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CH0K0L0SK EE DEFEATED ; Finishes Third to Wrigley Field and Graphite at Fairmount Park. Near-Record Monday Crowd. Takes Advantage of Good Weather Bell Cap Repeats. COLLINSVTLLE, 111., Oct. 3 With Indian summer weather prevailing, one of the largest week-day gatherings of the meeting was present at Fairmount Park for the opening of the third week of the twenty-five-day autumn meeting this afternoon. It was a tremendous gathering, for a Monday, that took advantage of the splendid weather to view the eight-race program. Although the claiming clause was attached to all of the races, the contests were spirited, with several of the winners registering their success by the smallest margins. The public choices were in the minority and there were several that earned brackets to reward their few backers handsomely. One of the most stanchly supported choices that met defeat was in the Springfield Claiming Purse, which engaged a field of six at one mile and seventy yards, the best race of the day. The public swarmed to Chokoloskee, but the best he could do was finish third to W. C. Merricks Wrigley Field, a winner of his previous start. Graphite raced to the place, with Chokoloskee a length in the van of Anne L., which tired in the final three-sixteenths, after being indulged with the early pacemaking. ON GOOD BEHAVIOR. Wrigley Field was on his good behavior at the gate and when the field was dispatched he followed Anne L. to the first turn. The speedy filly soon drew away to a commanding lead and after racing easily in the run down the back stretch continued to show the way to the stretch. At that stage A. Beck called on Wrigley Field, and, wearing down Anne L. before reaching the three-eighths post, the gelding went into nearly a two lengths lead midway of. the stretch. Beck took a good hold on him and maintained his advantage over Graphite, which came with a rush to beat Chokoloskee by a half length. Racketeer and Port o Play, which completed the field, were always outrun. The winner ran the distance in 1:44. Terminating in the closest finish of the meeting, the introductory number, that engaged twelve platers at six furlongs, provided a popular victory for Mrs. S. Orrs Falmouth Belle, which lasted to nose out the fast-closing Infinitus. Busy Ven got up in time to be a half length behind Infinitus and a nose the best of Brinkley for the minor award. Tommy Sauter had the victor in front soon after the start and, disposing of Lavender Lady in the opening quarter, she drew away to a length lead. Closing with a - rush, Infinitus came to the finish so closely lapped with the winner that it required the official placing to separate them. Busy Ven, second choice, came from far back to nose out the tiring Brinkley. SAWDUST SURPRISES. M. Quinlans Sawdust, ridden by G. Horn, registered her first success in more than two years when she was returned an easy winner over eleven other cheap platers that accepted for the three-quarters second event. Marcella Agnes was second, a nose the best of Dawn Patrol, which showed the way to the final sixteenth. The heavily backed Amour and Dawn Patrol raced on even terms until reaching the stretch, where Dawn Patrol drew away from his opponents, but Sawdust, which was well up in the pack, came fast to take command in the final sixteenth and lead the fast-closing Marcella Agnes by a length and one-half at the finish. The aged Estin again come in for strong support, but failed to offer any serious competition at any stage of the dash. J. Bronnenbergs Bell Cap made it two victories in a row when he was forced to come from far back to head the outsider, Judge Urban, at the termination of the six furlongs third event, that brought together a limit field of cheap claiming two-year-olds. Through Omond was third. Loradale and Bubbabill delayed the start seven minutes when they ran away a quarter of a mile and while the latter trailed the field throughout Loradale bolted to the outside at the far elbow. Parkersburg showed the way to the first turn, where Through Omond took command, only to give way to .Continued on twenty-second page CHOKOLOSKEEDEFEATED Continued from first page. Judge Urban entering the stretch. However, Glen Fowler was bringing the winner up fast and got up in time to beat Judge Urban, which nosed but Through Omond. It was one of the slowest run races of the meeting, Bell Cap traversing the three-quarters in 1:15. Col. Cloister, which closed favorite, failed to reach contention. Apprentice Balzaretti sustained a probable fracture of the hip when he was brushed from Wega while nearing the six furlongs post in the mile fourth race. Winning honors went to A. G. Tarns Abstain, which held on in game style to score at the expense of eleven other fillies and mares that accepted for the test under claiming conditions. Kath-ryn raced to the place, with Transformation third. After outrunning her field to the first turn, J. McLaren took hold of Abstain and allowed the stanchly supported Princella to show the way to the far turn, where the winner took command and, after establishing- a good lead, held on in game fashion to lead Kathryn by a half length at the end. The latter was two langths in front of Transformation. Balzaretti was removed to an East St. Louis hospital after an examination at the emergency track hospital. J. Bronnenberg furnished his second winner of the afternoon when The French Rose was returned an easy winner of the sixth race, which engaged six of the better grade platers at three-quarters. Making Bubbles raced to the place, while the heavily backed Dr. Parrish was third. Following in the wake of the latter to the stretch, The French Rose took command to lead Making Bubbles by nearly three lengths at the finish. Albazano, Justina and First Mission, which completed the field, were always outrun. W. W. Finn was an arrival from Cranwood with Mildred H.
