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c r ■ ■ EASY FOR BOBASHELA ♦ Audley Farm Stable Star Wins Main Race in a Canter. « Holiday Throng Fills Mammoth Fairmount Park to Capacity — Thistle John Disappoints. ♦ COLLINSVILLE, III., May 30.— Under a good ride, Bobashela, the Audley Farm Stables crack, gave a superior performance in the Decoration Day Handicap and was an easy winner over some good horses that included Blackwood and Lane Allen. Bobashela gave a display of high speed for the entire one mile and seventy yards, *he earlier stages of the race being particularly fast, the quarter in :23 and the half-mile in :47, attesting to it. In striking contract to Ponces ride in the Inaugural Handicap was Russells riding of him today. The diminutive jockey used hustling tactics and Bobashela was prompt to respond for he had a big lead during the early stages and, maintaining his fast pace in the stretch, he held the others safe at all stages and was well in hand in the last sixteenth. Blackwood was tardy leaving the post and his rider raced him wide for the entire race and, while it gave him a clear course, it also also entailed a loss of ground. That he finished in second place was due to the timidity of Parmalee on Lane Allen. The latter, while racing in his best style, was suddenly taken back when there was a prospect of his being shut off. Parmalee then rode him wide, but he came with a rush in the stretch and was going fastest of all at the end. BUNS POOR RACK. Judge Murphy and Big Sweep, contenders In the early stages, faded from the picture when the final drive began. Jack Haskell, the other starter, was beaten off and showed a decidedly poor effort. He was moved from an inner post position to an extreme outer one in the belief that he would begin better. An attendance that taxed the capacity of the massive Fairmount Park was on hand to view the sport this afternoon. It was probably a record Decoration Day attendance here. The volume of speculation as a result of the big crowd compared with the best at the course. Weather and track conditions were ideal for the sport and the racing was spectacular. W. M. Cains Ethel Galliger, making her first start of the meeting, made her debut a successful one when she won in a spectacular manner from Peau Aspin, with Dream Life just up in the last few strides to down Arrogant. Beau Aspin, from a fast beginning, promptly disposed of Arrogant to move into a long lead and when straightened out in the stretch seemed to have the race won, but Ethel Galliger, coming gamely, wore the leader down steadily and passed him in the final strides. Beau Aspins heavy impost of 120 pounds was the telling factor at the end. Henry Sommers and Little Guinea were given considerable support in the race, but did not figure to any great extent. FAVORITE BEATEN. Tbistle John, an overwhelming favorita, brought grief to a big following when he succumbed to the fast rush of Toltec after Thistle John apparently had the race at his mercy. Displaying fine speed, he moved into the lead with a rush and was many lengths in advance beginning the stretch run. In the last sixteenth Toltec began moving up fast and. continuing gamely, succeeded in downing Thistle John to win drawing away. Mincle. a newconjer, furnished the upset In the third race when he beat home Alabama B,:nd, the favorite, Athens finishing third. Alabama Bound, with good display of speed and staying close to the inner rail, wliich enabled him to save much ground, moved into a good lead in the first quarter, but Miracle raced after him in fast order and, heading him after passing the half-mile post, led thereafter to the finish. Alabama Bound did not have much contention for second place. Athens being far in his wake. Macks Baby was considered as the one most probable to give Alabama Bound trouble, but she raced poorly. Uluniu justified the heavy support ho received in the fourth race for he won with utmost ease after leading for the entire race. There were eight starters in the race, Islam and Webster forming an entry. Parmalee got Uluniu away forwardly and moved into a good lead at once. Islam followed him the closest but at no time did he menace the leader seriously and Parmalee had his mount well in hand in the last sixteenth. Corbeau showed a capital performance by coming from far back though listlessly ridden and outstayed Sporting Lady for third place.
