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SURPRISE AT AURORA ♦ Bolton Furnishes Upset in Fea- ture at Fox Valley Course. ♦ — i — . Wins at First Asking for New Owner — Monastery Victorious in Second Race. • AURORA. III., May 17.— Bolton, five-year- old son of Peter Pan, a former C. E. Dur- nell cast off, which has dropped down to the plater class, showed an improved performance at Exposition Park this afternoon in the heavy going: which prevailed and in one of the hardest fought and most exciting finishes witnessed at the meeting was winner of the best race offered, narrowly taking the measure of the Sunshot Stables Mollie Dear by a nose in a driving finish. Bolton ■was one of the outsiders, as was Mollie Dear, which took second place, while Silver Queen, a well-played starter, beat Levoy for third place. Eevoy received much attention and ruled favorite. This spectacular contest came fifth on the program arranged by the Exposition Park Jockey Club, claiming races making up most of the races down for decision. It was an off-day in that respect, although high grade sport with spirited finishes and much excitement was the order throughout the day. Mudders had their inning, the going being of a heavy nature for the racing, though the track was not greatly holding, as was indicated by the time recorded in most of the races. Bolton scored his first purse in some time and, in doing so sported the silks of W. Tobias, his new owner. Since having left the C. E. Durnell barn last year, Bolton has been doing his racing under the supervision of Chappie Sims, of the Pueblo Stable. Bolton found another home when the Pueblo Stable disposed of him privately to owner "VV. Tobias and the five-year-old racer performed at his best in the going today and made good at the first asking for his new owner. IDEAL WEATHER. Overhead conditions were ideal for the sport today and the attendance was bolstered up again by the good weather, another big 1 erowd being at the course. Macbeth, favored by the muddy condition of the track, made a runaway of the opening race, scoring by many lengths over his nearest opponent at the end of the three-quarters mile dash. Macbeth was hustled into a long lead in the first half-mile, then began drawing further away from his opponents in the run home and landed at the finish eight lengths before Trinket, and was only cantering at the end. Macbeth, in winning, registered his second straight victory at this course in two starts, both over his favorite going and was installed a pronounced choice again this afternoon. Trinket proved easily best of the others in garnering the place award, while Mediator Jr., charging down the inside rapidly in the last three-sixteenths, just got up at the finish to head Mary Connors for the third portion of the purse. Monastery, the veteran racer of the Joliet Stable, also took a liking for the muddy track and raced to his best style to secure the purse in the second race, scoring by three lengths over J. G. Denny. Monastery upset calculations somewhat, as J. G. Denny was a heavily backed one. J. G. Denny was a prominent factor most of the way in the race and saved much gro~und on the inside, but could not threaten the winner at all in the Stretch. Expressive made the pace to the stretch turn, holding sway well in a big lead, but tired badly and just lasted to save third place. TWELVE ST A RTF. RS. Twelve started, but, aside from a little speed displayed by Smoky Day, Cavalry and Klora Le. Breton, the others showed nothing. Calculations were again reversed in the third race, a dash of three-quarters, for maiden three-year-olds. Eight started, of which Mr. Charlie, saddled by L. Meripol and ridden by jockey J. Eord, proved much the best. Mr. Charlie led all the way by a decisive margin and, aside from Macbeths winning of the first race, Mr. Charlie scored with the most ease of any of the afternoons winners. Burk-Dale gave a good performance and, making up much ground in coming from the rear in the last quarter, wore : down all but the winner and was much the . best for second place. Col. Fallon managed to secure third money. The Sunshot Stables two-year-old colt Gunga Din, making his second start, vanquished the band of maiden two-year-olds that started in the five-eighths mile fourth Continued on tweatieth page. j . ] , • j | : , I I SURPRI5EJT AURORA Continued from first page. race, and, by so doing, graduated into the winning class. Gunga Din was a forward factor throughout the race, forcing the pace set by the Leading Lady to the stretch turn and then heading Leading Lady as thev neared the last eighth, held her safe by a small margin to the finish in a long hard drive between the two which concluded the race and furnished an exciting finish. Donna Marie was third. Leading Lady was the favorite, while Odd Bet came in for a good play, but failed to get into the picture. Another nose finish resulted in the sixth race when the favorite, Bluefish. surrounded by Arabian. Twelve Sixty and Jeb, just got up to win by inches, defeating Arabian for the purse, Arabian getting the place verdict, while Twelve Sixty just lasted to be third, only beating Jeb by a head for the minor award. The four of them raced through the final sixteenth of the stretch closely bunched and lapped on one another and in the frenzied rush they staged the big crowd was brought to a high pitch of excitement. Inside the last eighth Twelve Sixty was in the lead, with Jeb and Arabian right in his wake, with Bluefish going well and, in a hair-raising finish, the latter just, succeeded in getting up to drop his nose down in front of Arabian in the final strides. Arabian only defeated Twelve Sixty by a neck. ♦
