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UPSETS AT H0MEW00D Fannie J. Scores at Long Odds in Main Race of Day. Best Mid-Week Crowd of Meeting Journeys to Washington Park Despite Featureless Card. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 24. Fannie J., which races for Jesse Spencer, was winner of the mile race for three-year-olds and, incidentally, she was one of the long-priced winners which upset calculations during ths afternoon. She won by a comfortable mar-gin from Joe Junior, with Bunthorne in third TJlace. The favorites in the race, Engadine, The Wire and Sir John K., proved dismal failures. In the case of Sir John K., his poor showing was in the main due to the feeble effort of jockey P. Maguire. The colt began well but the rider elected to take him back, and he never gave the colt an opportunity to race at his best, and eventually eased him up in the stretch. Fannie J. disputed, every inch of the way with the early leaders, and, in turn, raced Engadine and Silver Wings into defeat and, after taking the lead, held Joe Junior safe at the finish. Bunthorne finished fast to land in third place. - The change in weather from extreme winter, which prevailed yesterday to mid-summer, while startling and sudden, was nevertheless welcome, and served to bring out the best mid-week attendance that has been at the course during the meeting. It was a wonderful turnout in view of the featureless program that was provided. ABSENCE OF STABS. The absence of stars from the various races did not cause fhe sport to suffer, for the well-matched fields brought finishes that had the crowd wroughtrup to a high pitch, and in several instances the winners were in doubt until the judges placing was displayed. Big fields were the rule, the shorter sprints particularly bringing to the post limit numbers. While the greater number of starters served as a bar to much play, the volume totaled in excess of many former days. The public was not so fortunate in its quest for winners, and the defeat of several of the pronounced favorites spelled additional losses for most of those present. The defeat of Token, an overwhelming favorite in the sixth race, was due to the poor ride L. Hardy gave him. He got him away fast but elected to take him far out of it in the first quarter and then race him wide during the last quarter, just missing getting up "to head Speedometer. The latter showed improvement with blinkers and, taking the lead in the stretch, held on gamely under urging. Scoop raced into third place, with Pee Wee, another well-backed one, quitting badly in the stretch. PRINCESS pax throughout. The Keeneland Studs Princess Pan was accorded exclusive backing in the third race which engaged a good band of platers. The filly led from the start and was always well in hand. Reddy Fox was the most serious contender for the entire way and he held on well, taking second place handily from Chaff, with Rondelle following and La Morte a considerable distance in the wake of the leaders. La Morte had ample backing, but raced below the good performance of his "previous start. One of the most exciting finishes of the present meeting came with the running of the fourth race, which brought out a band of twelve youngsters of the better grade. Pan-dale was victress here in the final stride by a nose from Hy Schneider, with Mat Hunter in third place. Pandale and Hy Schneider fought it out stubbornly all during the last eighth, alternating in the lead by inches until the very last stride, where Pandale managed to get her nose in front and get the verdict. Mat Hunter was pressing the pair closely for the entire distance and he landed slightly in advance of True Pal with several of the others also closely grouped. , The second race, at seven-eighths from the chute, resulted in a spirited tilt with Exile, -a first-time starter, registering a close victory for the Bloomfield Stable over Amilcar. The .latter was the favorite and was generously supported. He had no mishaps, but was simply not good enough for the winner. Exile had to be the best, for he was in close quarters all during the last eighth, but held to his task gamely and outstayed Amilcar after the latter had passed into the lead. Penumbra also showed a good performance to close a big" gap and overhaul Lieutenant Seth for third place. t The opener, engaging twelve youngsters, resulted in an upset when Boiling Star, an ex-1 treme outsider, led for the entire way, to be home a short margin in advance of Billy Continued on twentieth page. UPSETS AT H0MEW00D Continued from first page McCarney, with another outsider, Colonel Campus, in third place. Madam Emilie, owned by J. C. Milam, had the call in the race, but she never figured seriously at any stage. The winner moved into the lead soon after the start and, holding to his task well, outstayed the fast finishing Billy McCarney in the closing strides. The concluding dash, at a mile and an eighth, resulted in a victory for Pat Field, a maiden which furnished an upset when he beat home Blended, the favorite, with Tromp-ing To Day in third place. The latter, racing in her best form, moved into a ten-length lead during the first half mile, but began tiring thereafter and just lasted to save third place.
