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. • f 3 r e e it 1. .S i, BIG CROWD AT H0MEW00D Continued from first page. ~ rier and being forced back in the first quarter, raced to second place, while Bacciocco 0 held third. The rain of last night had seeped into the e racing strip, and with the steady downpour r today the track, while covered with water f and appearing to be sloppy on the surface, was soft and muddy. The winners of the e various races negotiated the respective distances in very slow time, pronounced mud ,1 runners being especially favored by the going. A good ride by jockey M. Rose won the third race for Overlay. The lad, taking advantage of the errors made by his fellow pilots when they swung wide with their mounts at the stretch turn, held to the rail with his charge and, saving many lengths, had the chestnut filly up to win easily. Second place went to Ilium, which set the pace and might have won had he not gone to the center of the track rounding the last turn, while Camp Prince finished third. Scotlands Glory was made favorite but was blocked by Ilium when jockey Yelton took a chance on getting through on the inside J rounding the far turn and lost what chances he may have had. Overlay, which races for r W. H. Whitehouse, has been nominated for ,r the Illinois Oaks, to be run next Saturday. • She paid 1.12. A. A. Baroni, Nevada turfman, who headed d the trainers in the Chicago district last season, I_ saddled his first winner on the circuit it today. He sent Wee Drop, a castoff of the e Herbert Bayard Swope stable, to the post, t and the filly won with ridiculous ease. Prominent £ in the early stages, she caught Byan-inch 1. on the far turn and drew away to a a ten length victory. Second place went to O Half Day, which raced close up from the te start, while the favored San Presto, under :r a poor ride, managed to get up in time to 0 nose out Byaninch for third money. y. Scratches reduced the field to five starters, S, and the winner was ridden by jockey R. *• West, contract jockey for the Baroni stable. e =
