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ANITA M. WINS AGAIN ♦ Greely Filly Outstays Sixty in Derby Day Handicap. * Peggy Lee Furnishes Surprise by Winning Fourth Race at Aurora — First to Dolly Dunbar. * AURORA, 111., May 19.— Anita M., a four-year-old filly that races for J. J. Greely, proved victorious in the Derby Day Handicap, fifth and principal attraction offered by the Exposition Fark Jockey Club this afternoon. Anita M. accounted for her second race at the meeting, again vanquishing a fast banl of sprinters over the three-quarters mile route. The daughter of Sir Martin revel. Ml in the heavy going, which has prevailed at this course for the past few days and. expertly ridden by jockey M. Meyer, the Greely racer led throughout to land at the finish a length in advance of H. P. Gardners good sprinter Sixty. II. P. Gardner started an entry in the race, Sixty and Seventeen Sixty, and the former was the only one of the pair which showed to good advantage, taking the place award decisively. R. Z. Jenkins five-year-old Voshell wound up in third place, just beating home Rip Rap. Anita M. raced into a big lead in the first three-eighths and then near the stretch turn Sixty moved up out of the bunch and made an inroad into her lead. Anita M. swung into the stretch only a length in advance of Sixty and near the eighth post Sixty moved up on even terms with her and momentarily appeared about to pass her and take the lead, but Anita M., hard ridden, proved gamer than Sixty and. withstanding a furious drive, held the latter safe in the final eighth and was moving clear of Sixty again at the end to win easily. Sixty held on well, although not gocd enough to win, but easily outfinished Voshell for second place. Voshell raced in third place throughout, never relinquishing that position. Rip Rap, Orestes II., Seventeen Sixty and Red Blaze were the other starters, but never at any stage of the race were they able to offer dangerous opposition to those in the van. GOODLY ATTENDANCE. Despite the counter attraction of the greatest of all racing events, the Kentucky Derby, In its fifty-fourth running, the attendance at Ex position Park did not suffer noticeably and another large crowd wended its way here from Chicago, Aurora and the surrounding neighborhood to be entertained by sport in keeping with what has gone before at the current Aurora meeting. Weather conditions were ideal after a threatening morning, clouds gathering shortly before racing time, only to disappear again before race time. Dolly Dunbar, running back to her recent good effort, proved best of those that matched strides in the opening three-quarters race. Dolly Dunbar, ridd?n by Inzelone, just got up in the final strides of the stretch drive to obtain the decision narrowly over Fair Catch. The latter finished going gamely in second place, while Irene Rohen lasted to take third money. Ten started. Irene Rohan and Dolly Dunbar having the most attention from the players. Irene Rohan had the most speed and was in the lead, with Program, Dolly Dunbar, Antiquity and Fair Catch racing in closest pursuit. When in the stretch, Irene Rohan tired and, in the general closing up of the others. Fair Catch got through on the inner rail, reached and slightly passed the leader. Inside the last seventy yards, Dolly Dunbar threatened on the outside, and her rush would not be denied. She got up, right at the end, to wrest victory away from Fair Catch. JOHN WILLIAM II. SCORES. John William II., favored by the going, was returned winnctr of the second race, another contest at three-quarters. Monday Morning showed an improved effort, suffered some poor racing luck, but was good enough to take the place. Mr. Charlie landed in third place. John William II. proved strongest, he being forced to race gamely to be able to patiently wear down and close a big gap opened up by Mr. Charlie, the early leader. The winner, given a rousing ride by Leyland, steadily raced his way toward Mr. Charlie and, nearing the last eighth, overtook and vanquished the latter. The winner was then in the lead the remainder of the distance, but was under hard riding from near the end to hold Monday Morning away, but succeeded. Al Garnet won his second race of the meeting when he showed a liking for the heavy going in the third race and wound up winner from Twenty One Sixty in a close finish between the pair. Twenty One Sixty was much the best of the others and was far in advance of Paprika, which finished third. Al Garnet was well backed and his race showed the reason for the confidence placed in him. Twenty One Sixty began fast and raced into a good lead but was closely followed by Al Garnet to the stretch turn, the latter forcing the pace. Inside the last eighth they staged a thrilling duel, racing closely lapped on one another, each hard ridden and severely punished by their riders. Near the end Al Garnet got the bitter of Twenty One Sixty and. racing him into defeat, was going away at the end First Dance, lightly regarded for the sixth race, upset calculations, taking the measure of Great Luck, Try Again, Letter Six and other good stayers over the mile and a quarter route. First Dance raced well up to the stretch turn, then offering a challenge to the leading Great Luck, stood a severe drive with him for the lead in the final eight, but got an advantage over Great Luck and, increasing it, won by two lengths. Peggy Lee finally managed to stick it out to the end in a five-eighths mile race for juveniles and carried the H. P. Gardner colors to victory in the fourth race. Peggy Lee just lasted to win and scored by the smallest of margins, just getting a no-e decision over Black Darling. Peggy Loo had led all the way in her race and by a big margin, but was tiring near tlie finish and only by the expert riding for McCrosson was she kept going to be winner. Royal Ruby finished third. A meeting of the Thoroughbred HonertM n Association will be held Monday, at S p. m., daylight saving time, in the Log Cabin ut Exposition Park Fair Grounds.
