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MODERN TIMES REPEATS ♦ Light Weight Factor in Fillys Second Aurora Victory. 1 Platsrs Monopolize Entire Program — Withdrawals Result in Substitute for Sixth Race. ♦ AURORA, 111.. May 6.— A five horse race Over one mile and seventy yards, held fourth place on the Exposition Park all claiming card today and Modern Times, from the stable of C. W. Moore, was the easiest sort of a winner. Backed into odds-on favoritism because of light weight and her recent good effort, the Pataud filly gave her supporters no cause for anxiety. Taking command when Finnic raced wide on the first turn, she led by a clear margin to score easily, with Finnic second and Luck Piece third. While it is doubtful if Finnic could have beaten the winner, he would have been much closer had apprentice Berry been able to keep him in on the turns. He went to the first turn in front, but lost his position by running very wide and again sacrificed several lengths by bearing out in the stretch turn. Luck Piece never threatened seriously but was much the best of the other two, which seemed to be outclassed. Modern Times was ridden by L. Fage and paid .80. DISAGREEABLE WEATHER. The afternoon was exceedingly disagreeable. Rain drizzled down during the day and a cold wind which blew down the course made winter wraps almost a necessity. The track was slow. Shift and King at Arms staged a merry battle in the opening race with the former winning by a neck. The pair engaged in a bumping match at midstretch and continued to touch flanks in the last sixteenth with the duel winding up about even and Shift being the better horse. King at Arms was always with the leaders, while Shift came from fifth place at the half to challenge. Radio Service closed much ground on the outside and was a fast going third. Apprentice Roble, contract rider for W. Mikel and Son. owners of Shift, was aboard the winner, which was backed into last-minute favoritism. The third accident of the meeting came with the running of the second race, when four horses, including the favored Easter Boy. came to grief on the far turn. Several horses were running bunched back of the leaders on the turn when Easter Boy and Princess Evol went down. Dontados and Byaninch, close behind the animals, lost their riders when they stumbled over them. Jockey Bradshaw, on Dontados, suffered a bruised leg. Jockey Roble. on Byaninch, was shaken up and cancelled his remaining mounts, while jockey Clements, on Easter Boy. was shaken up and jockey Longdon, on Princess Evol, sustained a badly injured leg. THISTLE EVIE THIRD. Relline was the winner of the race, leading most of the way to stay in front of the outsider. Prancing Step, in the final drive. Thistle Evie, on which much money was wagered, overcame interference to be third. The race was over six furlnogs and it was the winners second success of the meeting. He was ridden by L. Toamino. Bocaratone, the odds-on choice, lived up to expectations in the third race by scoring an easy victory. Jockey Bobby Jones got him off quickly from an outside position and. after following Bourbon Maid closely to the final furlong, took command and drew away to a two-length victory. Bourbon Maid had little opposition for second place and Miss Perfection was best of the others. Rejuvenation, given a good ride by jockey A. Richard, won the fifth race, in which a field of seven were asked to go one and one-eighth miles. The eight year-old raced close up in the early stages and, coming fast in the stretch, caught the favored Billy Doran in the last ten yards to win by a head. Billy Doran held on gamely, but failed to last. Vole came from the rear to take third money. Jockey T. Vercher, who was injured in a fall on Saturday, has been released from the hospital, but will be unable to accept mounts far some time.
