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KING NADI DEFEATED Dowagiac Takes Favorites Measure in Convincing Fashion. ♦ Jimmy Moran Lowers Time Record for Five -Eighths of a Mile to :592/5 — Big Crowd. HOMEWOOD. 111., June 3.— Washington Park inaugurated its second week of racing -With a continuance of the propitious conditions that have prevailed since the opening. The attendance was surprisingly large, far in excess of what was expected considering the temperature, which made overcoats a necessity to insure comfort. Small fields again started in the different races and in several instances surprises resulted by the downfall of the outstanding choices. King Nadi, in the feature, was one of the principal offenders during the afternoon. His overthrow came in the feature, a mile race. He was beaten handily by the Wild-Rose Farms representative, Dowagiac, which raced in his best fashion to take command in the first quarter and lead King Nadi thereafter. King Nadi was ridden by McDermott, who did not display his usual brilliancy. He kept King Nadi under sharp restraint, even when Dowagiac was sprinting into a good lead and seemingly stealing away. King Nadi was called when approaching the stretch, but failed to make much impression on the winners lead. Near the end the fast-finishing Wacker Drive was keeping King Nadi busy to retain second place. Dowagiac ran the one mile in 1 :3S%, which is only a second from the track record established by Big Sweep. FAST TRACK. The track conditions could not be improved upon, fast time being made in all the races. Jimmy Morans five-eighths in :59%, established a new track record. J. J. Coughlins Na Zdar and the Jones Stock Farm Stables Parnell Boy engag.-d in a spirited battle in the opening race, which attracted fourteen maiden two-year-olds. The Coughl in-owned youngster, under energetic Tiding and showing gameness, just lasted to win, EL Ayraud contributing by outriding De Prema on Parnell Boy. Helen King was the favored one in the iace, but the winner moved into command rounding the first turn and, taking a good lead, continued in the van to the finish. Parnell Boy came steadily and fast, but the big field forced him wide. Helen King raced well up from the start, but was not good enough, and tiring badly at the end would have been overhauled for third place had the distance been further. The Valley Lake Stables Geo. Groom added another purse to his account when he was home in advance of the seven others that started with him over one mile. Bill Seth finished in second place, with the favorite, Traymore, holding the others safe. Geo. Groom and Bill Seth were both tardy at the start and raced wide, but both came fast after straightening out for the stretch drive and fought it out gamely to the last few strides, where Geo. Groom managed to shake off his rival. Traymore raced prominently on the back stretch and flattered when he saved ground by staying close to the inner rail, but when urged in the last eighth failed to gain on the leading pair. Hidden Thoughts, Red Leather and Merrick, which had dominated the running in the earlier stages, were outrun when the hard racing ; began. TYROL TRIUMPHS. The locally-owned Tyrol, making his j initial start of the meeting, was installed an i overwhelming favorite ana succeeded in winning . alter a spectacular duel with Sixty, , which he beat home by a neck. It looked bad for Tyrol at one stage, when he was i badly blocked, but he managed to slip through next to the inner rail on the stretch t turn and, coming steadily under hard riding, wore down Sixty in the final strides. Sixty had displaced Black Patti earlier in the Jead I and at one stage of the race seemed to have the purse won, but faltered when put to a drive. Black Spot showed a fine effort to land in third place after having come from far back. E. K. Bryson3 two-year-old Jimmy Moran scored another victory, but on this occasion it marked the best effort of his career, for he established a new track record when he won the fourth race, over five-eighths. The former mark was held by Hy Schneider. Jimmy Moran took a second from the record. He won by a matter of inches, and the Ran-cocas Stables Khara would have reversed the decision with the winner in another stride. Jimmy Moran and Khara were both rated back of the pace set by Timour in the early stages. Jimmy Moran took command when urged hard and appeared an easy winner a sixteentn out, but Khara, coming with a rush, almost caught him. The others were hopelessly out of it and never figured to any •erious extent. The sixth race, at a mile and seventy yards, Continued on t went/ -second page. i KING NAD1 DEFEATED Continued from first page. brought the outstanding betting upset of the afternoon, when Earl of Warwick scored handily over Tamina, with Irene T. following and the favorite, Woodgain, badly beaten. Woodgain never figured strongly in the running. Hurstland started as if he would make a runaway race of it, attaining a five lengths lead on the others before half a mile had been raced. He continued with a good advantage until straightened for the stretch racing, where Earl of Warwick came with a rush and, once in command, held Tamina and Irene T. safe.
