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BURNING UP TRIUMPHS » Havana Campaigner Makes Good in First Aurora Start. — . — ♦ Favorites Fare Poorly at Exposition Park — Hogans Dance Furnishes Surprise in Opener. ♦ AURORA. 111.. May 5.— Burning Up. a consistent racer from Havana, made good at the first asking at Exposition Park, when he conquered the favorite, Jack Howe, in the feature race on todays card. He was backed with confidence by his connections, and jockey Longdon made no mistakes. Sending the Bradley-bred colt to the front soon after the start, he stayed close to the rail on the turns, while apprentice De Massi, on Jack Howe, was helpless to keep the latter in hand, and the leader drew away into a lead of over three lengths in the final sixteenth. Jack Howe, although in second place all the way, failed to make much of an impression on the winner at any stage, and tired near the end, while Scone was third. The others, Hypnotism, Bob Rogers and Play Bird, at no time figured in the running. The race was a claiming affair over five and one-half furlongs. The crowd, while the lightest of the meeting, was estimated at 7,000 by experienced observers, and the ideal weather continued throughout the day. Favorites again fared poorly. SCORES BY A NOSE. Hogans Dance, with jockey Bobby Jones in the saddle, earned a nose decision over the favored Mote in the opener. An unwieldy field of twelve went to the post and, after a six-minute delay, caused by Fortunate Mann, they were dispatched. Thunder Call set the pace, with Mote close up, and the attt r aded the field when the son of hunderc tired in the stretch, but Hogans Dance wrested the lead from him in the last sixteenth and held him to the end. Fortunate Mann, f- m a slow beginning, got up in time to •■ third. Hogans Dance paid 4.56. Liolele. • western-bred, was the easiest bort of winner in the second race. After leading for practically the entire distance, he scored with ridiculous ease. His margin passing tl.° finish was ten lengths, while Water Port and My Sweets staged a close battle for second place, with the former getting the nod. Liolele was heralded as a possible winner in many quarters previous to the race and was the meaium of some heavy wagering. He gave his backers no cause for worry and paid .54. MAILLIW A BARGAIN. Mailliw, a gelding which brought less than 00 at the weeding out sale of J. W. March-banks thoroughbreds during the Tanforan meeting, more than earned his purchase price when he won the third race on the days program. Off well, the California thoroughbred led all the way to score a nose decision over Tiempo, with Wise Cheer a fast going third. Wise Cheer was an odds-on choice, but got off slowly, and could not overcome the handicap. The race was for maiden two-year-olds, and twelve started. Apprentice Roble was on the winner. Jack Biener made every post a winning one in the fifth race to score the second victory of the day for jockey Longdon and the third victory of the meeting for owner Alfie Tarn. The result was never in doubt from the time the field of eight left the stall gate until the finish was reached, Jack Biener always being well in front. Four lengths was the official margin, while Tanist was second and Feu Follet third. Bosky, well backed, tired in the stretch after being unable to reach the leaders. The distance was one and a sixteenth miles. Mary-Dale, the favorite in the sixth race, staged a strong finish to take the measure of Syrell. Third money fell to Lena M. Many were of the opinion that jockey Fischer, on Syrell, should have either used his whip or left it in the jockeys quarters. His mount took a good lead in the stretch, but even when Mary-Dale drew up on even terms with him in the last sixteenth he still continued to hand-ride, and Mary -Dale, under hard riding by Richard, passed him to wife.
