finding an opening she came out again and at the finish was racing gamely. Sob-rose mciviil into third place when I.avigne which bad set the early pace, tired hadly rearing the finishing line. The winner was ridden by S. Veale, a newcomer in these pa-ts. Boys Believe Me made a show of his op-1 position in the second, racing in front all the way to win by four lengths, with Bale-Mi a good distance in front of Cloush Jordan for second place. They were away to a good start and the winner soon had a good lead and was rever threatened. ;o..d Morning raced prominently for three-eighths but tired at the finish and stumbled and fell after crossing the finish line. Jockey Boga-nowski. who had the mount, was up im-1 mediately and was fortunate in escaping in-1 jury as he narrowly missed being stepped on by Approval which finished directly behind his mount. SETHS AI.IBI nOME EIItST. The third race, a five and a half furlongs dash, attracted six starters and was won by the heavily weighted Seths Alibi racing for A. A. l.ir.mi. Brown Rock was second, and Lube.k third. There was a long post de- lay due to the bad behavior of Pr. Me-: Arthur, which took a kick at everything! close to him. When the barrier was finally released this rogue wheeled and was left at the post Brown Rock soon opened up good lead, with the others in a bunch behind her. The leader began tiring in the stretch and I.ub.ek and Seths Alibi moved up. The latter was going the fastest, however, and earned the verdict by a half length, while Brown Po ck just lasted to beat Lubeck a nose. Romp, making his first start of the meeting, was winner of the fourth. Poland was second, with Clarence boating Puty Boy for third place and the other two starters far back. The winner was ridden by Jockey Veale aad it was his second success of the afternoon and made him a perfect average for the day as he only bad two mounts. Romp wore Poland down In the stretch run and was going away at th" i-nil. Poland showed ■ g", d p. rformanec today and h.-ld on better than Banal setting a good pare in the had going, finishing far in advance of the others. I utch « ; irl was allowed to be withdrawn rasa the fourth race on account of sore-aeaa developed this snomlo*. Beacon lfanor*a BtaMes Tfceo Pay took ri.,v.-n the major puiU— ot "•■ pane n the fifth, laving a good advantage at the end. Iic Th".. Cook coil was well up all th. and catchiiii- ;• a Croon in the stretch, drew uway easily. .. doom went to th.- front soon after the tarl and altho he could not stall off the rush of the winner he held the ether ■»*■ bf B»" hwrtba at the end. Middling Matti.tirod and was all out to at.n X third plar.ii from Mulcih.r, while Coataatoa was a hangup fifth. ■•van baeat ■ paraded to the post in the I L I £ f j j I i j of I | f . . c ■ J j s , , , : ] | I 1 i ; | i : 1 I i ; j , j . i I . I ■ ■ I] j ■ i -| 1 , ■ ; i j I j T t a i - ft 1 v j s r r] f I e a h il i e .: n sixth race at a mile and Lady Inez was victor. With Ann*- I.yle second and Trap-net tiiird. The latter went to the front shortly alter th. stall BBd he was still leading at the half mile ground with Lady Inez in close a ttemlance, but it was s n at this Btasji that she was likely to be IBM winner as she was under wraps. Turning for home her rider called on her and going to the front she ftenstbened bar had the end, winning by a wide margin. Annie l. hj j just got up to take BSCOad place from Trap-ii. I, while the others WSSS well beaten.
