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i JUVENILES IN FEATURE Sand Boot Victorious in Main Race at Cicero Track. Johnson Youngster Furnishes Greatest Surprise of the Meeting Track Past Despite Rain. CICERO, III., Oct. 22. Two-year-olds were called upon to furnish the principal race here today and it was called the Great Lakes Handicap, and engaged ten of the best juveniles over six and one-half furlongs. S. L. Johnson -furnished the winner in Sand Boot, which, being neglected in the wagering, paid the liberal dividend of 20.66 for the usual investment, the largest winning mutuel of the meeting. The winner, cleverly ridden by apprentice J. Cowley, was reserved until the late stages, while the highly-favored Meloy and Get Ready set a fast pace. The former disposed of Get Ready after going five-eighths and then drew away into a seemingly safe lead, but the victor was not to be denied and, coming with a belated rush, got up to win drawing away. Doris B., which maintained a forward position but could not I improve it, finished third in an even effort. Untimely, which was going strong during the early stages, was eliminated when she was cut down when caught in a jam. The sun, which shone brightly in the early afternoon, was displaced by heavy clouds, and a cold, drizzling rain set in in mid-afternoon. y capacity half-holiday crowd was on hand and fared fairly well when favorites gave a good account of themselves. The track was fast, as the rain did not penetrate the upper soil. ANOTHER FOR NOON PLAY. Noon Play accounted for his second purse of the meeting when he won in a driving finish. The winner, cleverly ridden by jockey T. Shaw, was in front most of the way and was never seriously threatened until near the end, when Memphis Lass, which finished second, staged a belated rush which brought her to within a head of the victor. Blighter had many admirers in this, but third was the best he could do. However, he had an excuse, being forced to ease up when racing strongly, and when clear he moved up stoutly, but his challenge was of no avail as the leaders had too much of an advantage to overcome. Andromeda, another that was highly regarded, turned in a dull performance, failing to be a factor at any time during the race. The second resulted in a startling surprise when Probationer, with the veteran Walter Taylor up, made a show of his company, winning by eight lengths. Sporting Pearl was second, and third went to Maechute. The contest was the most uninteresting of the meeting, as the ten starters were strung out so widely at the end that it would have taken a Burroughs adding machine to determine how far the heavily-played Joe Macaw, which finished last, was beaten. Paul T., another that came in for much support, also finished far in the wake of the victor. However, both of these contestants were in trouble more or less and it would consume too much space to detail their running and their performances should be disregarded. WINNER RIDDEN OUT. Sporting Pearl, which finished second, offered the strongest opposition to the winner, being in closest attendance throughout, but, after going seven-eighths, tired, and the victor drew away with utmost ease and so anxious was Taylor to achieve victory that he had the C. Hunt gelding under unnecessary punishment while he maintained a safe advantage. Mrs. A. R. Smiths Rolling Sea, which has threatened to break into the winners circle, finally made the grade when she proved best of the ten that answered the c for the one mile and seventy yards third race. While the winner had a safe margin at the end, the victory was a lucky one and the daring ride of jockey D. Cox was one of the principal contributions to the victory. After traversing the opening half the winner was put under pressure and she came through gallantly, gaining rapidly on the inside until reaching the stretch, where she was brought to the outside. Once clear, she sped past the Continued on twenty-second pageX JUVENILES IN FEATURE Continued from first page. leaders with ease to win drawing away. Infanta, which finished second, set a good pace for a mile, but tired and readily submitted to the winners challenge. Greenwald turned in a good effort to take third. . The "Daily Double" on the winners of the second and third races at Sportsmans Park Saturday paid 77.84 for 2. Nine of the better grade performers engaged in the six and one-half furlongs fouth race, and Sister Mary, which was installed the favorite, made good for her admirers, winning all the way. Semester was pressing the winner in the closing stages, but his belated rush fell short by half a length. Big Play, under the guidance of L. Jones, finished third, two lengths back. The backers of Inferno Lad were given a shock when he failed to share in the purse, and at the end he was badly beaten to finish last in the field of nine. Good and Hot attracted some support, but it was apparent the one time star performer is not a shadow of his former self, the infirmity of soreness, which was obvious while on the way to the post, retarding the running ability of the Carman representative, and contributing to his disappointing performance. B. Rosenheim was another to be fined by the stewards for failing to have a horse in the paddock on time. His action in holding up the post time cost him 0. J. Neel was suspended for three days for rough riding in the fifth race Saturday.
