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ANNA ADELIA FAILS BACKERS I Is Given Listless Ride and Offers Little Contention to Lilac Bloom. Cliftons Queen Gains Rapidly and Beats Bonnie Cap for Place Mudders Still Hold Sway at Fairmount Park. COLLINSVILLE, 111., Oct. 5. Despite another day of cold, dreary, disagreeable weather, a fair sized crowd turned out for the eight-race program that was given over to horses from the claiming ranks. The temperature was at a low mark at noon, but the sun tried to break through several times during the afternoon. Due to the continued heavy condition of the track, the mud performers were in a majority. Favorites fared better than they did yesterday, with several winners lightly regarded adding thrills to the entertainment. Close finishes were in order at the conclusion of several of the contests, some decisions being registered by the smallest of margins. -Mrs. A. K. Millers Lilac Bloom, a cast-off of J. B. Respess, scored her second consecutive victory when she held on in game fashion to account for the three-quarters fourth event, that attracted a small field of eight. Cliftons Queen, second choice, was a half length back of the victor at the finish, with the weakly ridden Bonnie Cap third. Anna Adelia, the heavily backed favorite, received a listless ride from W. Gooler and offered little contention at any part of the journey. Bonnie Cap outbroke her field and, after disposing of Transcript in the opening quarter, drew away to a commanding lead. However, Burley took her extremely wide entering the stretch, and Lilac Bloom wrested the lead nearing the eighth pole. After racing far back, Cliftons Queen began to gain on her field and in the final quarter she easily wore down Bonnie Cap and was gaining on the winner at the finish. Although tiring badly after furnishing early conten-tio, Transcript held on to be a nose the best of Moorish Amulet at the end, four lengths in the wake of Bonnie Cap. Continued on thirteenth page. : ANNA ADELIA FAILS BACKERS Continued from first page. Making Bubbles, three-year-old son of the Kentucky Derby winner Bubbling Over, carried the colors of Mrs. A. Burkett to a surprise victory in the Greater St. Louis Industrial Exposition Claiming Purse. Eight accepted for the mile test, with Crowned Head a length back of the winner and a length and one-half in the van of Pangloss. Dacite, which received most support, was fourth after following in the wake of the winner and Pangloss the greater part of the eight furlongs. Albert Beck, whose riding here has been one of the high lights of the meeting, had the victor in the lead before reaching the club house turn, with Parties and Pangloss showing the way to the others. However, Sauter elected to keep Parties next to the rail in the worst going and she gave way before the termination of the first half-mile. After establishing a long lead with Making Bubbles in the run down the back stretch Beck was content to nurse his mount along and when Crowned Head charged in the final drive his mount had something left. Crowned Head, after leaving the gate slowly was forced to take back nearing the far turn when Jack Murphy came over on him but, finding clear sailing" when reaching the stretch, he was wearing down the winner Pangloss, after furnishing the most opposition, gave way to Crowned Head, but led Dacite by two lengths at the finish. A. J. Bellews Harry Hieover was again an offending favorite, when he bled after racing a half mile in the introductory dash that brought out eight at six furlongs. Win- -ning honors went to E. D. Slavins Overboard, which maintained his speed to the end to register an easy success over Judge Dixon for his initial triumph of the year Bavelle Fronk was third. Hustled into a long, early lead, Overboard continued well under the handling of A. Beck to reach the finish well in hand with nearly a three-length margin. Toltec, which furnished the early contention, gave way when Judge Dixon charged on him in the final furlong, while Bavelle Fronk came from far back to earn the small portion of -the purse. After several unsuccessful efforts and rac- ing in improved form. Edward McCuans Sun Worship rewarded his large following when he was returned an easy winner over Birthday Gift, Cash Play and eight others that contested in the second race at three-quarters. The leading trio received the bulk -of the support. After Snowcloud and My Inver had delayed the start for almost five minutes, the field got away in alignment with Tommy Sauter losing little time in getting Sun Worship to the front. Birthday Gift raced in close attendance to the stretch, where Sun Worship drew away to come to the finish with a two-length advantage. Birthday Gift continued well to lead Cash Play by four lengths and only for racing in close quarters in the run down the back stretch, the latter probably would have been a stronger factor. Dr. C. N. Finch and J. F. ONeil are visitors from Jeffersonville, Ind. While here Dr. Finch performed several throat operations and ONeil made arrangements to winter a half-dozen horses at his Indiana farm. Jockey W. Gover accepted his first engagement Wednesday afternoon since he suffered a broken leg during the summer meeting at Riverside Park.
