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PRINCESS EDITH WINS ♦ Royal Stable Colorbearer Takes Measure of Blushing Maiden. ■ Gotham Accounts for Fourth Consecutive Purse — Big Crowd Despite Threatening Weather. • HOMKWOOD, III.. June 24.— The Royal Etabk-s Princess Edith, aided by a good ride, was victress in the Garden City Purse, incidentally, registering her first victory of the season. Blushing Maiden finished in second place, and Beauregard just managed to outstay the favorite. Account. The light weight that Princess Edith carried enabled her to be a factor from the start, and P. Neal clinched the victory for her when he saved much ground approaching the stretch turn and, wearing down Beauregard, stole into a good lead, which helped her considerably in stalling oft the determined challenge offered by Blushing Maiden in the final eighth. Blushing Maiden had been restrained for over five-eighths and was racing in last place, but succeeded in saving ground on the stretch turn and responded gamely when called on. Account, the favorite, attempted to race with the leaders in the early stages, but was suddenly taken back approaching the lower turn and was forced extremely wide on both turns, which cost him considerable ground. He loomed up promisingly when straightened out in the stretch, but he tired in rhe last seventy yards. Threatening weather did not materially affect the attendance and another big crowd was on hand to inaugurate the final weeks racing at Washington Park. There was nothing particularly outstanding on the program and the sport was more or less routine. CONSISTENT RACER. The consistent Gotham again figured in a " winning effort, his fourth consecutive victory at the meeting, when he just succeeded in outstaying Sir John K. The latter, under a hustling ride, almost nipped Gotham in the final strides. Spanish Bay, an intended good thing, brought up in third place. Gotham was always with the leaders and took command when urged, but it required his best near the end to stall off the fast finishing Sir John IC Belle Rive, backed with rare confidence in the field of fourteen, graduated from the maiden ranks by defeating Saluta and Mat Mahoney after a hard effort, due to swerving out in the last sixteenth when she seemed an easy winner. Saluta, Mat Mahoney end Ilandi worker were all pressing her haid near the finish. In the early stages she had raced in close proximity to the leaders through suffering some early interference. After disposing of Saceiewell, she moved into the lead and was going easily until she began swerving out. Sun Mary was taken out of it at the first turn and closed a big gap in the stretch when urged hard. DEALS ALERTNESS. W. R. Co. s Passaiong added another purse to his credit when he scored in the second race in lucky fashion. Alertness on the part of P. Neal was the contributing cause in his victory. The same handling for Rose ONeil or Cheng Tu would have given either the victory. Cheng Tu was taken back soon after the start ami. after saving muh ground and about to pass into the lead an eighth out, was raced wide, but the finish was too close at haivl to enable him to close the big intervening gap and he finished in third place. Sixty repeated his success of a previous start to score a narrow victory. Scotlan 1, the favorite, finished in second place, with Captain J. S. in advance of Mino. The race became a duel in the last eighth betwe n Sixty and Scotland, with Sixty proving the gamer in the final strides. Previously Captain J. S and Scotland had been in command, with Scotland racing under restraint and the seeming winner beginning the stretch run. Sixty, however, saved niU-h ground approaching the stn-tch and made a determined challenge which disposed of Captain J. S. and. later, he was good enough to hold Scotland safe. Mino ceased to be a factor after a half mile. The other starters were always far out of it. Liht Air raced to victory in the sixth race, In which she was well backed. Mary-Dale landed in second place, slightly in advance of I By Gosh, the favorite. Mary-Dale might have reversed the decision with the winner | had she been prepared at the start. She was I away poorly and had to close an immense | gap to get into contention. By Gosh began with his cu.-tomary slowness and raced far out of it to the last quarter, where he beiran coming fast. Cecelia Grob was the leader until reaching the stretch, where she began ! tiring. Duck It raced in his. best form and won the j final race. He only got up in the final I Strides, to dip,.- ■ of Princ !y. The latter seemed to have the race won after wearing down Roseate II., the early leader, but tired slightly in the last seventy yards. Donna i Santa also made a game effort in the final | eighth, but she tired right at the end. Ralph! Hartenstein, the favorite, was kept far back, and though responding well when urged in the stretch, was not good*enough.
