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FAVORITE VICTORIOUS Blackwood Wins Second Straight at Washington Park. ♦ Track in Surprisingly Good Condition After Recent Deluge — Large Crowd. 9 HOMEWOOD, 111., June 12.— Blackwood. Which in a preceding start at this track •cored a victory, won again today when he accounted for the feature race, the White City Purse, decided over one mile and seventy yards. He won from King Nadi, with Devon following and Wacker Drive, the only other •tarter, acting as whipper in. Blackwood was a popular favorite and gave his supporters little anxiety, for he raced prominently in the early stages and readily took command when called on to hold the race safe in the stretch. King Nadi offered him the most contention from the start This veteran displayed fine speed in the early •tages and held determinedly to his task, but was not good enough for the winner and near the end was extended to save second place from the fast finishing Devon. The latter had raced some distance out of it in the early stages, but gained fast when straightened out tn the streteh. Wacker Drive was always outrun. The time of the race, 1:45%, marked an excellent effort on the part of the winner, considering the dull going. After Tuesdays deluge it was expected that the Washington Park track would be a sea of mud and the big attendance were agreeably-surprised when they noted that there was an absence of moisture on the course. The going, however, was considerably dulled and favorable to racers with a penchant for heavy •Toing. POPULAR COURSE. The weather was a trifle cool, but the popularity of this course was again manifest and a surprisingly large crowd witnessed the •port. Small fields were again the order, but in several instances they were so well matched that interesting contests resulted. West Park, carrying the Blue Bell Park ■Stables colors, raced to an easy victory in the opening race, in which eight maiden two-year-olds started. West Park began fast and showing the most speed raceel into command *nd, holding on well in the stretch, was never seriously in danger of defeat. Lahor carried the Raneoe-as Stables colors into second plaoe after having closed an immense gap in the last quarter. Tombereau, the favorite, finished in third place. The Rancocas Stables Zevesgold, a sprightly miss by Zev — Howes Gold, made a show off the seven other youngsters that she started with in the second race and won ?s easily as her rider pleased from Mat Ma-honey, with Hogans Dance following. La-drone and Pro Tern were the favorites here, but they did not figure to any considerable extent after the first quarter. Zevesgold displayed fine speed and it carried her into a long lead in the first three-eighths and she Increased her advantage thereafter. Hogans Dance was closest to her in the early stages, hut was readily displaced for seconil place by Mat Mahoney. The latter dropped completely out of it when the start came, but came with a rush in the last quarter. TOASTER SURPRISES. E. K. Br sons Coaster furnished a surprise In the third race, in which three-year-old non-winner fillies made up the field. Mary Gardner and Otilla were the favorites, but in the race. Coaster moved easily into a long lead in the first half mile and it enabled her to hold sway in the final stages, though it required L. Morris best efforts to keep her in advance of the fast-finishing Otilla. The latter began tardily and was slow to get in full stride, but she did come steadily in the stretch and gradually cut down Coasters lead until half a length separated them at the finish. Mary Gardner was best of the others. Maxiva, favorite, was victress in the fourth race, which brought out six of the better platers to race one mile and seventy yards. Aviator finished in second place and Sixty finished third. The winner, under good riding, raced as if best and was benefited by the going. She raced in close pursuit of Sixty, the early leader, until just before reaching the stretch, where she toe k command with a rush and thereafter held Aviator safe, though ber rider became anxious near the end ant applied the whip. Aviator had difficulty in the early stages, but settled in his stride after half a mile and came steadily in the stretch Sixty began tiling alter three-quarters. Mar!-boro was given considerable betting attention, but tired after he had raced into prominence just before reaching first turn, whe;-e he met with some interference. Bill Seth proved best in the sixth race. Which brought five platers to the post, including Coppershine, a double winner during the nieeeting. Coppershine finished in second place. Earlier in the race he appearetl the likely winner, for he had disposed e»f Home-wood and had taken a good lead. Bill Seth •moved up to him with a rush approaching the stretch and drew away handily in the final eighth. Coppershine began tiring steadily and it enahled Homewood to almost him for second place. Coppershine only Ihead handed the midelle portion of the purse by a matter of inches.
