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DOLLAR PRINCESS BEST ♦ Gallops Fastest Three-Quarters of Exposition Park Meeting. » jFavorites and Short-Priced Horses *■* Fare Well at Aurora — Track in Good Condition. i AURORA, 111., May 12.— Although an ordinary card was scheduled at Exposition Park today, the crowd of 4,000 fans that attended seemed to have a. good line on the animals, as short-priced horses accounted for the majority of the races. One of the most popular victories of the day was that scored by Dollar Princess in the fifth race, and the filly in winning, ran the fastest six furlongs of the meeting. Her time was 1:12%, and she won by three lengths from Bay Rose, with Dunes finishing in third place. Jockey L. Whitacre, on the winner, permitted King to go to the front with Bay Rose and open up a good lead in the first half, but when ready to make his move in the stretch he sent Dollar Princess steadily forward and she passed lier rival with little effort. The winner paid 46. The speed which Dollar Princess displayed pave evidence that the track was at its best, but the weather was rather cloudy. LOVE APPLE FIRST. Love Apple, the favorite, was a handy Winner of the first race, which called for two-year-olds, to go five furlongs. Ereaking fast from the outside post position, the filly dashed to the front rounding the far turn and, opening up a good lead, was never headed. Sunny Sideup was a fast going second and Major Gomez, a field horse, got third money. Anna Adelia, well backed, raced wide at the stretch turn or she might have earned part of the purse. The winner paid .54. Tewsenelda, well played, led most of the Way to win the second race from an ordinary band of sprinters. The mare went to the front early, opened up a long lead in the stretch, and scored a handy victory. Three horses were closely aligned in the struggle for second place. Agnes Sorel, one of the extreme outsiders, got the decision over Miss Perfection, a field horse, and Bc-leveitornot. Lenny, the favorite, had early speed but tired in the stretch. Jockey J. Cavens scored his first success of the meeting astride the winner. KING IN LIMELIGHT. Jockey C. King rode a long shot winner in the third race when he piloted Lucky Drift to victory. The ten-year-old mare laced close to the leaders in the early stages and caught Romany Baw, one of the favorites, near the end to win going away. Third money went to Ninotte. Twelve spectators in the crowd, fortunate enough to hold tickets on Tewsenelda and Lucky Drift in the Daily Double, collected 05.74 for their investment. Jockey C. King rode his second winner of the day when he piloted Essential, the favorite, to victory in the fourth. The boy hustled his mount to tha front after going a quarter and, although never in serious danger, shook the gelding up in the stretch to ward off all opposition. Red Vest finished second, and Tennywocd w?.s third. The start was poor, Abstain be ng off about one length in front of the others. The race was over six furlongs. O. L. Foster, whose filly Love Apple won the first race, saddled his second winner of the day when he sent Gypsie Chief to the post for H. M. Howard in the sixth. The winner paid .14 and was tha-first odds-on choice of the meeting to score. He made the fourth favorite to score during the afternoon. Jockey D. Cox, who rode Love Apple in the opener, had the mount on Gypsie Chief, which led most of the way to best the outsider, Polyp, by a nose in a driving finish.
