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NORTHWAY SILKS SCORE Sundot Defeats Big Band in Feature Race at Homewood. Winner and Ervast in a Spectacular Stretch Duel Dunny Boy Earns Purse in Second Race. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 20. Older sprinters raced over three-quarters in the Mrs. Bertha Bauer Purse, the principal race on the well-balanced program which comprised the offering as the Washington Park Jockey Clubs meeting entered the final of five weeks at Washington Park today. Like five other of the seven races, the feature brought to the post a limit field and, proving well matched, the participants provided one of the most interesting contests of the day. Out of the hard fought race Sundot, the Herodot colt which races for Norman W. Churchs Northway Stable, was the winner. With W. Fenwicks Ervast second and Back Log carried the A. B. Gallaher colors into third place. The sprinters were favored by fast footing and in running the distance in 1:12, the victor had a length to spare over Ervast at the end. The latter defeated Back Log by a neck, with Camp Boss a like margin back of the Gallaher colt. Although Supreme Sweet came in for a trifle greater support than other of the choices, it was a popular result as the winner and Ervast were well backed. Racing their way past many in the large field after the last quarter was reached, the winner and Ervast furnished a spectacular contest. Both raced on the outside, the winner coming from fourth and Ervast from eighth place in the stretch run. Most of the pace was set by Supreme Sweet but, after flattering by holding tae lead for five-eighths, she tired badly as did Camp Boss. Back Log, first to head the favorite, slowly gave way to Sundot but, like a flash and when within a few strides of the finish, Ervast wrested second from the Gallaher horse. KARL EITELS DEBUT. The veteran Karl Eitel, having his first race of the year, came through with an encouraging effort to finish fifth, while Don Leon, which received more than scattering support, was next, and Supreme Sweet was ninth at the finish. With several thousand women members of the Republican organizations of Chicago and Cook County and their friends augmenting the regular turnout Of enthusiasts, the attendance reached one of the highest weekday levels of the meeting. Pleasant weather was the order. E. R. Bradleys Broad Bill, which on the strength of finishing second in the Thomas Curran Memorial Stakes earlier in the meeting, was supported almost to the exclusion of the eleven other maiden colts and geldings that opposed him over five and one-half furlongs in the first race, suffered defeat by three-quarters of a length when the Audley Farms Royal Blunder bested him. Captain Joy finished third, with Parting Shot leading the others. Broad Bill took command on the stretch turn, where he shook off Glynson, which held a short advantage over the former during the early stages, but was unequal to the task of withstanding Royal Blunders rush in the final eighth. AD SUM A FAILURE. Dunny Boy, ridden by T. P. Martin in the Max Hirsch colors, accounted for the second race, for three-year-olds, under claiming conditions. Away fast, the winner proved good enough to lead throughout, but, upon disposing of Ante at the three-eighths post, encountered stubborn opposition from Predict, which was in close attendance of the winner all through the last half mile. Third fell to Phaeldale, which was a strong factor throughout and. tired in the last eighth, but Lonell was unable to wear her down. Adsum the favorite, failed to prove a factor at any time. A. Swenke saddled the winner of the third, a claiming race for two-year-olds, in M. B. Cohns Lillian Z., which J. Leyland had in front for the entire five and one-half furlongs. Second went to Stimoway and Hopu-likit was next among the twelve starters. The winner gamely withstood numerous challenges and standing an extended drive during which she slowly raced Voltina into submission and stood off Stimoway, got away with the victory by a length over the latter, which, in turn, led the rather unlucky Hopulikit by a neck. The latter lost ground all the way and with a better break Continued on twenty-first page.. NORTHWAY SILKS SCORE j Continued from first page. in luck might have been the winner. Voltina was fourth. 1 The fifth race resulted in a local victory when Playdale, C. B. Shaffers home-bred, three-year-old, garnered the major part of the purse. Swift and True finished second and Bub McFarland third. The race was marred by the failure of Durango to get" away from the post in good style. Playdale succeeded in making every post a winning one, but in the final eighth steadily gave ground to Swift and True, with the result that only a neck parted the two at the wire, where Bub McFarland was a" length and one-half back.
