view raw text
» AURORA MEETING ENDS , « Exposition Park Jockey Club Had Twenty-Nine Prosperous Days ♦ Aviator Accounts for St. Charles Baker Hotel Handicap — Brazen Second and Herendeen Third. • AURORA. 111.. June 2.— Exposition Parks spring meeting for 1928 came to a close with the running of Saturdays program, and an exceedingly large final day crowd viewed the sport, which ended what was probably the Exposition Park Jockey Clubs banner meeting since racing began at the Fox River "Valley course. The St. Charles Baker Hotel Handicap, offered as the feature of the afternoon, brought out six good ones to race one mile and seventy yards. W. M. Cains three-year-old Aviator, which has been a good money earner during the racing here, continued to race in his best form and proved b?st in todays feature. Aviator vanquished G. H. Neals five-year-old Brazen by a half length, after a long stretch duel. Three parts of a length in the wake of Brazen, J. L. Pauls Herendeen, another three-year-old, came fast at the end, getting up for the short end of the purse. O. Viaus Flaherty was installed a strong favorite and raced with the leaders in a game manner to midway of the stretch, but began tiring inside the last eighth and wound up in last place. Perfect weather and track conditions again prevailed and as a goodly number of the well-backed horses won and were placed, the large throng of spectators had a most enjoyable afternoon. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. The downfall of the favorites began in the initial race, when Blue Granite, an odds-on choice, ridden by M. Meyer, failed to land any part of the purse, and proved a big disappointment. The race had its upset, in the victory of Broomoney, which just passed Supporter in the final strides. Supporter had made the pace in the lead to right near the end and just outstayed Lila G. for the place. The latter showed an improved effort to account for the show end of the purse. Capistrano, an odds-on choice, partly made amends for the poor showing of Blue Granite in the second race. He was backed to the exclusion of the others and made a runaway of it, to win as his rider elected by three lengths from Hal Side Guy with Tey Healey in third place. It was jockey R. Doggetts second straight win, he having won with Broomoney in the first race. Capistrano began fast into the lead and, racing fast, held sway throughout. Hal Side Guy was as easily best of the others. Ted Healey had to overhaul Undertow and Pichonne in the stretch, to be up for third place, outstaying the latter in the last stride. Black Darling. Mrs. R. Pollards recent acquisition via the claiming route, won his first start for his new owner when he just got up to nose out Royal Ruby in the second race, with Frank D.. an outsider, landing in third place. Royal Ruby made the pace but was forced along by Graeeland to the stretch. Black Darling, close up and coming with a rush in the final eighth, passed Graeeland and wore down Royal Ruby in the final drive. Paul Bunyan acted badly at the post .and, lacking his usual speed in the running, proved "a big disappointment. JACK IIORGAX IN FRONT. The Palnio Stock Farm Stable finally broke into the winning column when Jack Morgan, ridden by Jockey G. Wooife, accounted for the fourth race, at one mile and a sixteenth. Tom Byrne finished six lengths in the wake of the winner, with Shasta Monk coming, up for third. Jack Horgan was nursed along nicely in the early stages and. finding racing room on the inside near the far turn, came through to the leading Porridge and, after racing into the lead in the stretch, came away to win in a canter. Ralph Hartenstein. a four-year-old maiden in the stable of Mrs. E. L. Swikard, took kindly to the one mile and a quarter route in the sixth race and graduated into the winning ranks. He scored at the expense of the Palmo Stock Farms Letter Six, the latter taking second place, while third went to Pinaster. Stutts. one of the starters, met with a mishap a few yards past the finish and, when in a jam, collided with the inner fence and fell, breaking his left front leg. He hardly stirred after his fall and was destroyed. Jockey L. Miller, who rode the ill fated racer, was picked up in an unconscious condition and rushed to the track hospital, where it was found he was not seriously injured beyond a severe shaking up.
