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HOME WORK TO THE FORE • Scores in Easy Fashion in Tuesdays Main Race at Sportsmans Park. % Race Marred by Elimination of Racketeer, Which Stumbled and Threw Rider — Attendance Affected by Weather. ♦ CICERO, 111., May 3— F. E. Moores Home Work accounted for the fifth race, titled the Berwyn Purse, which featured the card for the second days racing at Sportsmans Park, and while the winner achieved his victory in an easy manner, it was the clever ride of jockey R. Allen that contributed greatly to her conquest. Bernice Van, which started out to make a runaway of the race, tired badly in the closing stages, finished second, and third fell to Too Much Talk. The race was marred by the elimination of Racketeer, which was racing in a contending position when he stumbled and threw his rider, J. Pierce, who was badly shaken up in the fall. The start was a good one, and Bernice Van cut out the early pace, but Too Much Talk was right after her, while Satin Spinner was in the van of the Racketeer, which was under slight restraint. After going a half mile, Allen called upon Home Work for increased speed and he readily responded, working his way up on the"~inside to dispose of the leaders one by one and as they turned for home then went into the lead to score by four lengths, while Bernice Van, which tired badly when put to pressure, just lasted to outfinish Too Much Talk for the place award. Dr. Parrish, which had many admirers, failed to race to expectations and, after breaking forwardly, dropped back steadily and finished last in the field of seven. Cold and inclement weather prevailed and served to hold down the attendance to about 4,500. Speculation was brisk throughout the afternoon and, while some of the winners were neglected, the well-backed choices vindicated the judgment of their backers. The veteran J. Connors rode his first winner of the meeting when he scored on S. Adams Diaquri in the opening race. Away in front, the victress never relinquished the lead, finishing with a four-length margin. Continued on twenty-eighth page. HOME WORK TO THE FORE , J Continued from first page. Jaipur, which raced closest to the winner [ after the opening eighth, finished second leading Banjo by two and one-half lengths, while the latter closed fast to be an easy J . third. Chattahoochee was a disappoinment 1 in his failing to reach a contending position J during the running. Sorry, which failed J to break, was pulled up after going an eighth. Miss Hutcheson graduated from the non-winners ranks when she led home Mae-chute, ~ Hukill and seven other two-year-olds in the second race. The winner, given a hustling ride by V Frankie Halbert, who got the winner away f in motion, practically stole the race going 8 around the first turn for he saved ground 4 in skillful fashion, and this enabled him 1 to maintain a safe lead. Despite his decided !" advantage, he had the filly under 1 pressure in the final stages. Maechute, ;. which was neglected in the speculation, finished l" fast to wrest second honors from n Hukill. Col. Cloister, which was well backed, li failed to keep up under the energetic tactics of jockey J. OBrien. J. McC!ymon saddled his first winner of * the meeting when Top Cloud, under the e colors of E. Seremba, came from an unexpected i- quarter to win the third race and, I being neglected in the wagering, paid off "f at odds a trifle better than 40 to 1. Peralta a was the one to be second, while John Speed d closed with a rush to be third. American Thunder was the favored one e in this race, but after encountering sharp p interference going to the first turn, appeared - to sulk thereafter, and was badly y outrun, finishing far in the rear of the e successful ones. Guffle, of which much was is I expected, was away tardily but showed a a • good performance from his slow beginning. g.
