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ALLENS RIDE FACTOR il judgment and Skill of Jockey Earns Purse for I Say. f jfcabath Filly Outstays Princess Ca-u melia by a Nose Over Sloppy Washington Park Track. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 14. I Say and rincess Camelia, the two good three-year-old fillies that race for the Chicago owners Albert Sabath and Mrs. John Marsch, respectively, furnished the chief thrill of an Afternoons racing over a sloppy track and .under overcast skies at Washington Park today when, in the featured Lake Shore feeach Purse, they raced to a nose finish in jvhich I Say, favorite, held the small margin decided their spirited duel. M. J. Rear-jdons Lady Couvin was third, while Gala Flight and Peggy Lehmann completing the touintet of young fillies that took part in the pprint. I Say, making her first start since the Illinois Oaks, in which she finished third to Buntica and Late Date, had to run the distance, over an uncertain track in the exceptionally fast time of 1:26, the three-quarters in 1:12, and aside from Princess pamelia, which stubbornly challenged the Winner at every stage, the pace, under such trying conditions, was far too fast for the Others, Lady Couvin .finishing eight lengths back of the leaders. ft USES GOOD JUDGMENT. T. Jockey C. E. Allen, who had the mount on the winner, used excellent judgment in selecting the less holding footing for the jSabath filly and it played an important part in her score, largely so for the reason that In keeping her a good distance out in the track, Princess Camelia had to follow a course even farther away from the inner rail. On the stretch turn, where the two Chicago fillies made a big sweep, they were almost four lengths before Gala Flight, tvhich occupied third place and from that point to the finish they steadily increased .the margins over the others as Lady Couvin ot up to take third. From the quarter post to the end of the feix furlongs, the winner managed to hold a lialf-length advantage over Princess Camelia, but from the furlong post to the finish slowly lost ground to the Marsch filly, and they were narrowly separated at the end. Backed with great confidence by the big feized crowd that did not. let the showery jjtveather keep them away, the victory of I Say was the most popular of the day and !her third in four starts during the meeting. he is eligible for the American Derby, to be run Saturday, and if mud prevails for that race may be among the starters. j AMBROSE RIDES WELL. The veteran jockey. Eddie Ambrose rode pis first winner of the meeting in the opener when he was successful with Rowdy Boy, a .three-year-old from the Three Ds Stock , Farm Stable. The affair was for maidens and the winner came strongly through the floppy going in the stretch to win going .way. Flying Home, the favorite, set the jpace and although tiring managed to save second place from the long-priced Subtlety. fThe race was at seven furlongs and a field jpf twelve went to the post. Baggage Miss, ridden by H. Fisher, in the J-acing colors of Mrs. W. Crump, accounted for the second race, for juvenile fillies, over yive furlongs and under claiming conditions. CVeruzza was second and Tiverton third. The winner enjoyed, good racing luck and Jbut for her ability to slip through on the 3nside of Tiverton, Gladys S. and Indian Mist, after reaching the last furlong, might have missed the victory, her maiden one. Tiverton tired after wearing down Gladys S. ifor the lead inside the final eighth and in the last fifty yards gave way to the winner and Veruzza as the well backed Indian Mist held fourth place. Martie Flynn, grand old veteran in Stuyve-sant Peabodys stable, scored his second .victory of this, his seventh year, and sixth campaign, when he outgamed Grand Prince and El Puma to account for the third race, Continued on second page. ALLENS JRIDE FACTOR Continued from first page. or Windsor Park Claiming Purse, over one mile and seventy yards. Strongly ridden by Danny McAuliffe, the -winner got up to win by a length from Grand Prince, -which in turn led El Puma by a half length. Adsum, favorite, and Happy Play tired badly in the final drive. Portcodine and Lady Dean, -which shared favoritism, ran to expectations when they finished first and second in the fourth race, also over one mile and seventy yards. Moderation saved third -with Starch leading the others in the field of eight. Portcodine left no doubt of his superiority and, after splashing his way along well in front from the far turn, reached the place of finish with an advantage of two and one-half lengths over Lady Dean, his closest rival throughout the last half mile. The "latter succeeded in outstaying Moderation "by a neck and, with stronger riding, might ;have been second.
