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ROMP FOR LITTLE GYP Wins Feature at Exposition Park by Seven Lengths Miss Joan Scores Popular Victory Victoryin in Fourth Foreign Bet in inAuspicious Auspicious Debut AURORA 111 May 20 Little Gyp from the stable of C C Hastings took the meas ¬ ure of the best band that started at Expo ¬ sition Park this afternoon Her victory came in the fifth race in which a field of eight went to the post and she accomplished her task in easy fashion Her margin at the end was seven lengths while the favored Bob Rogers finished in second place and La Belotte was third thirdThe The race was over threequarters and the winner was always in tiie van When starter Morrissey effected a quick start Little Gyp dashed to the front and on the first turn had a good lead with La Belotte running in second place and Bob Rogers third The latter got away slowly Bob Rogers replaced La Belotte as the main contender approach ¬ ing the stretch turn and many were of the opinion that he might overtake the Hastings filly but when jockey Boucher heard the oncoming hoofs he called on Little Gyp and she drew away until the last twenty yards when she was taken under restraint restraintTRACK TRACK DRYING OUT OUTThe The track was heavy at the beginning of the afternoons program but was drying out fast during the day and while still in a lumpy state for the running of the feature a light cloud of dust could be noticed as the horses made the final turn in the fifth race The weather was much improved over that of yesterday and a good crowd attended attendedForeign Foreign Bet a firsttime starter from the stable of Clyde Freeman carried a wad of smart money in the opening race and gave her backers no cause to worry She led all the way to win by a wide margin from an ordinary field of sprinters Martha Florence raced to second place and Corrine D was third Nell D heavily backed showed speed to the stretch then stopped badly badlyForeign Foreign Bat is by Over There Election Bet and was ridden by jockey M Dupuy DupuySincerely Sincerely a mudrunning daughter of Col ¬ onel Arennie negotiated the heavy going in splendid style to win over a bulky field in the second race Saddle Skirts was sec ¬ ond and The Abbot third Saddle Skirts set the pace with the winner close up and the latter secured a good advantage at mid stretch to win easily The race was at six furlongs Ritter one of the choices was off poorly and was cased up when badly beaten in the stretch stretchDON DON TINKY IN FRONT FRONTThe The majority of the horses in the third race seemed to have difficulty in plowing through the going and many ran only in spots Don Tinky was the winner coming from behind to catch Brushing after the latter had dashed into the lead in the first quarter Brushing finished second and Tetra Glass was third Peter Ruff one of the favorites had Keiser up and after beginning well the lad was unable to keep a straight course and the animal ran to the outside fence on the stretch turn Roycrofter was also practically eliminated when he refused to start with the others Jockey E Warden rode the winner winnerMiss Miss Joan the Bon Homme filly which races for C B Irwin scored her third vic ¬ tory of the meeting when she led a band of twoyearolds all the way in the fourth race Jockey Moran got her away quickly from the inside post position and after racing with Zebra fqr a sixteenth drew away into a good lead and held on gamely when the Watson miss challenged again near the finish Zebra racing gamely at the end was beaten by a neck and Good Friend was third The winner was the favorite with the crowd and her victory was a popular one oneLucky Lucky Drift the shortest priced horse of the afternoon got home an easy winner in the sixth race Taking command at the start she showed the way throughout and had a six lengths advantage at the end Boyish Bob finished second and Ballot Girl took third The race was over one mile and seventy yards and seven started The winner was ridden by jockey Mulrooney
