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SPECTACULAR FINISH Pegasus Beats Sanola in Auroras Principal Offering Record Crowd of 12000 Racing RacingEnthusiasts Enthusiasts Present at atExposition Exposition Park AURORA III May 29 Before a record attendance of 12000 enthusiastic racing devotees J B McGinnis Pegasus got up in the final strides of a spectacular finish to snatch victory from Sanola in the St Charles Handicap the outstanding attraction of the halfholiday program at Exposition Park Parkthis this afternoon afternoonManager Manager Cliff Trimble said that todays crowd was the largest that has witnessed racing at this track It was a happy joyous gathering that found keen enjoyment in the racing and attending incidents incidentsThe The St Charles Handicap was run as the fifth race and Sanola took command shortly after the start with Max Brick and Thunder ¬ ing in closest pursuit An eighth out Thundering gave up and Pegasus made his move Jockey Sporri put up a vigorous finish oh the son of Golden Maxim which bore out slightly on the leaders in the clos ¬ ing strides The finish was so close it was in doubt until the official placing was dis ¬ played playedSANOLAS SANOLAS GAME RACE RACESanola Sanola hung on with rare courage in the final drive and was a handy second Max Prick was crowded back in behind Sanola in the last few yards Pillager closed a tremendous gap and will bear watching watchingAfter After being closely pressed by Idle Thoughts during the early stages of the third nice Bathilde Seth drew clear during the last few yards Idle Thoughts just lasted to save second from the fast finishing Nell Jo by a head Income loomed up dan ¬ gerously midway of the stretch but tired when the real test came after having made up much ground groundThe The remaining Uvo races were over a longe distance of ground The first of these went to the Derby stables Citizen and his victory came as somewhat of a surprise He raced Columbia II into do font but was doing his l 0st at the end to stall off Wilmer the Wizard The Hayes representative was a keen factor throughout and finished courageously Run ning Fox made up much ground and after a hard drive saved third from the fast finishing Margaret Gaut GautLONDON LONDON SMOKE AGAIN AGAINAlthough Although closely pressed by Runquoi and Mtrcutio until reaching the stretch London Smoke stood a hard drive gamely to stull off the fast finishing Invigorator in the closing dash Incidentally it was his second success of the meeting Invigorator closed an im ¬ mense gap and tired slightly near the end iva Court was a handy third thirdThe The Wild I Jose Purse fourth race and sec ¬ ondary feature attracted a field of only five Irut it resulted in a stirring finish in which A A Baronis Cross Bow got home by a neck margin from the favorite Cartoon Si 3onid was a distant but easy third Cros Jlow displaced Brownie Smile for the leader fthip entering the back stretch and was neve lieadwl thereafter He drew away into long lead while rounding the turn for home lut was tiring and luird pressed at the CIK to retain his slight lead leadCartoon Cartoon began slowly moved up strongly after going the first half mile and made a Knllant effort to get to the winner in the Ktrotcli but finished in close quarters 01 the inside and tired slightly just at the end Sir Ixjonid easily disposed of the others ir the final eighth after being crowded back while rounding the far turn turnCharles Charles Whitney and Uife M contested the leadership closely lapped for the entire dis ¬ tance of the initial dash Under energetic riding by jockey Allen the Illinois Stable color bearer kept at his task to the end anci Continued on twentieth page SPECTACULAR FINISH Continued from first page earned the verdict from Lafe M by a nar ¬ row margin Polly Atwcll which raced in closest pursuit of the leaders from the start was a bangup third and finished going fastest of all This trio dominated the run ¬ ning practically throughout throughoutClosing Closing strongly on the outside of the lead ¬ ers during the final eighth in the second race Move On Seth got up in the last few yards to earn the first set of brackets during the meeting for B F McLean Jr P T Barnum showed the way until well into the stretch but gave way to My Mary in the final drive for second The latter was a keen factor throughout and finished with good courage
