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LOWERS TRACK RECORD ♦ Gallant Knight Gallops One Mile at Homewood in 1:36y5- • Satin Spar Only Inches Behind Aud-ley Farm Star at Finish — Etcetera Defeats Tellico. ♦ HOMEWOOD, 111., June 17.— Gallant Knight proved his right to be classed close to the top of the handicap division when he showed a brilliant effort in winning the East End Park Hotel Handicap, the feature Of todays program at Washington Park. Carrying 123 pounds, he set the pace and smashed the track record for one mile, running the route in 1:36% to lower the previous record made at the meeting by Bar-gello. Pressing the winner closely as they came to the finish was Satin Spar, Willard Macks good gelding, while Mike Hall finished in third place and Lady Broadcast was last in the field of four. The small field was delayed at the post for six minutes, due mainly to the bad behavior of Lady Broadcast, which starter Morrissey finally ordered to the outside. The field got off in line, and Satin Spar was the first to show in front, while Gallant Knight was fourth. He quickly caught Satin Spar, however, and after a quarter had been raced assumed a handy lead, with Satin Spar second, Lady Broadcast third and Mike Hall in fourth place. They raced in that order until the stretch turn and then Satin Spar, making his move, drew up within a length of the leader, while Mike Hall, also running well, replaced Lady Broadcast in third place. BITTER STRETCH DUEL. It was a bitter duel in the stretch, with Satin Spar racing in gallant fashion and giving his all to head the odds-on favorite. Mike Hall also gave his supporters a chance to cheer by moving up gamely on the outside. On they came to the final furlong with Gallant Knight clinging tenaciously to his short lead and Satin Spar running the best race of his career. Gallant Knight proved that he was too much for the westerner in the final strides and won by inches in one of the most interesting races of the season. At the end of the contest Satin Spar and Mike Hall both worked out additional distances, Satin Spar going one and one-fourth miles in 2:07"3, and Mike Hall one and one-eighth miles in 1:51. Satin Spar, first to return to the judges stand, was given an ovation for his splendid effort, while Gallant Knight, which was heavily backed, was also roundly applauded. Both jockey Carl Meyer, on the winner, and Bobby Jones, on Satin Spar, rode splendid races and deserved the praise accorded them and their mounts. SUMMERLIKE WEATHER. Summerlike weather again prevailed today and the attendance was slightly larger than yesterday. Overcast skies threatened rain in the forepart of the afternoon, but the heavy clouds began to disappear after the running of the second race and conditions were ideal for the remainder of the day. Favorite players collected in the first race when Princess A. O., making her second start, was the winner. Racing well up from the start, she outgamed Sally Irene, the pacemaker, in the stretch run. Smiling Moon, an outsider, was third. The race was contested by twelve two-year-old maiden fillies, and the winner was ridden by jockey E. James. Gun Man, a four-year-old maiden son of Man o War, so lightly regarded that he was placed in the field group, defeated the favorite Everytime in the second race. The winner displayed much early speed and, taking a short lead when Hamilton, the pacemaker, tired on the stretch turn, won when jockey Redding outrode McAuliffe on the public choice. Everytime raced on the outside of the leaders most of the way and appeared a winner an eighth out, but his rider was not capable of keeping him up with the leader. Jim Ormont finished third. Etcetera and Tellico were about even choices in the third race and after a hard Continued on thirteenth page. LOWERS TRACK RECORD Continued from first page. stretch duel finished noses apart, with the former getting the decision. It is possible that Tellico was best, but he attempted to run out on the stretch turn and again in the final furlong, while Etcetera stayed close to the rail throughout and the saving of ground enabled him to win. Oh Dave finished third when he passed By Wire in the stretch. The winner ran the distance in 1:06, the bcst time of the meeting. Con Amore, the eastern sprinter, made her first start at Washington Park in the fourth race, and came through with a victory. The winner was never far from the front, and took command in the stretch to hold Lady Fingers safe under urging at the end. Lady Fingers showed both speed and gameness, and was always a dangerous contender, while Agincourt, an outsider, after being blocked three times during the race, was good enough to finish third. Supreme Sweet, the early pacemaker, tired in the stretch. Cousin Jo was made favorite, but could not keep up in the early stages and met with interference from Con Amore in the stretch. ♦
