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CAYUGA TO THE FORE Never Leaves Result in Doubt in Beverly Hills Purse. ♦ Sudden Change from Frigid to Warm Weather Reflected in the Increased Attendance. ■ — 0 HOMEWOOD, 111.. June 6. — Cayuga, carrying the colors of T. E. Mueller, member of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, wis an easy winner in the Beverly Hills Purse feature of Washington Parks program. Indian Love Call was the runner-up, with Wacker Drive in third place. The winner ■was the favorite and, incidentally, was the first successful choice of the afternoon. He never left the result seriously in doubt, for he moved promptly into a good lead and, Shaking off T. S. Jordan, his closest follower In the early stages, came away when the latter retired and held Indian Love Call safe during the stretch. Cayugas rider, L. Jones, did not take much chance on his mount tiring in the last eighth and rode him industriously and plied the whip. Indian Love Call was outrun in the early part, but he saved much ground around the turns close to the inner rail and he came Steadily in the stretch. Wacker Drive also closed a good gap T. S. Jordans retirement was complete after half a mile. W. R. Coes Aquaplane furnished added incident in the race by running to the outer rail when approaching the first turn. He was in a contending position at the time and his run out completely eliminated him. SUDDEN IMPROVEMENT. W. R. Coes Santa Sophia, which in her preceding starts, particularly her last one, was beaten off, showed a sudden improvement and won the opening race in easy fashion from eight other youngsters that started over five-eighths. Santa Sophia came with a rush in the stretch, Imt was aided hi her success wher the leaders raced wide in the last eighth. Altavar finished in second place with Port Gar, the favorite, third, and Royal Equity fourth, noses separating the trio behind the winner. Port Gar, Royal Equity and Altavar were fighting it out stubbornly, each alternating in the lead and seemingly having the race between them when Santa Sophia came with her rush to overhaul them and win. Former jockey Ted Koerner, who is training the stable owned by M. B. Cohn, saddled another winner, the third in five Starrs during this meeting, when Everlasting was home in advance of the six other platers that started in the second race. Salona was favorite here, with David L., well backed, but the winner raced as if best and wore down Salona har.dily in the last sixteenth. Salona Was away poorly, but, showing fine speed, moved into a long lead, only to tire badiy near the end. David L. would have been much more formidable but for Jones taking him up sharply at the start and again at the first turn, when he had raced into a contending position. EXQUISITE IN FRONT. R. L. Rogers Exquisite was the third consecutive outsider during the afternoon to win. He came with a rush in the last sixteenth when Black Flyer and Bruno were fighting it out for supremacy. The leaders, Bruno and Black Flyer, had alternated in the lead during the first five-eighths and seemed to have the race between them when they suddenly began tiring and it enabled Exquisite to head them. Black Flyer saved second place, but Bruno was beaten inches by Relline and Geo. Groom. The latter was favorite and was a laggard most of the way, but finished with a rush. The Le Mar Stock Farms Muhle Kiatr added to the afternoons surprises when he •won the fourth race, a mile and seventy-yards affair, in which. he got up in the final strides to down Voshell. with Longwood following in third place. The easterner Czarist was a slight favorite in the race and flattered by taking command immediately after the start and leading the others until headed •When approaching the stretch by Voshell. The latter then held sway until Muhle King Came with his rush and overhauled him. Longwood had no mishaps and ran a good race. Bill Seth, a well backed favorite, got home a narrow margin in advance of Honeyfish, With The Cossack in third place. The winner had to overcome some interference in the first half mile, but saved ground by staying close to the inner rail when approaching the turn and, continuing gamely in the stretch, overhauled Honeyifsh in the last Sixteenth. Honeyfish showed good form an 1 raced prominently for the entire journey, holding on well when hard ridden. The Cossack gained considerahle ground in the Stretch. Patuxant, whu h was expected to cut an extensive figure, suffered interference and La Rerotte quit almost to a walk after half a mile. Charles F. Price, who made a trip to Latonia for the opening there, returned to Washington Park Wednesday and resumed his place in the stewards stand.
