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MOROCCO SUCCESSFUL _ « English-Bred Colt Makes It Three I Scores in a Row. ♦- Defeats Bonnie Omar and Other . Good Ones in Principal Contest of Ladies Day Program. ♦ AURORA, 111., May 11. — Morocco, three-year-old English-bred colt, sporting the silks of E. E. Major and making his first start for that owner, accounted for the most important race provided by the Exposition Park Jockey Club at the Fox River Valley course this afternoon. Morocco registered his third successive victory, his triumph over the opposition encountered in this race making it two straight wins for him at this course during the current meeting. Morocco met and defeated Bonnie Omar, John Johnson Jr. and five other good ones in the fourth race on the program, a claiming contest, staged over the mile and seventy yards route. The winner raced well back of the leaders during the first three-quarters of the way and then, finding an opening on the inside as they swung into the stretch, quickly raced up into the lead and, taking a big advantage, arrived at the finish line three lengths in advance of Bonnie Omar and was well in hand. Bonnie Omar, a forward contender throughout, overtook and outgamed John Johnson Jr. through the final eighth, annexing second place. John Johnson Jr. kept the lead well until they were but three-sixteenths away, when he began to tire and, though hard ridden and racing gamely, was unable to cope with Morocco and then succumbed to Bonnie Omar also. Morocco was well regarded by the players and was installed a heavy favorite. The originally carded fifth race, which was to have boon a handicap of good rrade for sprinters, failed to fill, many withdrawals from the same in the mprning resulting in this race being declared off. A substitute race was arranged, another claiming dash for sprinters at three-quarters. Gabaldon carried the colors of J. Leider and took into camp Miss Omaha, Pichonne and nine other sprinters. Gabaldon was an outsider and his success proved something of a surprise. Cool but clear weather conditions prevailed, while the racing strip was in good state. Ladies Day helped in bringing out a large attendance, and one of the largest gatherings of the meeting made the trip to the course. TWELVE SIXTY FIRST. H. P. Gardners colors were carried to victory for the first time at the meeting when the four-year-old Twelve Sixty accounted for the opening race. It was fashioned for maiden three-year-olds and over, and the Gardner racer graduated into the winning ranks, taking the measure of First Hour, Far Away and the nine other starters. Twelve Sixty almost made a runaway affair of this race, drawing away into a six lengths lead midway of the stretch, and he eased up in the last eighth, cantering to the finish four lengths in advance of Fiist Hour. The last mentioned showed a fine effort and came from the rear in the stretch with a rush, to be up to garner the place money. Far Away had somewhat of a rough race and was hard pressed in the stretch but out-gamed Burk-Dale for the minor award. The winner was a well-backed favorite. In the closest finish of the meeting, J. J. Russells Force was a lucky winner of the second race, a dash" of three-quarters, and | the Russell three-year-old only managed to score by the narrowest of margins over V. Tobias Hawes, which took the place. Field j Marshall annexed third end of the purse. Twenty-One Sixty led the way until they were in the stretch, while Force raced right alongside of him, forcing the pace. Nearing j the last eighth, Force assumed a slight lead and began to look the winner. Suddenly Hawes charged down the middle of the track, rapidly overtaking the leading pair and, during the last seventy yards reached Force and, in a strenuous drive, only missed getting up to win by inches, Force winning out in the „ last stride by a nose. Hawes swerved and j , bore out badly during the closing stages and this probably cost him the decision. ANOTHER FOR WOORFACE. . The Out West Stables Woodface continued to race in her best form and scored her second straight success at this track, vanquishing the bulky band of two-year-olds that t were engaged over the four and a half furlongs of the third race. Woodfiice led all the j way, though only by a small margin, the » filly being hard pressed in the early stages by Bouncing Ball and, when in the stretch, was then joined by the fast going Omarda!e, which she only succeeding in outgaming by a I Continued on twenty-fourth page. II ,e J fc t a j ] v ■ c J i t t J t MOROCCO SUCCESSFUL ; i Continued from first page. I head margin at the end. Omardale was fast t catching the winner in the final drive and J .easily took second place, while E. E. Majors , Robina Seth finished third. Robina Seth car- l ried the most support, while the winner also ] had extensive backing. s Mrs. L. M. Holmes scored a double for | the afternoon when members of her stable accounted for the sixth and seventh races, t Jockey M. Meyer was in the limelight again, t he having the mount on both of the Holmes i winners. In the sixth race, at a mile and a ] sixteenth, the veteran racer Eager put forth one of his best efforts and vanquished J. Dires Treasurer by a small margin at the t conclusion of a long hard stride drive, which ] terminated this event. Raymond Dale was j third. ] In accounting for the closing race. Hec, i given a rousing ride by Meyer, scored his third straight victory in as many starts at this meeting. j
