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VICTORY FOR PROTEUS 4 Consistent Pelleteri Colt Wins ; Thomas Curran Memorial. ♦ Gets Up in Final Strides to Earn Nose Decision Over Easter Time — Tannery Scores. ♦ HOMEWOOD, 111., June 13.— Proteus, game and consistent son of Infinite — Our Option, which races in the colors of A. Pelleteri, scored his third stake victory of the year when he carried top weight of 125 pounds and was successful in the Thomas Curran Memorial Handicap, week-end feature at Washington Park. The winner of the Idle Hour Stakes at Lexington and the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs Came fast in the final eighth to get up to earn a nose decision over Easter Time, one of the Dixiana pair. Suns Son, the good western youngster, was third, after meeting with interference, while Prince Hotspur finished in fourth place. Eleven started and it was the hardest fought two-year-old race of the meeting. Easter Time, displaying fine early speed, went to the front soon after the start, while Tellico, Band Time and Proteus quickly took prominent positions. Approaching the stretch turn Easter Time was headed momentarily by Tellico, while Band Time and Proteus had changed positions. Easter Time saved ground when straightened out for the run home and once again got in front of Tellico when the latter began to tire badly. WINS IN FINAL STRIDE. Entering the last furlong it was plain to be seen ,that Proteus would be the one to beat and* although Easter Time clung to his slim lead tenaciously, the Pelleteri youngster wore him down and got his nose in front in the final strides. Tellico and Band Time both tired badly and finished sixth and eighth, respectively. Suns Son showed a game effort and but for being in close quarters in the stretch, might have given the leaders an argument. Proteus earned ,430 net by his victory and ran the five and a half furlongs in 1:08 over a track that was termed slow. It was his eighth victory of the year and brought his total winnings to 2,400. Easter Time and Band Time, racing coupled as the Dixiana entry, were favored, while the winner was second choice. Jockey Jimmy Smith had the mount on Proteus and was given an ovation as he dismounted from the animal. For a time early today it was feared that the weather was to be a repetition of that of the previous Saturdays of the meeting. Considerable rain fell as the early comers were arriving at the course, but the fans were pleasantly surprised when the downpour ceased and the sun broke through at intervals. The track, while a trifle slow, had a firm bottom, and the time made was slightly better than had been expected. One of the largest crowds of the meeting was present and was fairly successful in locating the winners. TANNERY SCORES AGAIN. Tannery carried 118 pounds and scored his third success of the meeting in the Edge-water Beach Hotel Handicap, the afternoons secondary feature. Five horses started and Tannery, beginning from an outside post position, obtained a good lead when jockey Heigle crossed to the rail, interfering with Satin Spar and Brown Wisdom. The Ballot colt, saving ground thereafter, increased his advantage when Brown Wisdom and Satin Spar began to tire in the stretch and was five lengths in front at the finish. Brown Wisdom lasted to save second place from the fast-finishing Paul Bunyan. The latter was in trouble early, but finished fastest of all. Paul Bunyan worked out the full seven furlongs at the conclusion of the contest, going the distance in 1:28. Gala Flight, the highly priced two-year-olds, after burning up much money in a couple of failures, finally made good in this afternoons race. Subjected to a gruelling drive, she managed to beat Prince Ascot by two lengths, while F. Grabner was third. Continued on twentu-tecond page. VICTORY FOR PROTEUS Continued from first page. Gala Flight was fractious at the barrier and, unseating her rider, jogged to the mile and seventy yard chute before being recaptured, but her jaunt did her no harm and, racing forwardly, she took a short lead in the stretch and showed the way to the end. F. Grabner, the quickest to begin, showed gameness in coming again after being shuffled back around the first turn. Uluniu, the Hawaiian-bred five-year-old which races for Mrs. R. Pollard, surprised the talent when he scampered hon e in front of Gold Step in the second race, a high priced claiming affair. Best Man, the favorite, finished third in the field of eight. Both Uluniu and Gold Step showed much early speed, while Best Man was caught in a pocket early and could not get clear until the stretch was reached. Gold Step had a slight advantage turning for home, but Uluniu, on the outside, wore him down to win by a neck. The winner paid 4.94. The Jones Stock Farm won their first race of the meeting when Lahor was successful in the third race. The colt, which was the medium of heavy play by the large week-end crowd, was prominently placed by jockey A. Dickey in the early stages, and, saving all possible ground, caught Tony Joe, the pacemaker, in the stretch, and won by one length. Suitor, dropping down in class, had many supporters, but was on the outside all the way and was never a factor. The race was over one mile, and Lahor was the second favorite of the day to win.
