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RAIN AT CRETE COURSE Showers, Mist, Fog and a Muddy Track at Lincoln Fields. Exceptionally Large Crowd Attends Despite Adverse Conditions Substitutes for Two Races. CRETE, III., Sept. 26. Lincoln Fields, popular local course of the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club, which is having one of the most successful meetings of the current Chicago season, again withstood the test of very unfavorable conditions when a crowd of near average week-day proportions viewed the sport carried out through rain, mist, fog and on a muddy track today. It was the second day of such weather and track conditions during the meeting, but the attendance was close to double that of the previous afternoon of wet weather. This amazing fact was interpreted as evidence of the wide and increasing popularity of the track, which has, since its opening back in 1926, won larger patronage from season to season. Unfortunately the management had to make the best of a rearranged featureless program in entertaining patrons. Several of the fields of the second flight performers, seen in all of the eight events, proved well matched and the hard fought and interesting contests resulting were enthusiastically applauded. Scratches pushed the original fourth and fifth races into the discard and substitutes were obtained through division of the entries of the first and eighth races. A division of the first was run as the fourth and an "end" of the original eighth as the fifth. SPICSON EASILY. In the substitute fourth for two-year-old maiden colts and geldings, Spicson scored the first local score of the day when he decisively defeated the six that opposed him over three-quarters. Ridden by T. P. Martin, who shared riding honors -with W. Moran, Spicson excelled his rivals once he was permitted to show his best speed and, drawing away in the stretch, won by five lengths, with Single Stripe second and Bichloride third. Neither of the latter two had an excuse, but Sunlow, which received more than scattering support, was eliminated when he bucked and almost unseated R. Finnerty at the start. The winner carried the silks of L. M. Sev-erson, Chicago owner and breeder, and was favorite in the betting. Only six started in the first race, for maiden juvenile colts and geldings, but a good contest resulted, and it was only by a short neck that J. G. Goodes Captain Logan got away with the honors over Tea Tax, the Greentree Stable representative. Both the winner and runner-up were strongly backed, a factor that added interest to the thrilling finish. Two lengths back Avail accounted for the minor honors, and Potential, which weakened after making most of the pace, was fourth. REVELED IN GOING. The veteran Nusakan, racing for T. R. Mar teeny and ridden by T. P. Martin, reveled in the slop and the seven furlongs second race, in which twelve contested, was his at every stage. Panchio furnished the chief contention and garnered second, a length and one-half back and three lengths before "Winnie C. The placed trio occupied the leading positions throughout and, while all weakened in the closing quarter, they remained far in the van of the others, of which The Bard scratched out fourth money. Chatwink, C. C. Van Meters gelded juvenile son of Chatterton and Chewink, was victor over Marse Chan, Hasty Peter and nine other two-year-olds in the third race, over six furlongs. Chatwinks success occasioned mild surprise and completing as it did the "daily double," those who coupled the Van Meter gelding with Nusakan took down 01.62 for each ticket. In the regular straight betting Chatwink paid 9 to 1. Under an alert and well judged ride by W. Moran, who was riding his second winner of the afternoon, Chatwink was rated close to the early pace and when called on quickly came outside Parade Rest and Marse Chan. After heading the latter for the lead, the winner drew away until at the finish he enjoyed an advantage of a length and one-half. In the final drive Hasty Peter outfinished Parade Rest, which tired badly after showing the way to the stretch. Bud Charlton, disqualified from second money after being beaten a nose by Seths Ballot here a week ago, turned the tables Continued on second pagc. RAIN AT CRETE COURSE Continued from first page. on the latter when he administered a decisive defect to the veteran Seth gelding along with fi.-e others in the substitute fifth, . which was decided over one mile and a six teenth. The winner led throughout and, withstanding a mild threat furnished by Seths Ballot and Dixie Lad near the last furlong, came away in the late stages to win by two lengths. When tiring badly in the last eighth, Seths Ballot swerved badly, but managed to outstay Dixie Lad for second. Th latter came out of the race in sore condition.
