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—=- — g WAR VETERANS SEE RACES ■t Second Division Members Guests of Fairmount Park Management. . Bill Scth Scores in Veterans Purse. Furnishing Biggest Surprise of Day — Eiredog Best in Fifth ltace. COLLIXSVILLE, 111., June 1.— Members of the Second Division Association of the World War Veterans, in attendance at the organizations eleventh annual reunion now in session in St. Louis, were the guests of the Fairmount Jockey Club this afternoon. More than fifteen hundred of the members, many of whom were accompanied by their wives and lady friends, were in attendance and enjoyed the afternoons program. The sixth race on the card was named in honor of the organization and during the running of the race Col. Han ford MeXider, former Assistant Secretary of War, president of the Second Division Association, and Capt. C. L. Mattfeldt, secretary, with Maj. Gen. Preston Brown and Maj. Gen. P. B. Malone, were the guests of the stewards and witnessed the running of the race from the stewards stand. Overhanging clouds threatened added moisture and this probably had a tendency to keep away some of the regulars. In the State Bar Association Purse, which was at a mile and an eighth, Firedog was the winner. He furnished an upset by boating out Torcher, with Betty Bacon, an outsider, landing in third place. The substitution of Bowden for Caven, on Torcher, caused him to be backed in extensive fashion. The going was also thought to make for improvement in his running. He made a game attempt to overtake Firedog, but the latter had raced into such a big lead that he had little difficulty staying in front. Battle Field, another well regarded one, found the going against him and tired in the stretch. An extreme outsider succeeding after a sharp tilt in the stretch furnished the outstanding feature of the Veterans Purse and gave the crowd a big thrill, Bill Seth, one of the outsiders, got up to beat Southern Kiss by a matter of inches, with Henry Sommers in third place. The race was at three-quarters and Bill Seth, away slowly, managed to avoid the interference that developed in the early stages. Sweepstakes, one of the contenders, suffered from it. Southern Kiss and Henry Sommers, with Whizzing Continued on twenty-first page. WAR VETERANS SEE RACES Continued from first page. Cloud, wore the leaders until the stretch was reached, where Bill Seth came with a rush to join the contenders and finally win in the last stride. CoL Hanford McNider, former Assistant Secretary of War and president of the Sec-end Division Association, presented jockey J. Cavcns with a huge floral horseshoe. The five-eighths sprint for two-year-olds which inaugurated the racing resulted in victory for Georgia Hcrget, which won from Uncommon Gold, with Marguerite Willet in third place. J. C. Milams Charming Lady had the betting call in the race, but after flattering by racing in the lead for three-eighths tired badly and finished far back. The winner took kindly to the going and, after following Charming Lady closely, took command and won well in hand. The dozen platers that started in the second race were slightly above the ordinary, but they were held to be fairly well matched and extensive support materialized for most of them. Azure finally having the call. She won from Alex Woodliffe after she had led the greater part of the distance. Alex Woodliffe pursued her closely and only gave way in the last seventy yards. Old Bill, grouped with others in the field, finished in third place. He acted badly at the post and finally fell heavily. When the start came he lacked alertness and was a considerable distance from the leaders-, but he came fast in the last quarter and overhauled Colonel Seth for third place. E. K. Bryson scored his first victory in the third race when his Bare Knees, an outstanding favorite, was home in advance of seven other youngsters. He led from the start and, disposing of Virginia Flynn, had little difficulty stalling off the determined bid made by Jessie Carey. The latter might have been a good deal more troublesome but for being sharply taken back. She came with a good rush through the stretch. Virginia Flynn tired badly in the stretch and just lasted to outstay the fast-finishing Vera C. Gloria Hare was making a good bid for the lead when she bolted at the stretch turn and fin-ishfd on the extreme outer part of the track. Homewood, backed to the exclusion of the starters in the fourth race, justified the stout support he had, for he moved into the lead immediately after the start and won by as big a margin as his rider elected. The battle for second place was a spirited one, with Denny Cooney getting up in the last stride to get the award from Sly Polly. The latter had quite an extensive following, but was never a serious menace to the winner. Clyde Van Dusen, winner of the Idle Hour Stakes at Lexington, was shipped here with Toro and Martie Flynn and will remain until after his engagement in the Valley Stakes, to be run June 9. The horse came in charge of his trainer, for whom he is named, but Van Dusen will leave tomorrow night for Arlington Tark, where he has a division of his stable. EL G. Bedwell returned this morning from Arlington Park, where he went to inspect a division of his stable. Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Peabody and Mr. and Mrs. .Tohn D. Hertz arrived this afternoon by motor from Louisville. They spent Thursday night at French Lick Springs. . «
