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ANOTHER FOR PEABODY His Miss Melody Is Easy Winner of Garfield Park Purse. JVEiss Brilliant Offers Only Mild Contention in Feature Premeditate a Successful Favorite. CICERO, 111., Oct. 26 For the second time in three days Stuyvesant Peabody furnished the winner of the feature race when Miss Melody again proved her superiority over Miss Brilliant in the Garfield Park Purse, which occupied the principal position on todays card. Alma S. finished third, leading home Night Jasmine, Bright Chestnut and Odd Star, which completed the field of six that started. Jockey Lefoy Cunningham was up on the winner and he lost no time sending her to the thick of contention, the field having traversed only an eighth of a mile when he had Miss Melody in front and from there to the end it was just a romp as it was apparent that Miss Brilliant was overmatched and, while she offered a mild bid as they turned for home, it was too feeble to menace the victress which sped along at a steady clip and at the end was two lengths in the van. Miss Brilliant had no opposition for place honors as Alma S. was six lengths back and three in front of her nearest opponent. Odd Star again displayed the bad trait of running out and while doing so ruined the chances of Night Jasmine to share in the purse, as she forced the latter extremely wide rounding the first turn. Bright Chestnut, which was the chief offender in delaying the start, failed to become a factor under weak handling by apprentice Arcaro. SUSPEND JOCKEY COX. The stewards, which have been alert during this meeting, suspended jockey D. Cox for his listless ride on Buster B., the favorite in the third race. Clear, cool weather prevailed for the racing, which was decided over a heavy, holding track and which only the sturdiest of mud performers could negotiate successfully. Favorites failed to race to expectations during the early racing and it was not until the fourth event that one of them came through with a win for their admirers. French Maid captured another purse for E, J. OConnell when she won easily from. High Pockets, Silver Man and seven others that contested the first race. The winner, well handled by the veteran W. Boganow-ski, was sent to the front after going a quarter and increased her margin when High Pockets bolted the first time around and was never threatened thereafter. While High Pockets lost much ground by his action, he raced right into contention again and, under mild urging, maintained the runner-up position to the end, but tired some in the closing stages and was giving way to the weakly ridden Silver Man, which was up in time to take third from Flying Ace, which finished fourth. PARADE REST HANDILY. Juveniles furnished the contest in the second, and this resulted in a handy victory for Hamilton and Fitzgeralds Parade Rest, which was cleverly ridden by apprentice 3. Cowley. Cicero, which was held at almost prohibitive odds, failed to make good for his admirers and, after leading for the first half mile, gave way to the winner, but retained second place to the end. Bell Cap, which began sluggishly, came from a rearward position to earn the third part of the purse. The start was delayed ten minutes, due chiefly to the stubbornness of Belle Price, which refused to line up in a stall and which eventually was placed on the outside and after beginning she was badly outpaced. Ten maidens answered the call for the six and one-half furlongs third race and this resulted in an easy victory for J. W. Burtons Sir Romeo, whir7 raced into a long lead after the start and was never in danger thereafter and was under restraint, winning eased up by four lengths. The highly-regarded Buster B. raced into second place and attained Jiis placing under a bad ride by D. Cox, who had the Severson gelding all over the track and really was eliminated when taken up sharply soon after the start. However, he overcame all this and finished strong and his effort was a creditable one. Mister Jingle, which raced prominently throughout, took third, displacing Rosa de Cuba, which quit badly after forcing the pace most of the distance. .Continued on twenty-second page ANOTHER FOR PEABODY Continued from first page. The first favorite of the afternoon scored when Premeditate was a handy winner from Baby Bane and Patangon was third. The victor, a keen factor from the start, alternated in setting the early pace and, after going three-eighths, drew away into the lead which she maintained to the end where she had an advantage of three lengths. Baby Bane, a rank outsider, held a forward position throughout and gained j much ground from a slow beginning to finish strongest of all. Nick D. and Chutney came in for considerable support, but the ride of apprentice Arcaro on the latter retarded whatever chance the Chesney gelding had as his exhibition was rather listless. Benefit, of which much was expected, tired after going a half and failed to share in the purse.
