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USUAL MONDAY CARD | 1 Large Fields of Cheaper Grade of Horses Make Up Program. ♦ Premeditate Provides Big Surprise and Decided Upset in Defeating Essential and Dollar Princess. i . AURORA. 111., May 16. — Todays program j at Exposition Park was given over to racers of the cheaper grade, and large fields ■went postward in all but one of the contests. ■ Every contest had the claiming clause at- . tached to the conditions, and despite the size of the fields the public was fairly sue- | cessful in locating the winners. The weather was clear and the track fast, but a strong wind was blowing throughout the afternoon, which made conditions none too comfortable. ] One of the greatest upsets of the day came when Premeditate won from the smallest field of the afternoon in the fifth race. Carrying the colors of H. Herendeen, the winner was overlooked in the betting, but she rushed to the front soon after the start and was never headed. Essential, with C. King aboard, challenged in the stretch, but ; ,T. P. Martin on Premeditate kept the filly going to win by a head. Dollar Princess, the favorite, was third and had no excuses. Premeditate paid 6.58. RETURN TO GOOD FORM. Jockey J. McCoy showed a return to good form in the first race and piloted Lucy Menifee home winner by a head. McCoy had the filly in the first flight from the start and when the faint hearted favorite, Crucial Test, began to tire in the stretch took command and held Joe Macaw safe in a driving finish. Third money went to All Forlorn, while Crucial Test was badly beaten at the end. Honeyman practically stole the second purse for owner Frank Seremba. The winner, guided by jockey West, slipped through on the inside of Our Doctor, a field horse, when that animal appeared to have the race i at his mercy and got up to win by a narrow margin. Honeyman was the favorite and fell back early, but a good stretch ride by West, coupled with good luck, brought him victory. He paid .12. Our Doctor, after setting all I the pace, was second, and Run On third. SON OF COLIN SCORES. The third race was a six furlong contest : and the finish found Bag Smasher, C. E. . Davisons son of Colin, in front by one j length, while Perfect Play, a field horse, was 3 second and J. George finished third. Although - Bag Smasher was successful, he ; would have had his work cut out for him had Perfect Play received a better ride. Perfect - Play was taken back when in close quarters early and permitted to race wide ; on the stretch turn, but finished fastest of f all. J. George set the pace, but tired. The i "Daily Double" was on Honeyman and Bag Smasher and paid 7.12. Jockey E. Arcaro made it a double of f the day by riding Bay Leaf to victory in i the fifth race. Lapidary, the favorite, made e the pace, but Bay Leaf was never far away, , and when the former tired in the stretch, , went to the front to win by two lengths. ,. Fortuna Mia, one of the outsiders, defeated i Popcorn for second place. Bay Leaf paid 1 .84 to win, while the price on Fortuna i Mia to place was 2.78. Peter Peter, a seven-year-old which has not been close to the money since last winter, did a form flip flop in the sixth race and galloped home the easiest sort of a winner. It was difficult to imagine that the animal that rushed through the stretch to win by almost four lengths was the same horse that on most appearances is beaten off. This was one of Peter Peters days, however, and he spotted his opponents several lengths in the early stages to rush past them when ready and win by himself. Runar finished second and Mary Marvin was third. If Peter Peters past performances are any indication he will again finish up the stretch next time he starts. He is one of those peculiar sort of horses. John T. Strite, veteran horseman, who spent the greater part of the past winter in the hospital, is again quite ill and may return to the institution. Jockey R. De Prema was granted a license and had his first mount this afternoon.
