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BETH HOGAN SCORES EASILY Triumphs Over Satin Princess in Fairmount Parks Feature Purse. Monnie Finishes Third as The French Rose Tires and Chianti Runs Dull Race Gilda Gray Tracks Guest. COLLINSVELLE, 111., Oct. 13. Beth Hogan, the consistent daughter of Westy Hogan, which races for J. Eckert, displayed one of her best efforts in winning the Granite City Purse, the fourth and best of the eight-race program at Fairmount Park this afternoon. In registering her second consecutive victory, Beth Hogan had the benefit of L. Arnolds services and led Mrs. A. S. Lowmans Satin Princess by two and a half lengths at the termination of the three-quarters. The latter just got up to best the Battle Ax Stables Monnie by a nose, and Monnie beat the stanchly supported Fort Worth by a half length. Six of the better grade platers accepted for the fourth race and it was one of two races that engaged small fields, the other six bringing together twelve each. Despite the absence of a feature, the platers offered spirited racing, with the sport more formful than on any day of the week. The largest crowd of the week was present for the sport, which was conducted under ideal weather conditions. Gilda Gray, the nationally known stage and screen star, was the guest of the management and she presented the winner of the fifth race, named in her honor, a beautiful silver loving cup. There was a short delay at the start of the fourth number, with The French Rose, Chianti and Beth Hogan causing the delay. However, once aligned they were off in good fashion with the winner, Fort Worth, Monnie and The French Rose racing as a team to the first turn. At this stage, Arnold sent the victor into the lead and, increasing it from there on, came to the finish well in hand. Although it was an easy triumph for the Eckert mare, Satin Princess and Monnie engaged in a hard tussle as Fort Worth began to give up after chasing after the leader. Satin Princess, which raced far out of it in the opening half-mile, closed the strongest of the pair and she was drawing away from Monnie at the end. After her early display of speed, The French Rose tired badly, while Chianti, which came in for good support, was never a factor. Over the fast, but dull, course Beth Hogan covered the three-quarters in 1:14. Continued on thirtieth page. BETH HOGAN SCORES EASILY Continued from first page. An accident marred the running of th Gilda Gray Purse, or fifth race, that engaged a field of seven three-year-olds, at on mile, when the heavily supported Princella was badly cut down while nearing the three-eighth pole and was pulled -up. Winning honors went to C. A. Bidencopes lightly regarded Stella F., which registered her fourth success of the meeting. Two lengths in her wake was Grand Baby, with Semester third, a neck before Silent Vote. Princella and Semester raced on even terms to the back stretch, where the latter went into the lead and Princella was showing the way to the others when Grand Baby and Stella F. came up on the outside of her. Gradually wearing down Semester, Stella F. went into the lead in the final furlong to be drawing away from her field at the end. " Tiring from the fast pace, Semester quit badly when Grand Baby closed fast in the final sixteenth and just lasted to best Silent Vote. Graphite, third choice to Princella and Semester, came out of the race very lame. Albert Beck continued his splendid riding of yesterday when he drove J. G. Browns Kelso to a popular victory over a field of twelve unruly platers that met at three-quarters in the introductory dash. The winner, coupled with Bavelle Fronk and Patricia Clare in the mutuel field, led the pace-making Too Much Talk by a half-length, with the veteran Estin heading Sweet La-cruse for the minor award. After a ten-minute delay at the post, with Autumnal and Fleeting Fire breaking from outside the stalls, Too Much Talk raced into the early lead with Sweet Lacruse showing the way to the others. However, Beck was driving the winner along and overhauling Too Much Talk in the last forty yards. Kelso was going away at the end. Sweet Lacruse, which came in for good support, was the best of the others. Lucky to escape the terrific crowding that marred the race, the locally owned Blue Star Stables Judge Dixon registered the second popular success of the day when he was returned an easy winner over Norias, Busy Ven and nine others that traversed the six furlongs of the second race. Racing Motor Park into defeat in the opening quarter, Judge Dixon continued well to have a three-length advantage over Norias, whioh headed Busy Ven. Bearcry, Kingsport, Bonnie Hughes and Motor Park were eliminated at the far turn when Norias and Busy Ven came over sharply.
