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. . : FINN COLORS TO FORE • Port Harlem Easy Winner of Valuable Illinois Stakes. • Daughter of The Porter First in Fairmount Park Half Holiday Attraction — Thats It Second. COLLINSVILLE, 111., June 23.— Port Harlem, the swift running two-year-old daughter of The Porter — Harlem Lass, racing in the colors of Martin Finn, was winner of the Illinois Stakes of ,000 added, feature attraction on the program offered this afternoon at Fail mount Park. The Illinois Stakes was exclusively for two-year-old fillies, and was worth ,S10 net to the owner of the winner, Port Harlem enriching the coffers of Martin Finn to that extent by virtue of her anticipated victory. The good Edward Beal McLean-bred filly was ridden to a well deserved success by jockey T. Maguire, and vanquished the best and most capable band of feminine juveniles that could be mustered here for the race. The Three Ds Stock Farm Stables Thats It, one of that establishments entry in the race, secured the second place award and was decisively best of the remainder of the small band that started over the five and a half furlongs. She was ridden by jockey L. Hardy. Third portion of the spoils went to the Oakland Farm Stable. The Chatterton filly Jessie Carey was the one that bore the Oakland Farm Stables silks. Tanglefoot, racing in the interests of W. C. Reichert, was fourth to complete the distance, and was defeated by only a narrow margin by Jessie Carey, while Gen. Ricky, the other Three Ds Stock Farm Stables representative, r id E. K. Brysons Bare Knees were outpaced by the more successful ones. The attending throng of racing enthusiasts backed Port Harlem, and the winning filly ruled a pronounced public choice, prevailing an odds-on favorite. Jockey T. Maguire and Port Harlem were given a rousing reception on their return to the stand, where the presentation of a beau- tiful floral trophy was made to the winning horse and rider. A decided surprise resulted in the opening race, in which a band of maiden two-year-olds of both sexes was engaged at five-eighths. Another J. C. Milam victory was the result when Joe Engel, a first time starter, ridden by jockey J. Berry, accounted for the main portion of the purse. Joe Engel came to the finish a safe margin in advance Continued on twont.v-fourlli page. FINN COLORS TO FORE Continued from first page. of Oakland, the latter a tiring second, which just lasted to save second place from Dare Devil. The favorites. Sambo G. and Eaton-den, failed in securing any portion of the placing, causing long odds to prevail for the lucky backers of the successful trio. Joe Engel was the longest priced winner on record at this track since the inauguration of the sport in these parts. The Three Ds Stock Farm Stables unlucky youngster Eatonden seemingly continues pursued by a jinx when, after having met with, some mishap in all of his starts here, Eatonden was again unfortunate in the race when, nearing the quarter mile ground after the start, he ran up on the heels of another and, stumbling for the next few strides, almost fell and as a result was thrown hopelessly out of any chance he may have had for the purse. W. M. Cains Ethel Galliger, racing in her best form, scored her second victory of the meeting when she made every post a winning in the three-quarters second race. She furnished a mild surprise when, after being well beaten in her last race, she showed much better staying ability today, and once in the lead she was kept going under a hustling ride from J. Parmalee and, holding Altura safe in the early stages, easily outran the latter in the home stretch. Altura was always in closest pursuit of the winner, making repeated challenges, but in vain, and Altura justed lasted for second place, defeating the fast finishing Focus by a head.
