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GLENISTER II. WINNER • Creech Horse Outstays Silver Song in Driving Finish. ■ ♦ Spring Handicap Attracts Best Field of Meeting at Aurora — Far Over in Third Place. - ■ i - - AURORA, 111., May 3.— The Spring Handicap, with a purse of ,200, attracted one of the best fields to face the barrier at Exposition Park this year. It was a race for three-year-olds and over, over the three-quarter mile route in which three of the stables participating started double entries. A good contest resulted. In which B. Creeches Glenister II., runner-up to Sanola in the Chicago Handicap of Saturday last, triumphed over Mrs. C. Garrigans Silver Song, with the Joliet Stables Far Over outstaying Devon for third place. Following Devon came Shasta Gold, coupled in the race with Glenister II. as the Creech entry-Hot Time also represented the Joliet Stable in the race, coupled with Far Over, but the one-time fleet son of High Time, other than leading briefly in the first quarter-mile, provided scant opposition and finished far back. The J. A. Parsons entry of Seths Hope and Carom cut a scant figure in the running of the race, the pair finishing sixth and eighth, respectively. Glenister II. and Silver Song dominated the running of the race all during the last half-mile after Hot Time had shown the most speed in the first quarter. The others were never able to keep up with the fast pace indulged in by the two leaders. They raced closely lapped all the way. with Glenister II. maintaining a slight advantage. Silver Song came on the inside of the leader in the stretch and challenged gamely, forcing Glenister II. to do his best to hold the lead. An eighth from the finish it appeared as If Silver Song would succeed in overtaking and defeating the leader, but he proved a trifle too good for her and was very likely in better condition than the filly. As they reached the finish Glenister II. succeeded in poking his head before her and. catching the eye of the judges first, was given the decision. Silver Song held on gamely and easily downed Far Over for second place. The later had gained fast on the outside in the stretch racing and, finishing with a fine burst of speed, took third place from Devon. WEATHER GOOD. Excellent weather for the sport was again the rule and the large crowd which journeyed to the course was treated to an afternoon of spectacular racing, with close and exciting finishes providing plenty of excitement throughout the afternoon. Favorites and well-backed choices disappointed in moat of the contests. An ordinary dozen platers were grouped together for competition in the opener and provided a closely fought race. The winner turned up in B. Johnsons suddenly improved War Salam, which scored handily from Oneida, the latter being easily best of the others, outfinishing Infante for second. French Doll and Lent made all the early pace, both tiring when the stretch was reached, and War Salam then took command and was never headed thereafter. Oneida raced close up for the first quarter, was then forced back, but came again in the stretch and, closing a big gap quickly, was wearing the winner down at the end. Infante suffered at the start and was forced to make up considerable ground to be up at the end to finish third. LOVE PIRATE SURPRISES. Another surprise occurred In the following race when the Battle Axe Stables Love Pirate, racing in her best form, was home winner, narrowly defeating Porter Ella in a tight finish. Five lengths separated the two leaders from Boys Believe Me, which finished in third place, defeating Stay On a head for that portion of the purse. Love Pirate was close up from the start, pursuing Boys Believe Me closely for the first half-mile and then taking the lead managed to withstand every challenge through the stretch. In a rousing finish, the diminutive I.olero astride the winner kept his mount going just long enough to outlast Porter Ella at the end. Boys Believe Me. after setting the early pace, was not good enough for the first, but held on gamely for third place. Ia Belle was heavily backed here, but gave scant reason for the support accorded her, making ;i | oor showing, being unable to reach the leaders at any stage of the race. Another youngster graduated from the ranks of the maidens when Billy McCarney, racing gamely, proved a surprise and annexed the purse in the third race. He deflated Little Marie, Crispie Seth and nine others. The large field caused much crowding, racing closely bunched on the turns, and sewral of the starters had little chance to exhibit their best speed, while most of those to flash to the front in the early stages faded I Continued on twentieth vse. GLENISTER 11. WINNER Continued from first page fast in the stretch and the winners cam* from the rear to accomplish their success. Outsiders continued to score when in the fourth race C. Graffagninis Spanish Star, racing in the field with Rebeck and Lady Lura, accounted for the major portion of the purse, having a head advantage over Miss Mischief in the stretch racing and holding the slight lead gamely to win. Miss Mischief finished gaining fast and was wearing the winner down, but just missed getting up and was forced to be content with second place. Lady Lura. racing in good form, waa prominent from the start and proved best of the others to take third place. Jockey W. I ellow, who gave the winner a good tide, succeeded in chalking up his first success of the meeting since his return to the saddle following his one-month suspension at Jefferson Park. The success of Billy McCarney and Spanish Star incidentally made it two in a row for the field horses. Mrs. H. D. Cox Pathan took a good band of long distance horses into camp in the sixth race, at a mile and seventy yards. Mollie Myhill provided the most opposition to the winner and succeeded in taking second place decision, while High Prince wound up in the third slot. Contention wa.s keen in this, race. Mollie Myhill then led her rivals until well down the home stretch, where the eventual winner, released from a steady restraint, rushed up on the outside and finished fastest. There was considerable ado about Marengo here, but the latter, despite the smart support accorded him. showed scant reason for the same and was badly beaten. *
