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MINUS FEATURE RACE ♦ Platers Furnish Entertainment for Exposition Park Patrons. • Best Field Starts in Fifth Race with Isoard Winner — Big Crowd Despite Rain. » AURORA, 111.. May 23.— Thursday was an off day at Exposition Park, no feature attrac- jtion being scheduled and platers in the fifth race, over one mile, were called upon to furnish the best race of the day. Isoard, rac- ing in the colors of Mrs. W. D. Bernhardt, and a strong favorite, raced to a popular victory over the small field of opponents against which he was pitted. Ridden by Jockey J Leyland. Isoard left little in doubt as to his superiority over the others when he •was the easiest winner of the afternoon, scoring by a margin of five lengths, cantering in ahead of Know-Me-Gnome. The straggle for second place was an ex- ceedingly hard fought affair, engaging Know- Me-Gnome and Big Sink. This pair raced through the stretch heads apart with first one having the advantage only to lose it to the other again. However, in the final few yards, Know-Me-Gnome. staying gamely, managed to finally outfinish Big Sink, taking taking second place by a nose. Big Sink, in finishing third, only managed to land a neck In advance of Black Bart. Conditions in general were poor for the Bport. Heavy showers occurred previous to the first race, and at intervals throughout the afternoon, keeping the fans scurrying for points of protection from the rain. The Fhowers naturally deadened the racing strip to a great extent, but failed to dampen it sufficiently to bring about a muddy course. The going was slow for the early races and after several more showers had fallen and for Isoards race the track had become quite lieavy. Most of the afternoons winners ■were those racers which took kindly to the footing. STORMY WEATHER. The attendance was of good proportions despite the stormy outlook which lasted throughout the entire afternoon. A. G. Tarns colors, which were prominent In the earlier stages of this meeting, returned to the winning column with the victory of Bobbie Doyle over some ordinary sprinters in the initial race. Bobbie Doyle took the measure of Old Tom. Owl and eight other starters over five and a half furlongs. The winner raced past Owl into a good lead while on the far turn and, having a slight advantage on the inside, gamely withstood the challenges of Old Tom and Owl to the final sixteenth, then drew away, coming to the finish an easy winner. Old Tom and Owl fought It out for second place, the former finally ©utgaming Owl. In the final few yards not one of the other starters proved formidable. Owl ruled favorite. The next race, a split of the first, also brought out a big field and the winner turned up in O. L. Fosters sudlenly improved Theo. Fay, ridden by C. E. Allen. Theo. Fay easily beat Her Answer, Western Eagle and the ♦ight others. Her Answer raced into the lead at the start and drew away decisively, with Theo. Fay and Western Eagle in nearest pursuit. There was no change in their running order until inside the last eighth, where Her Answer began tiring and steadily relinquished her lead to the fast finishing Theo. Fay, and It was with little effort that Allen then sent Theo. Fay into the lead on the ouside. When In command. Theo. Fay continued to the end, ■winning eased up with plenty of speed in reserve. Theo. Fay was favorite, but only carried little more backing than Her Answer, the latter being almost as much in demand as the winner. Wat THIRD START. There was a surprise in the purse race for maiden juveniles when tiainer J. L. Paul uncovered a capable youngster in Reveille Boy, ■Which was winner all the way under a good Tide by the veteran J. Kirby. Reveille Boy made every post a winning one throughout the four and a half furlongs and carried the colors of J. A. Best. The two-year-old son of Last Reveille — Little Ann, was making his initial start and his victory graduated him into the ranks of the winners. Goose Step raced into second place, which she just saved by half a length from Molly Seth. Molly Seth managed to get up in the last few yards at the end of a hard drive to head Commissioner Dee for third money. Go Away, well backed in the fourth race, responded with a good effort and. ridden by R. Ayraud, was an easy winner at the end of three-quarters. Miss Lester finished closest in the wake of the winner, just managing to outgame Capistrano for second place. iCapistrano was third, after having been a keen factor from the start, but he began tiring when the real racing came in the final drive. Go Away slipped through on the inside of the leaders while on the stretch turn I I and. getting to the front, came away easily under good riding to win by a margin ot four lengths easing up. Catch Him and Sun l ance were unable to reach the leaders and were always outrun. Only eight started, of which Capistrano was the favorite. I « * i r t t t r I t i i 1 i l * j i 1 1 I « ; J • 1 .
