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• At Aurora One Best Bet — WOODFACE — in the Third Race. i , c J « ; l , ■ J i j i , i ", : J , - ! ! , i : ; ! j ; I j j • ; A card consisting of seven claiming numbers is on tap for the patrons of the sport at Aurora toOay, each and every number having the claiming clause attached. There is nothing even resembling a feature and the only redeeming feature is that the majority of the fields bring out well-matched performers. Indications point to some thrilling sport, notwithstanding that none of the stars are entered. Six of the seven races are at a mile or less, the only distance number being carded as the final olfcring, which is over the mile and a sixteenth route. There are two five and a half furlong sprints, two three-quarters dashes, a four and a half furlong contest for two-year-olds and a test over the mile distance making up the card. The best bet of the day is spotted in the two-year-old offering. This one is Woodface, which raced so creditably at Tijuana last winter. He carries a light impost, today, getting fourteen pounds off his last start, which should prove a decided advantage for him. HAWES— FERSETH— GO FOIN. An ordinary band of platers will open the days sport with a sprint over the five and a half furlongs distance. We are looking for the winner of this contest to turn up in R. Z. Jenkins 1IAWES. The gelding raced consistently the past winter at Tijuana, finishing in the money in his last six races. In those races he showed he was a good sprinter, all of his efforts being over the shorter distances. He has but to race to his Tijuana form to prove the winner. FER-SETH should be able to get in the money if he turns in one of his good efforts. GO FOIN has to be given a good chance to get in the picture. In his race on the opening day he only lost a nose decision to QUIN CHIN. SECRECY— TRINKET— COUNTESS CLARIDGE. Another limit field is entered in the second race. The filly SECRECY seems to be placed right for her to turn in a winning race. In her first start here she finished a fast going third to Sturdy Stella and Cup o Tea. That race should have tightened her up for todays effort in taking down the major portion of the purse. The most probable con- tender seems to be TRINKET, for, taking a line on his two contests over the Tijuana track, he figures to be a dangerous contender all the way. COUNTESS CLARIDGE may be able to finish up with the leaders if she races in her best style. WOODFACE— PEGGY LEE— BAY LAB. Seven two-year-olds are entered in the third tilt, a four and a half furlongs dash under claiming conditions. WOODFACE appears much the best of the band entered and, as he gets in under .. light impost, we look for him to prove the easiest winner of the day. PEGGY LEE and BAY LAD figures to be contenders with PEGGY LEE getting the preference for the place end of the purse. The filly tired slightly in her first start here, but that race shoul I have done her a world of good. BAY LAD should prove daigerous. He showed in his races at Tijuana that he can step when in a running mood. TAKE A CHANCE— FORWARD F ASS-BRAZEN. The fourth race brings to the post some of the better grade of platers to show their wares over the three-quarters distance. E. E. Major may have ths winner in his gelding TAKE A CHANCE. He turned in a good win the other day and only has to race back to that effort to prove a repeater. FORWARD PASS figures to give TAKE A CHANCE an arguement for top honors and, though he is asked to shoulder 116 pounds, h? should be right up fighting it out with the leaders at the finish. BRAZENS first start here will have to be passed for ha was as good as left at the post, but he should redeem himself in turning in one of his good races today. CUP O TEA— BALL GEE— PEE AVEE. W. M. Cains CUP O TEA may be the one to account for the winners share of the fifth race. The mare turned i l a good race behind Sturdy Stella the other day. She is to carry the same weight today and she needs but to improve slightly over that race to prove best in this number. BALL GEE should have little trouble in taking down some part of the purse, should he race back to his last effort. He finished a good second to Take a Chance on that occassion. PEE WEE, on his morning works, is given the preference over the rest of the field for the short end of the purse. JENNIFER— AL GARN ET— ISOARD. The sixth number is a mile test arid brings out a fair field of performers. JENNIFER gets the call here. The McNamara filly seemed to have rea.-hed her best form during the closing days of the Jefferson Park meeting and, taking a line on her morning trials here, appears to have lost none of her speed. She is favorably weighted for this race and only has to go in her best style to prove the winner. AL GARNET turned in a couple of good races at Lexington before being shipped here and he rates as the most probable danger in this field. TSOARD gets the call over the others for the short end of the coin. QUICK ASSET— GRIEGO— EAGER. The goodnight tilt is over the mile and a sixteenth distance, with the limit number of starters liable to make the running. QUICK ASSET, in the barn of J. J. Holtman. turned in a good second behind Tom Byrne Wednesday and, taking a line through that effort, seems to hold a good winning chance in this number. She has yet to win a race, but all indications point to her leaing the maiden ranks before long. GRIEGO is well suited to the distance of todays number and only has to race in his best style to prove a tough one to beat. EAGER was winner of his last start at Jefferson Park and, if he has retained that same form, may have a word to say as to the ultimate outcome of this contest.
