view raw text
TWO RECORDS LOWERED polydorus Gallops One Mile at Washington Park in 1:36. JBurning Up Runs Seven-Eighths in 1:23 Record-Breakers Owned by Chicagoans. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 17. Record breaking racing occurred today at Washington Park, two records, the marks for seven fur? Jongs and one mile being reduced as the largest other than holiday or Saturday jorowd of the meeting voiced approval. The inile record, second of the two to be lowered, was bettered by Polydorus, the improved four-year-old Friar Rock colt, which races for A. Bartelstein, local owner, as he pef eated the sturdy, gallant Spanish Play by ti head in the Southmoor Hotel Handicap. Polydorus ran the distance out of the chute and around one turn in 1:36, clipping fcour-fifths of a second from the best pre-yious mark made by Gallant Knight. Six started in the race, Paul Bunyan finishing third six lengths back of Spanish Play and ja nose before Pittsburgher. Dr. Freeland find Sidney Grant, the latter also carrying JSartelsteins colors, completed the field. In scoring this victory, his seventh success In eight starts this year, Polydorus demonstrated that he is one of the best of the iblder horses. He met Spanish Play at level Iweight of 118 pounds, giving poundage to jail of the others, and was forced to set his jpwn pace. Though he naturally tired from fcarly efforts, he gamely stood off the courageous Spanish Play in a furious drive. HOLDS COMMANDING LEAD. While showing the way for the first three-fauartjers, Polydorus held a commanding lead. He ran the quarter in :22, the half-jnile in :46, and three-quarters in 1:10. IJust inside the last furlong, Spanish Play, vrhich C. Landolt had brought up gradually jifter he straightened out in the stretch, fcaoved up to the leader with a rush, but Polydorus was not through and, holding on valiantly under a strong ride by J. Maiben, he refused to surrender the lead to the Knebelkamp and Morris colt. Paul Bunyan, running an improved race knd at all times a good distance out in the track, held on just a trifle too well for Pitts-fcurgher, while Dr. Freeland tired after making a mild challenge on the turn. He began plowly. Sidney Grant was always outrun. The large patronage included many visitors here for the American Derby, also a number of prominent political leaders who remained over following the close of the Republican national convention. Running in track record time of 1:23 for the seven furlongs, Burning Up, the Black Toney four-year-old in the stable of JSlrs. Emil Denemark of Chicago, scored by fe. length and one-half over Plucky Play in the Calla Lily Purse, or fourth race. The No.rthway Stable veteran garnered the runner-up honors by a nose over Uncommon Gold, and Knights Call, favorite, led the others in the field of seven. After forcing Knights Calls fast pace for three-quarters, the winner slowly forged to the front and withstood a mild threat by Continued on twenty-first page. TWO RECORDS LOWERED Continued from first page. Uncommon Gold before Plucky Play, finishing fast on the outside, entered the fight. Although he held on stubbornly Uncommon Gold just failed to outfinish the Northway Stable five-year-old, and Knighf s Call steadily dropped back in the final eighth. The winner, ridden by R. Jones, was fully extended, and his performance bettered by two-fifths of a second the mark of Hillsborough made earlier in the meeting. Lucille K., one of the juvenile stars of the winter season, met defeat in her first start since the Havre de Grace meeting, when she offended sharply in failing to account for any part of the purse in the opening race under claiming conditions and at five furlongs. The race resulted in a victory for Mr. Joe, Tidden by J. McCoy and, incidentally, that riders first winner during the meeting. Mr. Joe outstayed Gloritone, second choice to Lucille K., in a driving finish, and Sun Gros saved third over Snorky, which tired after heading Lucille K. for the lead entering the last eighth. J. J. OByrne furnished a long priced winner when Andora, ridden by the very likely apprentice, M. Calvert, under engagement to OBryne, decisively defeated Peter Dixon, Lanier and nine others over one mile and seventy yards in the second race. The winner took command after reaching the final half-mile and, showing speed to the end, enjoyed a good margin oyer first Lanier and then Peter Dixon during the stretch run. The latter wore: down Lanier for second in the late stages and at the end was three and one-half lengths back of the winner. Calvert, a native of Tennessee, guided the winner over the distance in 1:41, remarkable time for one of her rank. Another short priced favorite met defeat when Polyphote went down in the third race, also under claiming conditions, for two-year-olds, over five-eighths. Although Polyphote led in the field of twelve in the run to the turn, she found several of her rivals too shifty and the finish found her fifth. Oh the turn Billies Orphan, which proved the winner, wrested the lead from the favorite and St. Christopher, Daudet and Merovech were the early leaders in the last furlong. Second went to St. Christopher and third to Daudet. Billies Orphan, ridden by W. Wright, won easily and by two and one-half lengths, while St. Christopher outfinished Daudet by a neck.
