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ANOTHER FOR DENEMARK • Blackstrap Defeats Capacity by Length in Aurora Headliner. Dally Double Proves to Be Extremely Popular at Exposition Park — Big Crowd Attends. ♦ AURORA, 111., May 7.— The Denemark Stable, which has been doing remarkably well since the Exposition Park meeting began, sent the winner of the Playtoy Purse, feature race on the card, to the post in the shape of Blackstrap, a three-year-old son of Tryster — Pongee. Blackstrap, a bad post actor, worried the starter for six minutes before the contest began, but was off in front and, although dropping back to third place in the early stages, was again in the van when the finish was reached. Capacity raced to second place, beating Altmark by a nose, while War Glow was fourth. The race, which was over five and a half furlongs, was not without its exciting moments and gave the disgruntled bettors, of whom there appeared to be many in the audience, a chance to voice their protests for no particular reason. The number that jeered at the decision seemed to imagine that Capacity, which finished next to the outside fence after racing wide on the I stretch turn, had beaten Blackstrap, whereas i the Denemark colt won by fully one length. In fact, from the press stand, the opinion was divided as to whether Capacity or Alt-mark had finished second. As to the actual race, Capacity was probably the best horse. Forging to the front early, he opened up a good lead coming to the stretch turn, but on the turn got the better of jockey Reno and raced to the extreme outside. He retained the lead, however, until the final furlong, when Blackstrap came fast under a hard urging to win under pressure. Capacity raced through the stretch next the outer fence and was I awarded second place over Altmark, which Continued on twenty-eighth page. ANOTHER FOR DENEMARK Continued from, first page. saved ground throughout to show a good effort. Fourteen thousand fans were in attendance at Exposition Park this afternoon and business was so brisk, especially in the "Daily Double" department, that it was necessary to add to the mutuel crew. The track was in dead condition due to the rain which fell Friday and the weather was cloudy and very close. Tiverton, with jockey J. McCoy up, took the honors in the opener when she led all the way. The veteran pilot had the filly in front early and she remained well in advance of the others to the finish. Epona was second and Luke Connell got up in time to be third. Luke Connell was a heavily backed favorite, but jockey Tilden was tardy "in the early running and, allowing the gelding to drop far out of it in the first quarter, could not get him up in time. It was a very poor showing for Luke Connell, which won by a wide margin last time out and also for jockey Tilden. Jockey Jimmy McCoy went to the top of the Exposition Park riding list when he rode his second straight winner aboard Essential in the second race. The gelding was favorite and McCoy, after permitting him to follow the early leaders, Alama and Old Kickapoo to the stretch, sent him to the front to win by two lengths from the extreme outsider, Distress Signal. Third money went to Alamae, while Old Kickapoo dropped completely out of the picture in the last sixteenth. Erin Go Bragh and Rocky Way staged an interesting stretch duel in the third race and the former was victorious by a nose. Both came from several lengths behind the early leaders to fight it out and jockey Reno, on Erin Go Bragh, rode his first winner of the meeting. The Show Off set the pace and was third with Homewood, which was well backed, finishing fourth. Erin Go Bragh paid 2.30 to win and the "Daily Double," which was made up of Essential and Erin Go Bragh, paid 0.38. Verity Ballot bested Noahs Pride in a hard fought finish in the fourth race. After Noahs Pride had made the pace the victorious filly, with jockey C. King in the saddle, saved ground next to the rail in the stretch to catch the son of Noah in the closing strides and win by a nose. A number of the fans did not seem in accord with the decision and voiced their disapproval, but from the press stand there seemed little doubt that Verity Ballot had won. Outer Harbor, the favorite, finished third. The sixth race was substitute for the Spring Time Purse, which was declared off, and won by Jargon, one of the choices, while Bright Knot finished second and Bogan was third. The winner led most of the way.
