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DARK HOPE AND SMITH Winning Combination in Wildrose Purse at Washington Park. ftTartin Colt Withstands Challenge of Our Fancy in Stretch Drive Old Hillside Surprises. - HOMEWOOD -111., June 23. Dark Hope, ame and speedy gelding from the barn of J. W. Y. Martin, disposed of a small but good field of three-year-olds in winning the Wildrose Purse, which was slightly the best attraction on the Thursday program at Washington Park. Ridden confidently by jjockey Jimmy Smith, the unsexed son of .Traumer remained close to the pace of Higher until the stretcvh was reached, then ,went to the front and stalled off Our Fancy, jtvhich challenged determinedly in the final stagess. Our Fancy was second and Cat-hop third while Minton and Higher, the fcther starters, were fourth and fifth respectively. The small company that paraded to the toost were "asked to traverse the seven furlong distance and from a good start Higher isoon took command with Dark Hope close jup on the outside. But few lengths separated the field in the early stages and when .the stretch was reached there was a general closing up. After straightening out for home Higher began to tire and Dark Hope got the call but when Our Fancy came fast on the outside in the last furlong, the Result was in doubt once more. It was in ,the final fifty yards that Dark Hope demonstrated his superiority. With Smith plying the whip he began to draw away slightly and was a neck in front at the finish. He worked out a full mile and an eighth. i INCREASED ATTENDANCE. I The weather was much cooler this afternoon and with the crowds gathering for the jboming Democratic convention, an increase ;was noted in the attendance. Many celebrities, including Mrs. Al Smith, wife of the former governor of New York, were present and the racing was all that could be desired. The track was fast. Knights Call, cleverly ridden by jockey Herman Schutte; gave an excellent performance to win the fifth race from a good field. fThe distance was one mile and the Audley Farm four-year-old ran it in 1:36, just one second slower than the record established by his illustrious stablemate, Gallant Knight, a few days back. Schutte took his time with Knights Call this afternoon. He took the jgelding in hand early to permit Con Amore, the favorite, to make the pace, but when the Hatter began to tire in the stretch he sent Knights Call to the lead on the outside and ieasily withstood the closing challenge of iYonkel, which was a game going second. Con Amore was a tiring third and Prose And Poetry, racing for the first time in the silks of Benny Creech, was fourth. But seven horses went and the remaining three ,vere beaten off. Knights Call paid .46. PECONIC STABLE TRIUMPH. The Chicago-owned Peconic Stablewhose colors were quite prominent on local tracks last season, scored its first victory in some .time through the sprinting ability of Tom-bereau in the opening race. The gelding, .which was favored,- led for practically the ientire distance and, although tiring at the finish, managed to last. Vermajo, former stake horse, furnished the main contention for the public choice and, coming strongly hear the end, was beaten by a nose. Third jnoney went to Best Man. Much action was jioted in the ring for Louie Dear, a maiden, but after racing close up to the stretch he tired and was unplaced. Frank Chiavetta, stable rider, was on Tombereau, and the distance of the race was six furlongs. Old Hillside, from the stable of Wood Ax-ton, was a surprise winner in the second jrace when he defeated a large band of two-ear-olds. Jockey D. Meade sent the son of In Memoriam to the front soon after the start and, although challenged several times, he was never headed. Polygeny, after suffering early interference, was good enough to best the favored Bronx Park for second place. Hernando, on which considerable money was wagered, was a tiring fourth. Old Hillside, which was "beaten off in his previous four starts at this meeting, paid 1.50. Sis Agnes, which performed very poorly last time out, came to life in the third race and was much the best. Outrun to the stretch, she came fast on the outside in the final furlong to make a show of Sarazen II. and Flag Time, the favorites, and won going fCoufmuetjr on twenty-fourth page.m DARK HOPE AND SMITH Continued Jrom first page. away. Her time today was 1:12 and she was beaten almost a dozen lengths in the same time on her last trip to the post. Sara-zen II. set most of the pace and when Flag Time, getting free of interference, moved up in the stretch, it seemed as if it would be a two-horse affair, but when Sis Agnes decided to run it was all over but the cashing of the tickets. She paid 8.66.
