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RECORD AURORA CROWD ♦ Largest Off-Day Attendance in History of Course. ♦ War Glow Scores in Feature Race Named in Honor of Chicagos Former Mayor. ♦ AURORA, 111., May 19. — One of the largest, If not the largest crowd of the Exposition Park meeting, was on hand to greet former Mayor William Hale Thompson and former Governor Len Small, who were guests of the Illinois Horse Owners and Breeders Association at the Aurora track today. The grandstand was packed, as was the club house, while the parking spaces took care of more cars than on any other day of the season. It is estimated that over 15,000 were present, which no doubt constitutes a record for an off-day at the Fox Valley course. The fans were favored by fine weather and a fast track. The feature race was in honor of the city of Chicagos former mayor and was won by War Glow, recently claimed by O. L. Foster and running for the first time in the silks of his new owner. The bay colt, which was registering his third success of the meeting, was much, the best and had little trouble. Dashing to the front at the start, he raced Capacity into submission and finished several lengths in advance of Blackstrap, which outgamed Dollar Princess for second place. War Glow was well backed and paid but .50. With jockey D. Cox up, he ran the six furlongs in 1:12%. The former mayor made a brief speech from the stewards stand at the conclusion of the race and presented owner Foster with a silver trophy, emblematic of the victory of his animal. Racing strongly through the stretch, Suneur, a maiden, which had some speed in previous races, graduated in the opener. Big Play, the favorite, was second and Phaeldale, from the stable of J. S. Wallace, well known official, was third. Big Play dominated the running in the early stages, but Suneur, off rather slowly, had little trouble picking him up in the stretch. Phaeldale was used up overcoming early interference. The race was for maiden three-year-olds and was at five and one-half furlongs. Suneur paid 6.56. LILLIAN Z. WINS AGAIN. Lillian Z., a recent winner, proved a repeater when she defeated a large band of two-year-olds in the second race. She was all out at the end, however, to hold Bonnie Cap safe, a first-time starter, which with a stronger rider in the saddle, would probably have won the race. Lillian Z. went to the front early and saved ground on the stretch turn, while Bonnie Cap raced wide, but the latter filly was pressing Lillian Z. at the finish and was beaten by a neck. Joe Macaw was third. Love Apple, the well backed favorite, was bumped in the stretch and could do no better than be fourth. Lillian Z. was the second choice and was ridden by Johnny Leyland. Alamae, a five-year-old mare, won her second race of the meeting when she defeated Aquaplane, the favorite, in a stretch drive in the third race. Both horses were close to the leaders at all stages and it developed into a two-horse race in the final sixteenth, but Alamae had the most left and won by almost a length. Modern Times was third in the twelve-horse field. The distance was six furlongs. The "daily double of Lillian Z. and Alamae paid 7.86.
