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URBAN SILKS IN FRONT Come On Makes Fast Finish to Win Ivanhoe Purse. Miserable Weather Prevails at Lincoln Fields Altmark Adds to His Earnings. v CRETE, 111., Oct. 4. Finishing with a rush after overcoming a small measure of adverse luck on the stretch turn, the ever useful Come On, five-year-old Sweep On gelding, carried the recently introduced silks of A. C. Urban, Chicago thoroughbred fancier, to their first victory in the Ivanhoe Purse at Lincoln Fields, today. This was the feature offering on as miserable a day as racing has encountered in this section in several years, and the victor raped to. his popular score on a sloppy track and before such other of the useful better grade platers as Out Bound, Impish, Oh Dave, Brass Monkey and Anita Onnont, which finished as named. Showing fine speed on the sloppy but well bottomed track, Out Bound gave the winner, on which Willie Moran had the mount, something to accomplish when, after having shown the way from the first sixteenth, he reached the stretch leading by five lengths. On the stretch turn, where the winner began moving up, Oh Dave, occupying the runner-up position, went very wide, forcing Come On far out in the track. When "clear and straightened up, Come On again unleashed fine speed, but Out Bound came on to the last furlong with an advantage of three lengths, only to falter badly and the victor forged to the front about seventy yards out. After gaining the lead, he drew away with Out Bound, driving hard to save second by less than a length from Impish, another which finished fast after being badly outrun to the stretch. Oh Dave and Anita Ormont also tired badly in the final quarter and Brass Monkey was never prominent at any stage. DISAGREEABLE WEATHER. Cold weather accompanied the wet weather which developed during the night and continued through the morning and much of the afternoon. As a result of the very unpleasant weather the attendance was limited to the regulars, and the day was probably the most costly of the meeting for the management. Despite conditions, favorites came in for a good share of the honors, and when Tom-bereau, which ruled at odds-on, took the sixth, it marked the fourth success of the day for the choices. After racing into a long lead, Tombereau quit badly and only 1 managed to get away with the purse by three-quarters of a length over Blighter. Beekeeper, leading the three others, was third. The first, which engaged the only limit field of the day, brought twelve maiden two-year-old fillies under colors and resulted in a victory for T. H. McCaffreys Red Cinders. She got up to win by a length over Little Gertie at the close of the three-quarters, and Kaposia was third. Tiring badly after reaching the final eighth far in front of the field, Little Gertie was headed by the fast-closing winner when within thirty yards of the finish and when making the final few strides Red Cinders pulled away fast. Kaposia came from far back with a rush in the stretch, while High Complexion, Syrinx and Stately Lady faltered in the stretch run. PANCHIO WINNING FAVORITE. Panchio was a winningfavorite in the second race and he scored easily with Pollys Folly second and Grey Kitty third. Only seven made the running at three-quarters and after being hustled to the fore the winner experienced no trouble retaining the coveted position and a safe margin. Through the closing quarter Pollys Folly came on in resolute fashion, but was not a serious threat as she pulled away from the weakening Grey Kitty to take second by four lengths. The others were widely outpaced after the opening three furlongs. Night Jasmine, the daughter of Sand Mole, which in her previous start left the maiden ranks with a nose victory, carried L. J. Narbuts colors to a lucky triumph over Soeur Blanche and other two-year-old fillies in the Park Ridge Purse. Almost the worst possible racing luck befell Soeur Blanche and, carrying on in a manner that left little doubt that she was best of the nine under silks, she suffered the toughest sort of a loss. Knocked back early, she bore out on Continued on ttoenty-second page ; 1 i I j i j 1 , , i , : URBAN SILKS IN FRONT Continued from first page. the stretch turn, and after gaining much ground with a belated rush, just failed to get up. The winner, indulged with the pace-making, held on gamely and got the decision by a head. The favored Jessie Dear, which was third, was raced wide for the opening half mile, but saved much ground in the stretch and easily outstayed the others. B. Creechs Altmark scored his third victory in four starts during the meeting when he accounted for the Berwyn Claiming Purse, the fourth race. Under a well-timed ride by the diminutive Monte Parke, the winner wore down Dollar Princes, which had set most of the pace, in the stretch, and, continuing stoutly, won drawing out by two lengths. Dollar Princess was good enough to save second, with Don Romird third and the erratic Bay Angon fourth in the field of five. Fractious at the -post, Bay Angon was placed on the outside of the stalls and, after trailing a good distance back, gained much ground and only lost third money by a head. As he finished fast he bore in badly and was handled with great difficulty by C. Corbett.
