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FIRST FOR JENKINS • Voshell Carries Colors to Initial Victory at Aurora. Exposition Park Program Made Up of Claiming Races — Arragosa Surprises in Fifth Race. AURORA, III., May 14.— The entire program offered by the Exposition Park Jockey Club this afternoon consisted of claiming races, while there was an absence of any particular feature or outstanding racing stars. Nevertheless high grade sport was produced, clore and spirited finish predominating in all the races. Favorites faired none too will, outsiders accounting for a number of the purses and upsets in the calculations were the order. Attending conditions for the sport were again ideal and a good Monday crowd was on hand. The best contest arranged and which came fourth on the program, was productive of the first victory of the present meeting -or the R. Z. Jenki is* stable, when its five-year-old sprinter Voshell raced home in advance of some good ones over five and a half furlongs in the fast time of 1 :06%. to be winner from F. P. Kriss Blushing Maiden, C. B. Irwins Conquistador and the five others that started. BLUSHIXOI 3IAIDE5T UXFOttTCJTATE. It was a high priced claiming race for three-year-olds and older and of the band that ventured out, Conquistador again proved much the speediest, he racing away into a long early lead with a display of his customary high speed. Voshell raced in nearest pursuit of the leader and always ready to make his challenge. Stampdale and Meriwiok were the other forward contenders in the early stages. Conquistador continued to hold sway to the last eighth, where he quickly tired, and Voshell, moving up resolutely on the outside, disposed of Conquistador handily, then continued safely in the van to the finish, beating home Blushing Maiden by a length. Blushing Maiden was allowed to drop far out of it in the first half-mile, racing in last place many lengths back of the leaders. She was probably much the best, as was indicated by the manner in which she finally came like a flash in the last three-sixteenths, easily wearing down the others and finishing faster than the winner to take second place. Conquistador lasted to annex third place. Senator Seth, by virtue of his previous good showing here, was made a favorite but showed the effects of his last hard race and when soundly beaten, was eased up by De Prenui in the final quarter. Energetic riding on the part of jockey J. Leyland brought about victory for F. C. Moshier in the initial race when the latters three-year-old Al Oarnet accounted for the five and a half furlongs dash. The winner raced into the lead after covering the first three-eighths and enjoyed a safe lead rounding the stretch turn keeping it to near the end, where he tired slightly, but was able to last to outfinish Shasta Monk. The latter dropped out of it soon after the start but, when his rider weaved his way forward with him in the stretch, he rapidly overtook all but the leader and might have won at a longer distance. Ted Henley was the one to take down the minor award and ruled the favorite in the race. T. J. rilllin FIRST WINNER. Trainer T. J. Carroll saddled his first winner of the meeting when he sent M. C. Scholtz Cloud Idolizer to the post for the second race and the latter took into camp Quin Chin. Fair Catch and nine others over three-quarters of a mile. Jockey M. Meyer was astride the winner and put over a good ride. Cloud Idolizer -was sent through a narrow margin along the closely bunched leaders as they rounded the stretch turn and, moving into the had, passed Quin Chin. Cloud Idolizer continued to hold sway gamely to the finish, beating Quin Chin by two lengths. Quin Chin was always a forward factor in the race, moved to the outside in the stretch and put forth a strong effort to get the decision, but found the winner too good for her. Fair Catch, one of the field horses, was a bang-up third, just getting the decision by a nose, unplacing Jessie Belle. Silver Queen, a prohibitive favorite, was only prominent in the early stages and ran one of her bad races. Mrs. A. Hollands Muzzle was the unexpected winner of the third race, for two-year-olds, at four and a half furlongs. Mazzie, racing in a forward position, made a rush in the stretch, which resulted in her overtaking the leading Bay Lad near the end and Mazzie gamely vanquished the latter by inches in the filial strides. Bay Bad raced Into a decisive lead soon after the start and appeared the winner an eighth out, hut tired and lost by ahead. Cunga Din took the short end of the purse. Omardale was the defeated favorite in this, but the filly had excuse for her defeat when she had much the worst of the start, beginning poorly in addi- tCoutinued on twentieth page. FIRST F0R_ JENKINS Continued from first page. tion to being interfered with by Silver Scepter leaving the barrier. Another favorite met with defeat in the fifth race, over a mile and seventy yards, Catesby being unable to provide strong opposition for W. M. Cains Arragosa. B. F. McClain, Jr. s. Jim Dahiman and Ralph Hartenstein. The latter fell into new hands when he was claimed from the race by Mrs. E. L. Swikard at a cost of 00. J. W. Lewis Sandrae, racing in his best form, was returned winner of the sixth race and marked up the only score for the favorites during the afternoon, saving them from a complete shutout. Sandrae led home Sam Jowl, Bird Behave and nine other lowly platers over the mile and seventy yards route. Calculations were upset again in the final race, J. C. Gillem providing the winner in the three-year-old colt Joy Ball. This one scored impressively at the end of the end of a mile and a sixteenth and took the measure of Vowed Vengeance, Jennifer and four others. Tom Byrne, making his first start for Mrs. W. J. Hayes, showed poor form and was never a serious contender.
