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HARRISONS RIDING FACTOR ♦ Pilots Semester to His Triumph in Cicero Feature. 1 Good Time Made Over Fast Track at Sportsmans Park — Froggatte Suffers Broken Leg. ♦ CICERO, 111., May 4. — Semester, son of Sir Barton and Pearl Mesta, which was recently acquired by P. N. Kyle, made good for his new Owner when he was winner of the Grant Park Purse, which headed the program here today. Vanity Case, an outsider in the betting, followed the winner a length and a half back and three lengths in advance of Chiefs Camille, which took that place by a head from Singing Kid. The winner, under a brilliant ride by jockey M. Harrison, had the most speed at all stages, and it was the clever manner in which Harrison rode the victor that enabled him to withstand repeated challenges and maintain his position to the end. The weather was all that could be expected and helped to bring out about 6,500 to witness the sport. The track was fast, and good time was made in the majority of races. Well played choices made good with regularity, and while none of the outsiders scored, they threatened the success of the winners. Post time for Saturdays racing will be 2:00 p. m. Jockey D. E. Froggatte suffered a. broken leg in his fall from Matthew in the second race, and is confined in the Berwyn Hospital. The second race was marred when an accident occurred in which Dorita, the favorite, unseated her rider soon after the start, and Matthew fell, throwing jockey J. Ellsworth heavily. Ellsworth escaped with a shaking up, but jockey D. E. Froggatte was unconscious when taken in the track ambulance to the hospital. The winner was Ultimate Vote, which was in front most of the way. Noon Play finished second and Princella third. Hieover was winner of the introductory dash which engaged seven of the lower grade performers at six and one-half furlongs. Chattahoochee raced to second place, and Thats All was third. The winner followed the pace for five-eighths, then went into the lead and, after a brief duel, drew out to an easy win. Apprentice J. McLaren made it two straight victories when he guided S. Gor-bets Valley to an easy victory in the third race. Venarock, which raced in a forward position throughout, accounted for second place, and Guffle finished third. The winner, fractious at the post, got away in a tangle and was badly outrun going to the first turn, but gained rapidly after straightening out for the run through the back stretch, and easily wore down Venarock in the run home. Essie and Harry Hieover, which attracted substantial support, failed to reach contention. Jockey Lester Dye rode another winner when he scored a hollow victory on George Collins Shasta Lad in the fourth race. The Engineer, overlooked in the betting, finished gamely for place honors, and Infinitus was third. King Halma, the favorite, failed to be a serious threat at any time during the race.
