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AURORA TRACK FAST • ■ — Florence Mills Lowers Record for One Mile and Seventy Yards. « Gallops Distance in 1:43 to Win Peoria Handicap From Devon — Isoard Best in Sixth. AURORA, 111., May 24.— In the Teoria Handicap, which was offered as an attraction at Exposition Park this afternoon, Devon, Rip Rap and Shasta Gold, which have hooked up in all of th? principal long distance races staged at this meeting, matched strides again and were joined in competition by Florence Mills and Fannie May, there being just five starters for the race, decided over the mile and seventy yards course. In this feature attraction another of the track records at the course went by the boards when the winner, Florence Mills, carrying the silks of O. Viau, negotiated the mile and seventy yards in the fast time of 1 :43, flat. This was a new record for the distance at Exposition Park, and reduced the former mark held by Pillager by two-fifths of a second. Ridden to her impressive victory by jockey C. E. Allen, Florence Mills made every post a winning one, and was far from being in distress at the conclusion of the race, and she scored in handy fashion a length in advance of the fast-finishing Devon and Fannie May. Devon, engaged in a hard and gruelling stretch drive with Fannie May in the last three-sixteenths and taking much punishment, finally outgamed the J. J. Coughlin filly for second place in the final few yards. Fannie May was easily third, well in advance of the very tired Shasta Gold, while Rip Rap was far back. Shasta Gold carried the most of the public support and ruled favorite, but not greatly, as there was much support for Rip Rap, the second choice, while Florence Mills also came in for much attention. DELEGATION FROM PEORIA. Perfect weaher and track conditions pro-vailed for todays entertainment and the crowd was of largo proportions, greatly enhanced by a delegation of Peorians over five hundred strong, which made up an auto caravan from that city to visit Exposition Park for •what was named Peoria Day. Mayor Louis Mueller of Peoria and a party of his friends were guests of the Exposition Park Jockey Club, and Peorias city leader "witnessed the running of the Peoria Handicap from the stewards stand, and presented a beautiful floral design to the owner of the winning racer. D. E. Wishards Dunbeath ran a remarkable race to account for the opening three-quarters sprint. Dunbeath met and defeated a large field of platers, there being twelve starters in this race, which was named for the Peoria Star. Dunbeath was eleventh to leave the barrier at the start and was racing in last position as they approached the far turn, while Topango, Mary Connors, Program, Washoe and Gabaldon were up in the van, with the others strung out heads and half lengths apart. Dunbeath began gaining fast rounding the far turn and, entering the stretch, managed to find racing room along the inside and, by his saving of ground and hard riding on the part of E. T. Moore, closed an immense gap, and, finishing fast, just got up at the end to down Gabaldon, which had taken the lead away from Topango just inside the last eighth. Gabaldon was racing gamely but could not withstand Dunbeath, and took second place. Topango tired, but lasted to be third. Trinket was the favorite, but proved a failure here. POLKS FIRST PURSE. The four-year-old Privately, carrying the colors of S. Polk, raced to victory in the second race, over the three-quarters distance, and registered the "first success for Stuart Polks Stable at the meeting. Trivately was ridden by the apprentice C. Lyon and it was the lads first winner of his riding career, which began at the present meeting at Exposition Park. Mrs. W. J. Howards Chink, racing in greatly improved form, without the equipment of blinkers in his race today, finished in second place, losing only by a nose in the final strides of a strenuous drive. J. C Ellis Sandy Hatch, racing in third place for the entire distance, kept that position safe to the end and took down third money. Chink and Privately dominated the running of the race throughout, Chink setting the pace, followed closely by Frivately to the stretch. The latter then challenged an eighth out and, taking a slight lead, held Chink safe through the final sixteenth and just lasted to win in an exceedingly close finish. Woodface, from the Out West Stable, won another race, her third victory here this meeting, and took into camp a band of two-year-olds that hooked up over the five-eighths of the Hotel Pure Marquette Iurse, a claiming race. Woodface, finishing with a great , rush through the stretch after getting out , of close quarters on the inside, quickly moved Continued on twentieth page. AURORA TRACK FAST Continued from first page. up with the leading Peggy Lee, raced the latter into defeat and easily managed to outfinish Black Darling for the decision. Black Darling also raced up from behind the leaders in the last three-sixteenths and was easily best of the others for the place. My Girl, a first-time starter, racing for Mrs. A. Wallin, showed an impressive tffort and forced the pace almost at all stages and, with a good display of speed, stayed with the leaders to the end, finishing third. Black Darling was the favorite in this race. Griego, racing for L McGowan, accounted for the Jefferson Hotel Purse, another claiming affair, which came fourth on the card and brought out a limit field of platers for the mile race. Griego matched strides with and tpok into camp Bocaratone, Moses and nine others, scoring ha/idily at the end of the mile. Bocaratone was the one to take the lead after the start and he proceeded to show the way to the others to the last seventy yards. Silver Queen, 1 aprika, Deter-man and Griego were the other forward factors that were close in pursuit to the stretch. Mcses followed well back of the leaders. When they were in the stretch Griego moved to the outside, as did Moses, Griego soon reaching Bocaratone with a resolute challenge. Bocaratone held on gamely, but was no m/Uch for Griego and succumbed to the latter near the end, but held Moses safe for second place. C. A. Bernhardts three-year-old Isoard, strong favorite, made good in the sixth race, over a mile and a sixteenth, and downed a large band of ordinary ones without great trouble. Ridden hard throughout the race by Inzelone, Isoard was always a forward factor and, when taken up through a small opening on the inside after rounding the first turn, passetl up the leaders and stole away into a good advantage, holding the others safe to the finish. Bird Behave landed a length and a half in the wake of Isoard, but was in trouble endeavoring to keep Sligo Branch safe for second place, and just succeeded in doing so. Sligo Branch, after making up much ground, got up in the final stages to gain third place. E. E. Major shipped a carload of horses from here to Fairmount Park. The apprentice, J. Cravens, went along with the E. E. Major stable. A
