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TODAYS PROGRAM FINAL AT LINCOLN FIELDS y v SPORTSMANSPARKNEXT Kilmore Accounts for Fridays Feature Race at Crete. . Mudlarks Continue to Dominate the "Racing Grey Kitty Takes Measure of Rivals in Second Race. CRETE, 111., Oct. 7. Lincoln Fields will close its meeting tomorrow under favorable weather conditions after an early-week run of Dad weather. A large crowd is expected to turn out for the last program of races of the year over a mile track. Monday the sport shifts to the popular half-mile Sportsmans Park track in Cicero. While the less fashionable were called upon to contest all of the races on todays off-day program, the racing, under the most favorable conditions in several days, was interesting and this, notwithstanding the fact that a majority of the winners decisively asserted their superiority. The track, while drying rapidly under the influence of sunshine, a high wind and frequent appli-cation of the harrows, was slow and along the rail from the half-mile post to the finish very holding. However, those that startedH were adapted to the footing and a number of the races engaged large fields. The good-sized crowd that took advantage of the pleasant weather and witnessed the program, the next to final one of the meeting, saw Kilmore decisively defeat some of the more successful of the second flight two-year-olds in the Glenwood Purse, or fifth race. Kilmore was making his first appearance under the colors of Mrs. H. Gaines, who claimed the son of Pillory earlier in the week, and the victory marked his sixth in nineteen starts. BY SAFE MARGIN. Overwhelming his rivals with a great rush after reaching the last three of the seven-eighths, he triumphed by four lengths as Bettina H. outfinished Star Brook by inches for second. Monks Star, which led in the field of eighth for more than three-quarters, finished fourth. Star Brook, favorite, appeared too heavy headed for the diminutive Monte Parke and performed much as he pleased, particularly so in the stretch, where he loafed badly. Kilmore raced under the guidance of Melvin Calvert, who took a whirl at filling the star riders shoes for the afternoon. In the sixth race, which followed the feature, Calvert was seen astride his third winner when he piloted El Puma to victory over the mile and one-sixteenth distance. El Puma ruled favorite at short odds and his success was very popular. Jack Howard, leading trainer of the meeting, saddled another winner when Biota, owned by D. M. Rhodes, carried off the major honors in the opening race. This engaged, nine two-year-olds and the winner, ridden by C. Corbett, weathered a claim of foul lodged by M. Calvert, who rode Axtel, which finished second, a neck back. Closing with a great rush after trailing the field to the final two of the seven furlongs, Sizzling got up for third position over Little Connelly. AXTEL UNFORTUNATE. After closely following the pace for five furlongs, the winner slowly wore down Little Connelly for the lead, but upon drawing clear in the closing eighth, bore to the inside and, while narrowing the room enjoyed by Axtel, which was on the inside throughout, did not impede her rival. With better handling at the start, where he was away last, Axtel might have been the winner. The non-courageous Prince Sulieman was the chief offender here. He flattered by shownig the way to the stretch turn and then proceeded to quit badly. Morsun, making his first appearance under colors in more than a year, attracted confident support for the second race and was sent to the post one of the shortest-priced choices of the day, only to fail badly. Grey Kitty, ridden by M. Calvert, in the F. M. Grabner colors, was the winner and she scored with speed to spare and by two and one-half lengths over The Bard, which was not pressed for second. Third money went to Peace Lady, which nosed out Don-day. Continued on thirteenth page. SPORTSMANS PARK NEXT Continued from first page. Morsun furnished mild encouragement for his backers as he forced the winners pace for a half mile, then retired rapidly as The Bard, Peace Lady and others came on well in the wake of the winner. B. Endovinas Alma S., a daughter of Lad-kin and Clarice R., scored decisively over Rose Glory, New Baby and eight other maiden two-year-old fillies in the third race. The distance was five and one-half furlongs and the running saw the winner showing the way from the close of the first three-sixteenths. On the turn she increased her advantage to three lengths and coming on fast won by four lengths as Rose Glory took second by a slightly greater margin. Forced back in the opening quarter, the well-backed and unlucky Lucille Wright could not overcome the adverse luck and was far back in the last half mile. The fourth race, in which twelve of the cheaper platers started, resulted in a surprise and a local victory when J. E. Hughes Big Play, a maiden, was the winner. He scored by a length and one-quarter over American Queen, and Gunfire, favorite, was next. The victor, ridden by W. Moran, rushed into the lead past Gunfire and Forget Not in the stretch and, continuing well under pressure, slowly added to his margin as American Queen, which began slowly, came up to outfinish the favorite in the final strides. Winnie C. was fourth at the end.
