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WONDERFUL DAYS RACING DAVISON ENTRY WINS Andromeda First and Battle Ax Second in Handicap Large Crowd Enjoys Good Sport Sportat at Aurora Favorites Are in inLimelight Limelight During Afternoon AURORA III May 10 Clarence Davison supplied the first and second horses in the Aurora Handicap todays feature at Ex ¬ position Park Andromeda and Battle Ax were his colorbearers and that pair of stay ¬ ers finished first and second respectively while First Mission finished third Seven irorses started and the Davison pair were favored favoredThe The Aurora Handicap was for a purse of 1200 and as the field that started were well acquainted with the stall gate starter Morrissey sent them away with little delay First Mission showed in front when the bar ¬ rier was released but Andromeda soon raced to the front and secured a good lead on the back stretch With his stablemate leading jockey Mulrooney on Battle Ax was con ¬ tent to reserve his mount and remain in fourth place First Mission was running second and Tommy Lad third thirdApproaching Approaching the far turn with Andromeda still in front Mulrooney moved up with Bat ¬ tle Ax and sought an opening next to the rail He was promptly blocked and relegated once again to his original position but the Davison colors were still in front as they turned for home Once straightened out in the stretch First Mission began to tire and Andromeda drew away into a five length lead In the meantime Battle Ax had been taken to the outside and began to move up in the stretch Slowly but surely he cut down his stable companions advantage and was beaten only a neck as they flashed past the finish There is little doubt but that Battle Ax which was making his first start in many months was the best horse but as the purse went to the same owner and the supporters of the stable cashed their wagers it made but little difference differenceFAST FAST TRACK A crowd of 15000 watched the best program that has been provided at the course this year and enthusiasm was at a high pitch throughout the day Well played horses ac ¬ counted for most of the races much to the delight of the spectators The track was fast but the weather was sultry and cloudy throughout the afternoon afternoonNora Nora D a daughter of Westy Hogan which in previous starts has caused starter Morrissey considerable trouble was on her best behavior this afternoon and took the measure of a small but good band of sprinters in the fifth race Charm after setting the pace finished in second place while Little Gyp was third Jack Haskell had a rough race and failed to finish in the money Charm moneyCharm showing her usual early speed sprinted to the front soon after the start but Nora D was close up Jack Haskell moved up on the inside approaching the first turn and when jockey Leyland attempted to get through he found himself blocked and there was nothing for Jack Haskell to do but take back to fourth place Meanwhile Charm and Nora D continued on their way and when Charm began to tire in the stretch Nora D took command In the last six ¬ teenth the ultimate winner gradually drew away until she had a length advantage at the finish Jack Haskell made a game effort after being blocked but was not good enough to overcome the handicap handicapOUTSIDER OUTSIDER SCORES Nora D was one of the outsiders in the six horse race She was ridden by jockey Logan and it was the second straight winner for him himMiss Miss Sourire which races for Mrs E Petz oldt won the opener from a band of mediocre sprinters The distance was threequarters and after Kit Carson and Atcasa had set the pace Miss Sourire came fast in the stretch under hard riding by jockey Ayraud and got up to win drawing away Atcasa lasted to save second place and Golden Colna which met with much early interference got up to be third Kit Carson quit badly and was un ¬ placed placedJockey Jockey Willie Moran Auroras leading rider continued his winning ways when he rode the nineyearold veteran Gibbons to a nose victory iii the second race The for ¬ mer sprinting star showed one of his good efforts this afternoon and despite racing wide on the turn ran the sixfurlongs dis Contlnued on twentyfourth page DAVISON ENTRY WINS Continued from first page tance in 1 13 Watch On was second and Saddle Skirts third Watch On set the pace but Gibbons coming steadily caught him in the stretch and though tiring at the finish earned the decision Gibbons was the favorite and paid 504 504Favorit Favorit II which quit badly in his pre ¬ vious appearance showed better staying abil ¬ ity this afternoon and lasted the six fur ¬ longs distance to defeat a small band of sprinters in the third race Vicksburg and Megazza were noses apart in the order named at the end Miss Lester was first to get away but was soon joined by Favorit II and the latter opened up a good lead near the final turn In the stretch the majority expected the leader to tire but he gal ¬ loped on his way and retained a two lengths advantage at the end Jockey Colvin rode the winner winnerSome Some of the best twoyearolds at the track went to the post in the fourth race and Peggy J made it three in a row by win ¬ ning in handy fashion The Jones filly had early speed and getting to the front after a furlong drew away into a threelengths lead Racing strongly in the stretch she had a margin of a length and a half at the finish Rare Charm a recent arrival from Kentucky and well backed in certain quar ¬ ters overcame slight interference from the winner to finish second a nose before Down ¬ pour The latter was ridden by Moran but raced widely most of the way and did well to get third money Peggy J was well backed by the large crowd in attendance and paid less than even money She was ridden by jockey Logan The race was over five furlongs
