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LOWERS TIME RECORD « Thistle Fyrn Gallops One Mile at Aurora in 1:38%. ♦ Collins Filly First in Joliet Purse with Stablemate, Lane Allen, in Third Place. ♦ AURORA, 111.. May 27.— The George Collins stable was very much in the limelight at Exposition Park this afternoon when Thistle Fyrn, ridden by the apprentice, V. Smith, and Lane Allen, ridden by jockey J. Leyland and carrying Collins silks, account for the first and third portions of the Joliet Purse, stellar auraction at the Exposition Park Jockey Club. A neck margin was all that prevented Lane Allen from finishing in second place behind his stablemate. Lane Allen Buffering defeat narrowly for second place by the efforts of Lewis and Kemps three-year-old. Jack Haskell. The entry of the Collins pair of racers ruled overwhelming favorites, prevailing at odds-on. Thistle Fyrn. which sprinted into command ■while on the first turn, set all her own pace, making every post a winning one, finishing the mile in the fast time of 1 :3S%, the track record for the distance at this course goii 3 by the board as the result of the three-year-old fillys sparkling performance. Thistle Fyrn clipped three-fifths of a second from the former record of 1 :39 held by Bocaratone. Cecelia Grob, coupled in the field in the first race with Turquoise and Patina, scored a victory for Alderman J. J. Coughlin. At the end of three-quarters the four-year-old filly landed a small margin in advance of the lightly backed Gold Boots, which took down second place. Another half length away came Beau Aspin, finishing fast in third position. Miss I. L. Smith supplied the second winner In Ossie EL, an outstanding favorite in the field of twelve starters which vied for honors over the three-quarters route. Kanawha was the one that raced to second place, while Golden Top finished in the wake of the leading pair. Pardon landing fourth. Sandy Hatch, the veteran sprinter from the barn of J. C. Ellis, gave one of his best performances, and, well backed, scored a popular victory in the third race, another of the abuniant three-quarter sprinting affairs, which prevail at this course. The aged son of Ultimas, was home an easy winner, at the direct expense of Sun Dance, the latter taking second place, while Fortunate Mann accounted for the short end of the purse. -a
