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WINS FOR NEW OWNER 1 : Pigeon Hole, in J. D. Mike! Colors, Triumphs Over Martie Flynn. yinnic Disappoints in Bunning of Oak Park Purse Nick D. and Full Up Are Successful. CICERO, 111., Oct. 21 Pigeon Hole, the useful son of Hollister nad Pigeon Pie, won . his first race for J. D. Mikel when he accounted for the Oak Park Purse, the outstanding offering for todays sport. Martie Flynn, under the colors of Stuyvesant Pea-body, finished in second place and Durva .was third. The victor, taken under stout restraint while following the pace, moved up rapidly after going a half mile and as they rounded the stretch turn he supplanted Martie Flynn, who had wreoted the lead from the fainthearted Hot Shot. From there home it was only a gallop for the winner and he finished the course well in hand, to lead Martie Flynn , by four lengths. The latter accepted his defeat without any resistance and, while overmatched by the winner, he was easily best of Durva, which finished third. Finnic, which triumphed in his last out, failed to race to expectations and, after encountering some sharp interference during the early stages, could not raise a respectable gallop thereafter. Hot Shot, the early pacemaker, faded completely out of the picture after relinquishing the lead to Martie Flynn. TYPICAL, AUTUMN WEATHER. Typical autumn weather prevailed for the sport, and heavy wraps were in order, but the bright sunshine served to blend the atmosphere, and the large crowd failed to jgive much thought to the frigid temperature, which hovered around fifty degrees. Ladies Day served to swell the attendance to proportions on a par with the largest of the current meeting. Favorites held their own in the earlier races, Nick D. and Full Up vindicating the judgment of the form players. The track was fast, and good time was registered in all events. Jockey Knight won his first race of the meeting when he rode Mrs. J;. Chesneys Amour to victory in the first race. Lillian Tobin, an outsider, raced to second place, while the heavily backed Premeditate was third. The race was marred by the performance of Siberia, which was one of the choices, when he bore out badly on the turns, losing considerable ground and which probably cost him the race. Siberia led for most of the way and when he failed to negotiate the turn into the stretch, Lillian Tobin took the lead, but Amour closed with such a rush that she failed to withstand her. NICK D. TO EORE. Nick D., ridden by the veteran Harry Hutton, registered his second triumph of the year when he proved best of the mediocre band of sprinters that visited the post for the second race. The winner led throughout and at the end had three-quarters of a length advantage over Jaipur, which accounted for the second part of the purse, while Chattahoochee, a long shot, finished third. Outer Harbor was expected to give strong opposition, but under the weak handling of L. Geving failed to be a serious threat. The third resulted in an easy victory for Alma S. when she was winner over Politians Best, Brilliant- Girl and seven other two-year-olds that raced five furlongs. The winner, showing improvement over her last effort, raced into a long lead and held her opponents safe at all stages. Politians Best, under the inexperienced M. Ver-bus, ended the race a half-length in advance of Brilliant Girl, which was weakly ridden by the veteran J. OMalley. Merovech was installed the favorite, but he failed to be a factor, having a rough race. Apprentice E. Arcaro was repeatedly in trouble, and his effort should be disregarded. Full Up, the consistent son of Bubbling Over and Moon Winks, took the honors in the fourth race after a strenuous stretch duel with Pollys Folly. Flo M. was the one to finish third. The winner, highly . regarded by the patrons, closed favorite, and, racing in close pursuit for five-eighths, took the lead from Flo M. and had enough left to withstand the belated rush of Pollys Folly, which showed improvement over her previous effort. Sally Irene attracted much support, but at no time did she give semblance of being a serious factor, and this despite the hustling tactics of apprentice Chinn, who had her .under pressure most of the way.
