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SWEET SCENT DEFEATED Brown Wisdom Takes Early Lead and Wins at Hawthorne. , OFilly Is Fractious at Post and Runs Far Back in the Early Part Northgalis Successful. CICERO, 111., Aug. 22. Favorite players and especially followers of jockey Lewis, who rode four winners Saturday, were handed a rude jolt when Sweet Scent, heavily backed filly which Lewis was aboard in Hawthornes feature race today, failed to win. The uncertainty of horse racing was never more clearly demonstrated than in this event, in which Brown Wisdom went to the front when he pleased and won as he pleased from Sweet Scent over the six and one-half furlongs distance. Sweet Scent was second, but she was forced to defeat but little for the place, Sweep All, a cripple, and Battling Knight, a maiden, finishing noses apart for third place. Brown Wisdom was not without his supporters. Many in the crowd had a "hunch" that the seven-year-old was going to defeat Sweet Scent, and- in backing their judgment were rewarded by receiving 4.98 for every wagered, the majority of the money coming from the pockets of those placing enough faith in form to wager on Sweet Scent. The latter filly acted badly at the barrier, lunging through several times, and the start found her bumped, with jockey Lewis tying himself on. FELLY FINISHES FAST. Brown Wisdom was away quickly and with clear sailing opened up a good lead at once. For the remainder of the trip he met with no opposition and jockey Allen was just coasting at the finish. Sweet Scent was far back for the first half mile, then came fast in the stretch, but it was apparent she could not defeat the winner. Sweep All raced in second place to the stretch, then tired and was lucky to save third place. ,The others were never contenders. Warm weather prevailed at Hawthorne again this afternoon and the track was fast. The crowd was in keeping in size with the previous Monday gatherings of the meeting. Jockey Melvin Lewis, who for the past three racing days has ridden the winner of the opening race, made another brilliant effort in this afternoons initial encounter, but his mount was beaten by two noses. Lewis was aboard Bianoz and got the gelding to the front in the stretch. Bianoz was 3eading twenty yards from the wire, but Pete, ridden by T. P. Martin, slipped through on the inside of him in the closing stages to get the award, while Chrysostom, finishing fast on the outside, was second. Chrysostom would have won in another stride. The race was for maiden two-year-olds and the distance was six furlongs. COPPERFIELD WENS. The finish of the second race was a tight fit between Copperfield and Porternesia and the former won because jockey G. Woolf was much superior to jockey T. Shannon when it came to a driving finish. It is likely that Porternesia, which slipped through on the inside of Copperfield an eighth out to take a short lead, was best, but Shannon seemed lost when forced to a drive and Woolf landed Copperfield home winner. Plucky Girl, a maiden, finished third. Copperfield and Infinity made the pace and the latter tired in the stretch. Islam, heavily backed favorite, scored a rather lucky victory in the third race when he lasted to defeat Old Depot by inches. It was the third straight nose finish, and Old Depot, the victim of bad racing luck in the early stages, would have won in another stride. Barney Sexton made the pace in the first quarter, with Islam close up, and the latter moved to the front to take a good lead at the half way mark. Islam opened up a good advantage on the far turn, while Old Depot was in close quarters on the inside, but the latter came to the outside on the final bend to finish fastest of all. Captain Ed was third. Northgalis finally broke out of the maiden ranks when he won the fourth race from a large band of two-year-olds. The winner, which has been the medium of much play in previous appearances only to disappoint, was the best horse today and, coming to the outside of the early leaders in the stretch, won as jockey King pleased. He was in hand five lengths in advance of Bubbler at the finish, while Ted Clark, which made the early pace, lasted to be third. Northgalis, a son of Sir Gallahad III. Fasnet, is owned by the Northway Stable and gives promise of Iflevclopinir into a distance runner of ability.
