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FAVORITES DISAPPOINT ■ Fairfax Purse Main Attraction at Washington Park. S — Fannie J. and Mally Jane Unplaced — Maxiva Wins — Mino Scores in Game Fashion. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 20— Washington Park offered an attractive program for its patrons today, the fields in most of the races being small, but comprising well matched starters and resulting in close finishes. Betting judgment was again off, the choices in most instances failing badly, primarily due to poor riding on the part of their jockeys. In the feature race, one mile and seventy yards. Fannie J. and Mally Jane, the two best backed ones in the Fairfax Purse, the feature of the card, were the outstanding disappointments. Thoy failed to even get a part of the purse in the field of five starters. Hardys tactics caused Mally Jane to become exhausted before three-quarters of the mile and seventy yards had been traversed. Fannie J. was entrusted to C. Grassia and that rider was at a loss from the start. Maxiva was the winner. She raced in her best form and was benefited by being kept back of the fast pace in the early stages. She came with a rush when called on just before reaching the stretch and raced past Blushing Maiden in the last sixteenth to win easily. Blushing Maiden was just as easily second, though there might have been a difference in the result had not Symphorosa been a sufferer from interference at a critical stage in the stretch racing. ATTENDANCE LARGE. The perfect weather and the prospect of spectacular racing lured an immense crowd to Washington Park. Betting activity was again of considerable proportions. W. R. Coc-s Passaloiig showed suddenly Improved form under the energetic riding of P. Neal and was a handy winner over Tea Cracker, with Fire Girl following the pair.-There might have been a different result had Anderson, on Teacraeker, ridden more vigorously in the early stage*. He took the Bid-well colt completely out of it after the start and raced him wide. He was last beginning the stretch, but came with a rush, but could not down the winner. Pa.ssalong was well up from the start and sprinted away from the others when reaching the middle of the stretch. Fire Girl raced prominently throughout and might have been responsible for Motor Chiefs failure. The latter was racing in second place when L. Morris began taking back when Fire Girl ca*;ie over. Red Leather, a well backed one, was the winner in the second race, which attracted some mediocre performers, of which Gossoon was the favored one. He finished in third place and barely lasted long enough to save that position from Theo. Fay. Red Leather raced with the leaders until straightened out in the stretch, where, after a brief brush with Participate, she came away. Participate was just as easily second. Bettor rides on Theo. Fay and Amilcar would have made them much more formidable. HKIGI.ES BEST RIDE. Jockey Heinle, who rode Red Leather, put up the best ride of his career in the following race astride Mino. Probably never agaia Will a racing throng witness a better display of gamem-.-s 0:1 the part of Mino. Horse and rider figured in one of the most spectacular exhibitions ever noted on a track anywhere. Mino was in close quarters during the last eighth, but made a determined challenge to wrest the lead from Old Kickapoo and Scotland. The latter pair seemed to have the race between them, but suddenly Mino squeezed through the small opening and. joining the leaders in the last twenty yards, just managed to down Scotland by - nose, which in turn beat out Old Kickapoo. Following the trio came Tyrol, the favorite, which had given way when the hard racing began in the last eighth. Heigle was cheered lustily for his masterly ride. A twelve-minute delay at the post ensued in the fourth race because of the fractious-ness of most of the starters, MeGonigle and Roy Gibson being the chhf offenders. When the start came Crucero. carrying the Nevada Stock Farm colors, moved into a good lead followed by Roy Gibson and Cheers, with Crofton. the favorite, close in their wake. Roy Gibson bore out when approa hing th. lower turn, and here McDermott sent Crofton along and he joined :he leaders b ginning the last eighth. The duel between the trio ■was short, Crofton coming away, with Cheers easily outstaying Crucero. The others were beaten off. Son of John, which started in the interest of Jelfer. on Livingston, arnved at the track about noon from New York. He came in charge of C. Moss, foreman for R. A. Smith. The latter and jockey G. Fields will arrive-tomorrow. Fields will have the mount on the Audley Farm Stables Altitude iu the Illinois Oak*.
