view raw text
DROP IN ATTENDANCE Threatening Weather Keep Many Away From Washington Park Victory for Chicago Owner in Best Race of Day Indra Surprises in Contest for Juveniles HOMEWOOD HI June 2 Continued cool weather and the first offday program of the Illinois Jockey Clubs summer meeting at Washington Park made for routine racing at the Hpmewood course this afternoon which was witnessed by a crowd somewhat dis ¬ appointing in number in comparison with the turnout on opening day and on other occasions occasionsWith With the exception of the opening race for twoyearold maidens the remainder of the program offered was made up entirely of con ¬ tests staged under claiming conditions Some good horses were witnessed in action but there was an absence of any outstanding stars Good sport resulted however with a number of hardfought contests and close and exciting finishes occurring during the afternoon afternoonThe The most important race was the fifth on the card at one mile out of the chute It resulted in an easy victory for the locally owned The Wire Clapper proved second best The Derby Stables Riot took third money The start was a poor ono and W L Drakes Bill Hare was almost hopelessly left at the post He raced far back and could never make up the lost ground as the han ¬ dicap of being away tardily was too great for him The early pace was set by Peggy O and Riot to the stretch turn The AVire and Clapper raced close up under restraint and in contending positions positionsPEGGY PEGGY O SUDDENLY BOLTS BOLTSApproaching Approaching the turn for home Riot began to draw away from Peggy O The latter held on well but suddenly bolted to the out ¬ side on the final turn and dropped out of it The Wire was released from restraint and challenging Riot three sixteenths out quickly took the lead and held Clapper safe when the latter came fast in the final eighth eighthThe The Wire got to the finish an easy winner by a good margin while Clapper got up near the end to outfinish Riot for third place placeMaiden Maiden twoyearolds were engaged in the opener and a field of ten accepted condi ¬ tions at fiveeighths W G Yanke a new ¬ comer was the one to supply the winner when the filly Domesticated displayed her wares and sprinted to a handy victory African Daisy took second place just man ¬ aging to outfinish J R Alexanders Ambi ¬ tious for that award in the last strides stridesAmbitious Ambitious away fast from the barrier pro ¬ ceeded to show much the most early speed and raced like a good filly She showed the way to the others to the stretch turn Do ¬ mesticated and African Daisy were in close pursuit At the head of the stretch Domesti ¬ cated came strongly and passed Ambitious when the latter filly raced wide on the final turn Then Domesticated continued on well to the end and was never headed headedSUPPORTER SUPPORTER TO FORE FOREThe The Lyda Mae Stock Farm colors were carried to victory by the fouryearold sprinter Supporter ridden by jockey C E Allen She defeated Maroussia Omnia and the seven other starters which went to the post in the second race a dash of three quarters It was jockey C E Allens first winning mount here hereSupporter Supporter showed the way to her opponents from the start and took a long lead approach ¬ ing the stretch Carrie Belle and Maroussia pursued closely while Omnia was also in the wake of the latter pair Supporter began tiring in the stretch racing but continued well to the end though hard urged in the closing stages to save the race when Maroussia finished with a rush and would probably have overhauled the eventual win ¬ ner had the distance been a little longer Maroussia also just managed to beat Omnia narrowly for second money moneyA A good band of twoyearolds held the center of the stage in the third race also a dash of fiveeighths A closely fought con ¬ test was the outcome with Mrs F Farrars Indra slightly in the lead at all stages of the race and the filly managed to hold on long enough in the stretch drive to outfinish Kakiedoodles for the purse The latter rac ¬ ing for the Longridge Stable gave an im ¬ pressive performance coming up fast in the stretch and finished with good speed for the place placePandect Pandect of the Wild Rose Farm just man ¬ aged to nose out Cross Play for the minor end of the purse in the last strides The three placed ones were outsiders and further added to the complete failure of the favor ¬ ites itesW W L Drake scored his second success of the meeting when after Broomsters win of the oponinjr day Cappie carried his colors to victory over the threequarters of the fourth race Coatiuued tm twvutlelli page DROP IN ATTENDANCE Continued from first page Cappie set the pace all the way and made every post a winning one Keegan outfin ished the others for second place in the stretch drive Dolly Bay one of the choices finished well far third money There were eight starters for the race in which Tom P was installed the favorite He was another choice to be vanquished being unable to do better than finish fourth fourthThe The Leona Farm Stable scored its first victory of the meeting when the threeyear old filly AVild Notes cantered to an easy success over the eight other sprinters she was pitted against In the sixth race She led by a wide margin and never threatened von by many lengths as her rider pleased H G Bed wells Last Cent raced to second jdace while Highland Chief landed in third AVild Notes was the favorite in the race in which speculation was brisk and quite di ¬ versified versifiedJockey Jockey L Stcinhart is among the jockey colony here and is recovering from injuries received in a bad fall on the Maryland cir ¬ cuit recently He will soon be in the saddle ogain and will be attached to the stable of H G Bedwell
