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TAPLIN RIDING STAR Veterans Skill in Saddle Deciding Factor in Longridge Victory. ♦ Spirited Finish Earns Narrowly Achieved Success Over Ruane — Ideal Conditions. ■ HOMKWOOD, 111., June 21.— The veteran Eddie Taplin, riding Longridge, favorite in the Commonwealth ,500 Purse, figured in a star role when by superior riding skill he beat home Ruane, ridden by the apprentice W. Rideout. The margin of victory was by inches. Ruane was probably the best, but his rider made several blunders in the early stages in addition to losing considerable ground when he elected to ride wide at the stretch turn when he could just as well have saved much ground at that point, being next to the inner rail and a clear course presenting itself. Longridge, with a good display of early •peed, had subdued Beauregard and the easterner, Le Bey, but was beginning to show the effects of his effort, and it took skill to keep him going at a fairly good pace. Ruane began looming up promisingly beginning the last eighth and he steadily gained on Longridge, but Taplin refrained from going to the whip until the last twenty yards, when he applied it with vigor and Longridge, under the sting, made an extra effort and just managed to keep his nose in advance. Ruane •was a fair margin before Devon. There was much support for Le Bey in the race and he raced well for half a mile, but G. Fields, riding for the first time over the course, did not know of the peculiarities of the racing strip and by his strong urging in the eariy put of the race had his mount exhausted before the stretch racing. Perfect weather again prevailed here and It aided in increasing the attendance. The ■mall fields again brought about spectacular ■port, featured by several close finishes. AUSPICIOUS DEBUT. The first time starter Nettie Belle, racing in M. Loweii.steins colors, made an auspicious debut in the opener and spread-eagled the seven other maiden fillies that started, to win with ease. Frock finished in second place, and Belle Rive brought up in advance of the others. Nettie Belle was backed with rare confidence, and she just justified the support, for she displayed high speed from the start and was never seriously threatened at any stage. There was consi lerable betting activity about Willis Ssharpe Kilmers Sun Coat, but her chances went glimmering approaching the first turn, where McDermott took her back sharply from an inner rail position while she was in a contending position, to ride her wide. Quia 11.. which showed a dull effort under De Premas guidance in a preceding start, raced much im; :ovcd under the energetic ride that 1*. Neal gave him, and promptly moved Into the lead soon after the start and, disposing in turn of Charm and Spectre, which raced closest to him, had enough in reserve in the last sixteenth to outstap the fast-finishing Geo Croom. The latter was probably best, but Rideout allowed him to drop out of It after the start, and then rode him wide, entailing a loss of ground. He came fast in the stretch, but missed the victory by a length. Anita M., after saving much ground in the stretch, outstayed Spectre for third place. The latter at one stage of the stretch racing gave promise of scoring the first victory for Earl Sande in these parts. She quit badly near the end. I 1 ri.ICATES RECENT TRIUMPH. An energetic ride on the part of Chiavetta, astride Bogan, enabled that Stuyvesant Pea-body racer to duplicate a former triumph. He won from Polita by a margin of inches. Shropshire, on Polita. sent her into a five lengths lead in the first half mile, and it brought about her defeat. Salone landed In third place, showing to better advantage than he did in a previous start. he contention was always by the trio of placed ©lies and they attracted the most support. The Le Mar Stock Farms Morsel, fresh from a stake triumph at Latonia and favorite in the fourth race, had a close call from defeat and it took an extra strong effort on the part of his jockey, Metiosson, to make him last long enough to finish a matter of inches in advance of Sun Blow, ridden by L. McDermott. A fast beginain : fcave Morsel an advantage at the start. whereas Sun Blow and Capture were away tardily. Morsel, displaying high speed, Mead into a good lead with Capture and Sun Blow closest in pursuit, but approaching the stretch I _ — — — - Continued on twenty-fourth page. TAPLIN RIDING STAR Continued from first page. it appeared as if Morsel would score in easy style. He began swerving and tiring badly in the last sixteenth and Sun Blow, coming fast, was wearing him down, and the Kilmer filly would have won in another stride. Capture tired in the last sixteenth, but was fairly close to the leading pair. E. Cebrians Genghis Khan, almost neglected in the betting, furnished the surprise of the sixth race, when he led for the entire journey to win with much in reserve from Aviator, with Architect, the favorite, in third place and just saving that position from Cuddle. Genghis Khan was rushed into the lead at the start and, saving much ground by-staying close to the inner rail, always held command and had little difficulty standing off the challenge of Aviator when he came fast in the stretch. Aviator might have been much closer to the winner but for being taken far out of it in the first quarter. Architect tired when called on in the stretch.
