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SPECTACULARCONTEST Henry Horner and Joan DAlbret Provide Sparkling Duel. Former Victorious by Matter of Inches in the Jackson Park Handicap at Home wood. i HOMEWOOD," 111., June 20 The Jackson Park Handicap, exclusively for three-year-olds-at the- three-quarter mile distance, resulting in a spectacular duel between Henry Horner, and Joan DAlbret, the former winning by a matter of inches after a gruelling drive. Joan DAlbret finished a considerable distance in advance of Hot Spring, with The Heathen and Chairmen, the other two starters, close up. The race was the feature of a fairly good program wherein the fields, excepting in the first three races, were small but the starters so well matched that betting activities were voluminous and the contests highly pleasing. The weather was perfect, with track conditions also fast, Washington Park having escaped the deluge of last night that flooded portions of Chicago. The attendance was of generous proportions for a Monday and the day following a Derby running. In the handicap Henry Horner and The Heathen, from a good start, raced as a team until just before the first turn was reached, where Morris was forced to take back The Heathen on account of Maguires persistency in riding him close to the inner rail. It secured a clear lead for Henry Horner, but in the stretch he was forced to exert his best effort when Joan DAlbret began challenging determinedly. The Leona Farms representative continued to gain, and might have succeeded in wearing the winner down but for Maguires action in forcing Joan DAlbret out a trifle near the end. Hot Spring, coming steadily right at the end, wore down The Heathen in the final strides for third place. The Heathen was the favorite. ANOTHER GARTH SUCCESS. William Garths colors were carried to victory in the opener, the usual two-year-old race, at five-eighths. On this occasion it was for maidens and Pug graduated into the winning ranks with a handy victory over Fair Gold, while Besom finished in third place. The winner was always prominent, racing restrained during the early stages and moving into the lead fast when called on, to hold the others safe all during the final eighth. Fair Gold raced wide at the stretch turn, but outstayed Besom. Bird Behave repeated his recent victory when he accounted for the second race after a spirited finish with Our Gains, Omnia landing in third place. Bird Behave closed an immense gap during the last quarter after a slow beginning and held on gamely when urged hard. Omnia, the early leader, began tiring when reaching the last sixteenth. An additional incident of the race came when Ethel D., on the way out to the post, unseated her rider and ran away three miles and a half at top speed. She then bolted through the fence and continued on through the automobile gate into a pasture, where she was caught later. She was withdrawn, but reckoned as a starter and all money bet on her was lost. SCOTLAND FOREVER BEST. Scotland Forever proved the best of the poor band that started in the third race and defeated Renbarg, after a sharp drive. Ren-barg, after leading from the start, held on long enough to outstay the fast finishing Freya. Had the latter been away more for-wardly, she would probably have won, for she closed an immense gap in the last quarter and. was going courageously and fast at. tho end. Lady Lura, Porto de Oro, Watts and Marvel Dolores rated highly before the race, but were never strong factors and quit badly when hard urged. The fifth race, a mile affair serving as tho supplementary feature, furnished the chief incident of the afternoon, for in it Flattery, a pronounced favorite, succumbed to the Coldstream Studs Ledge, ridden by R. Jones. Incidently, it marked the first victory that this rider has scored at this meeting in many attempts. Flatterys defeat came after a strenuous duel. Thirteen Sixty finished in third place, outstaying Silver Song, after both had forced an exhaustive pace that caused them both to tire badly. Dimple Dunkie, the other starter, was left at the post. Ledge had to race the mile in 1 :38, the fastest time of the meeting, to earn her victory. The following race, which was also at a mile, was duplicated, from a time standpoint, by the Mira Monte Stables Prince Ronald, which won in a romp from the favorite Minervus. The latter, apparently, had the race won after he had disposed of Moonraker, but could not withstand Prince Ronalds rush and, near the end, had to be forced out to retain second place, as Flagship was pressing him hard. Moonraker quit badly.
