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i MINUS FEATURE RACE ■ ♦ Sport at Aurora Proves Interesting and Exciting, Nevertheless. ♦ Joy Ball Scores Third Consecutive Victory in Wheaton Purse — Shasta Monk Wins Second. ♦ AURORA, 111., May 25. — Today was in the nature of an off-day at Exposition Park, there being no particular feature attraction, ■while there •was also an absence of racing stars. Principal interest was centered in the races programmed as the fourth and fifth. The Wheaton Purse furnished what was probably the best contest of the afternoon, resulting in another success for J. C. Gil-lems three-year-old chestnut colt, Joy Ball. This game fellow accounted for his third successive victory of the current meeting. After having been victor previously in two races over a long distance of ground, Joy Ball proved that he possesses sprinting ability when, in the Wheaton Purse, he ran three-quarters in the good time of 1 :12%. to vanquish J. I... Pauls Herendeen, L. M. Goldbergs Honi-Soit and three others, including Participate, Aviator and the veteran Wildrake. Joy Ball was favored by the presence of jockey C. E. Allen in the saddle, and this wide-awake exponent of riding skill took advantage of an opening near the inside as the field straightened out for the final drive after rounling the turn into the stretch. Joy Ball quickly raced to the leading Honi-Soit and, challenging resolutely, outgamed him for the lead, racing into an advantage which was sufficient for him to last just long enough to outstay the fast-finishing Herendeen. Herendeen also caught the leaders near the list eighth and finished in a manner to suggest that had the race been at a slightly longer distance, he would probably. have won. Herendeen easily took second place. Honi-Soit just lasted to outstay Participate for the minor award. Aviator was the offending favorite here. LADIES DAY. The attendance was again of large proportions, it being Ladies Day, and weather conditions were also of an agreeable order, in spite of a cloudiness which shut out the sun but carried only a minor threat of disagreeable conditions. Small fields were the order, from which spirited racing resulted. Undertow, a four-year-old grey son of Under Fire — Xenita, racing for the Old Hickory Stable, proved much the best of the evenly matched band of maiden three-year-olds and over that raced in the opening race, at five and a half furlongs. Undertow was quick to take the lead in the first quarter and, given a good ride by jockey R. Jones, never left the issue in doubt, making every post a winning one. The battle for the place and show awards was closely contested among the early starters and, in a close finish, Far Away just got up to take the place, while My Ally, the favorite, landed third. A. A. Baronis first score of the meeting was registered by Shasta Monk, which won the second race, at three-quarters. Ridden by jockey E. Warden, Shasta Monk tried conclusions with seven other three-year-olds and was returned a handy winner over Ted Healey, leading him home by a length and a half. Ted Healey only succeeded after showing a fair effort, and lasted to outgame Go Away by a nose for second place, in a hard final drive. Hawes raced away into a big lead for the first half mile but, when coming to the stretch turn, suddenly bolted to the extreme outside, thereby relinquishing his chances for victory, as he was completely thrown out of it by his loss of ground. Capt. Lawton, another of the starters, was unfortunate, receiving severe interference rounding the far turn, which knocked him out of any chance of proving a contender. TROMPE OF MYX GRADUATES. Trompe of Dawn, a two-year-old in the Old Hickory Stable of Charlie Houbre, was the .second maiden racer from the Houbre establishment to graduate into the winning class during the afternoon. After Houbre had saddled the first winner. Undertow, he sent out Trompe of Dawn in the juvenile event and •made it a double for the day. Trompe of Dawn, ridden well by It. Jones, proved the speediest youngster in the small field that matched strides over the five-eighths distance anil duplicate d the feat of her stablemate by winning all the way. The winner was strongly backed, her success being greatly anticipated by the p! iy is, following her fine showing in her previous appearance, but Trompe of Dawn was not the favorite, as Blind Hills was the most regarded of the field. The latter raced to second place, while Country | Maiden landed third. Continued on twentieth page. MINUS FEATURE RACE Continued from first page. H. Torrientes Field Marshal, unexpectedly racing in hist best form, made good in the fifth race, at one mile. Second place fell to Mrs. H. D. Coxs Watch the Time, which was a keen factor at all stages and just lasted to beat Master Ace, which was third. Field Marshal was winner all the way, though called upon to withstand strong challenges from Watch the Time, Master Ace and Tan-ist. Another favorite was downed here, when Theo. Fay, installed as the favorite, bled at the half mile ground and was pulled up, his rider dismounting at the head of the stretch. Fair Catch, ridden by J. Inzelone, proved best in the sixth race, outstaying the fast-finishing Lexington Maid by a length, with Donna Santa coming from far back to land in third place. Miss Torch and Gay Hallie set a good pace, but succeeded only in racing each other into defeat, and were well beaten at the end.
