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OUTSIDERS IN LIMELIGHT Upsets Occur in Majority of Races I at Fairmount Park. « Bill Scth Furiii.-.ins Biggest Surprise of Day by Defeating iLimewood in Fifth Race — Dark Angel Wins. +■ COLLIXSVILLK. III., June 5— An extremely difficult track made for numerous upsets and unlooked-for results in the racing this afternoon at Fairmount Park and the favorites and other well-backed choices were bowled over with regularity. It was an cff-day card that was provided, all of the races having the claiming clause attached to the conditions, and routine racing was the order, most winners gaining their victories decisively, robbing the sport of much of its interest. Lo~ng-priced winners landed in advance in the first five races, leading up to a big surprise, which occurred in the days best race. The race run fifth on the card brought out the best field, there being seven three-year-olds called upon to try conclusions in the exacting going over a distance of three-quarters mile. In this F. J. Wielands Home-wood was installed the favorite, but he was unexpectedly defeated by H. K. Majors Bill Beth, the latter accounting for his, second straight victory. Dill Seth had an easy time of it. leading Homewood by a three-lengths margi . while a similar distance separated Homewood and I. Davis at the finish, the latter finishing third. OTurk, racing for M. R. Carol, was the recipient of much support, but could do no better than fourth place. I. Davis set a good pace to the stretch, closely attended by Mac-Maxim, Homewood and Bill Seth. In the stretch Mac Maxim was done and dropped out of it. while Homewood and Bill Seth challenged I. Davis simultaneously, both out-gaining and passing him, but Bill Seth disposed of Homewood and drew away from the latter decisively in the final sixteenth, winning easily. UNFAVORABLE WF.ATIIER. Weather conditions were bad, clouds carrying a threat of rain throughout the afternoon, but the attendance was of good proportions and was up to the usual mark. Another race went by without a success for any of the favorites when Breast Plate, at odds-on, went down to defeat before Edith Gray. Most of the starters were of ordinary rank and it narrowed down to a strenuous struggle between Kdith Gray and Breast Plate in the stretch, Kdith Gray holding sale and outfinishing Breast Date by a half length in the long hard final drive which concluded the race. Famine finished third, proving best of the other starters. A claiming race for the cheaper two-year-old maidens opened the sport and its running brought about a victory for the J. G. Chinn youngster Vera C. This filly gamely took the measure of S. EL Velies Harpoon at the end of the Ore-eighths. After doing the most of the leading in the early stages and being prominent right to the end, Harpoon finished gamely, but was unable to withstand the determined bid of the winner through the last seventy yards, landing in second place. Bless Her Heart, from the Audley Farm Stable, managed to secure third place. She was backed with much confidence by the bettors and at post time prevailed a decided favorite. TALEQUA DISAPPOINTS. Another favorit • was defeated in the third race, in which eleven started over the mile and a sixteenth route. It was K. Pitts Talequa which disappointed in this and Talequa, carrying the most of the public support, caused considerable loss for the players. She was expected to perform creditably in the going, but did the reverse, racing poorly at all stages, to finish badly beaten and well back of the placed ones. "Whiskey Bun upset the figures and cantered home in advance of Bamble, leading the latter by four lengths at the end. Bamble likewise was much the best of the remainder, taking second place, while Ticker, one of the field horses, got up in time to take the third part of the purse. The biggest surprise of the day came when W. F. Hausmans four-year-oid filly Dark Angel finally found a track that was much to her liking and Dark Angel, grouped in the field, romped off with the purse in the fourth race, which was over three-quarters. Dark Angel and the other field horses were overlooked and long odds showed for the backers of these. Betty Browning, also an outsider, raced to second pi- ce and proved much the best of the others when she landed eight lengths before Shining Light, the latter taking third place. Shining Light was also lightly backed, giving the outsiders a cleanup in this race. Master Sweep, which was the favorite, and Queer, also well regarded, •were outpaced most of the distance and failed to threaten the leaders after the first quarter mile. Hon. Alexander Wilson of Cairo, member of the State Legislature, was a Fairmount Park visitor today, en route from his home to Springfield, 111.
