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GREAT SPEED DISPLAY Gallant Knight Gallops One Mile at -Homewood in 1:35. Spanish Play and Pittsburgher Stage One of Their Famous Duels for Second Place. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 21. In a great speed display Gallant Knight, Bernard B. Jones brilliant home-bred, reduced the track record for one mile from 1:38 to 1:35, a mark only surpassed by the Belmont Park course record, in winning the Great Northern Hotel Handicap, todays feature race at Washington Park. The Jones five-year-old, favorite, was burdened with top weight of 122 pounds and won by a length and one-half from Spanish Play and Pittsburgher, which finished in such close alignment that only the placing judges could properly separate them, awarding second to Spanish Play. Gallant Knight improved on the four-day-old Washington Park mark of 1:36 made by Polydorus. In adding this brilliant race to his long list of outstanding performances, which include the worlds record of 1:16 for six and a half furlongs made at Churchill Downs, Gallant Knight easily supplanted Dr. Freeland in the lead after the latter had shown the way for almost five-eighths and, once in front, never left the result in doubt. Upon heading Dr. Freeland, the victor soon raced into a clear lead and was not fully extended to set the record and carry off the honors with a good margin over the best of the five good ones that opposed him. TOO MUCH EARLY SPEED. In the vain attempt to make every post a winning one with Dr. Freeland, that veteran was sent along almost to the limit of his capacity from the start, with the result that after he lost the lead to the winner, it was not long until first Pittsburgher and then Spanish Play also raced past him and in the late stages Hillsborough wore down the distressed early leader. Rated back of the terrific early pace, the quarter being run in :23, half mile in :45 and three quarters in 1:10, Spanish Play finished in game fashion and his late rush proved just a bit too much for Pittsburgher, yet failed to threaten the winner. After finishing the mile of the race, Pittsburgher went an additional quarter in 2:03 which is four fifths of a second faster than the mile and one quarter track record. This additional gallop was in preparation for the Francis S. Peabody Memorial Handicap to be run over ten furlongs Saturday and in which Gallant Knight, Spanish Play and other stars will be among Pittsburghers rivals. With pleasant weather the order, the good program brought out the usual large crowd, whose betting judgment proved correct in more than an average number of instances. PRONOUNCED FAVORITE WINS. Primute, pronounced favorite, registered her maiden win in the opening race for maiden two-year-olds, at five and one-half furlongs. Sallie Bourland finished second, and Plum Orchard third. R. Jones drove the winner through and to the lead on the inside as Sallie Bourland, the early pacemaker, bore out badly and forced Happy Lope to go with her at the stretch turn and from that stage to the end the winners victory was a virtual certainty. After bearing out badly, Sallie Bourland continued with good speed and at the finish, where she was four lengths back of the winner, led Plum Orchard by two lengths. The latter nosed out Moms Polly with Happy Lope next in the limit field. Eskimo, at one time among the foremost performers on the local tracks, signalled his first start in these parts with a victory when he took Mannerism, Marlene and nine other of the plater three-year-olds and upward into camp in the second race. The distance was three-quarters and, while the winner was having his first test since the Tanforan meeting, his win appeared a lucky one as Mannerism, after being shuffled back in the early stages, was on the extreme outside as he steadily worked his way up during the closing five-sixteenths. In the late stages he was going strongest of all and Eskimo defeated him by only three-quarters of a length. The winner was a strong factor from the start and, after heading Bright Bird and Take Off for the lead entering the last eighth, continued well to the end. Marlene lacked room in the final drive, where Bright Bird also met light interference and Continued on twenty-second page.. GREAT SPEED DISPLAY Continued from first page. Take Off, which made most of the pace, tired. Overcoming interference and a great loss of ground, Mrs. M. B. Pryces Gloritone got up to win by a nose over Miss Melody in the third race, which attracted twelve juveniles, under claiming conditions. Third fell to At Top, and Tiverton, which led in the large field for almost five-eighths, was fourth. After beginning fast, the winner was forced back going into the turn but soon worked her way to the outside and in the last quarter rapidly improved her position. She was on almost even terms with Miss Melody entering the last sixteenth. From that point to the finish Miss Melody gamely attempted to retain the lead, only to fail when within a stride or two of the end. At Top finished well,, while Tiverton faltered when the real test came. Lovely Hills, second choice to the winner, failed to run to her backing. Dyak, the three-year-old which races for F. A. Burton, Chicago owner, scored his second victory in three appearances during the meeting when he defeated Higher in a breath-taking finish in the Manos Purse, or fourth race. The winner, lucky to slip through on the inside in the final five-sixteenths, wore down Higher in the final strides after the latter had headed Miss Marr, which for more than five-eighths threatened to lead the others throughout. In the final drive, however, Miss Marr tired badly and was three lengths back of Higher at the end. The well backed Hyman turned in a disappointing effort and Satin Spar was through after racing encouragingly for a half mile. p Jockey F. Halbert leaves for Hamilton, Ont, where he reports to W. A. Whiteside. Harry Morrissey, whose starting has been one of the features of the Washington Park meeting, and Mrs. Morrissey leave by motor . .Sunday for California. They will spend sev- etal weeks at their home in Redwood City before returning to Chicago shortly before the opening of Hawthorne, where Morrissey also presides at the barrier. William Schmidts Supreme Sweet and Hyman may be sent to Latonia for the Quickstep, Handicap, which will be renewed July 9.
