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GOLDEN WEST REPEATS ♦ Captures Auroras Tuesday Feature After Taking Final Race Monday. . Justice B. and Grand Flight Score by Small Margins in Second and Fourth Contests. AURORA, 111., May 2.— The Baker Hotel Claiming Purse, fifth on the card, was todays feature, and it resulted in another win for W. R. Sallees Golden West, which closed the opening day program with a victory. Happy Lad raced to second place, and Last Attempt finished third in advance of Charlie Bills, Chiclero and Starch, which rounded out the field of six that traveled the one mile and one-eighth. The winner, capably ridden by the veteran Jimmy McCoy, was always in a contending position, and it was no difficult task for him to move to the front when ready and, after disposing of the leaders, draw out to win in a mild drive. Chiclero was the disappointment in this, failing to race to the expectations of his admirers and gave way completely after going a half-mile. Starch was another that failed to keep pace with the successful ones and dropped back badly beaten after going three-quarters. Happy Lad, which earned the second part of the purse, turned in a good performance. j COLD, UNSEASONABLE WEATHER. Cold, unseasonable weather prevailed for the racing, which served to hold down the attendance to the regulars. The track was heavy and holding, which accounted for the many withdrawals, and small fields contested in most of the events. However, the talent had a good day, as many of the well-played choices justified the judgment of their admirers. The "Daily Double" paid a good dividend when 6.54 was the reward of those that held winning ticekts on Justice B. and Chiltenny, which formed the winning duo. The fourth was given over to juveniles, which tested their speed over the four and one-half furlongs route. This was productive of another close finish when Grand Flight managed to get up in the final stages to down the highly regarded Monty M., which drew the bulk of support. The latter made a game effort, but was not quite good enough to gain victory. Todge came from behind to garner third money. There was no time lost at the start and it was Becky Puppet that showed the way for an eighth, but was soon displaced by Monty M., which moved up rapidly, and as they turned into the stretch it appeared as if he was going to have things his own way, but Grand Flight gained gradually and, showing improved speed in the final strides, got up to take the long end of the purse by a head. OPENER TO DONE FOR. Done For proved best of the eight platers that met in the introductory dash at one mile and seventy yards distance. Magna Mater was closest to the winner at the end, and Whangdoodle took down the third part of the purse. The winner turned in a game performance in his conquest when he raced head and head with Magna Mater for the major part of the distance, and it was not until the final stages that he was successful in shaking off the Viau filly to win by a clear margin. Magna Mater supplanted the victor as pacemaker after going a half, but Done For was not to be denied and held on with great courage to come again and wrest the lead and victory. Whangdoodle showed a good performance to gain third honors. Fill In, which was racing well up to the stretch turn, was blocked sharply and eliminated after the incident. Justice B. was the second favorite to reward the form players when he won a neck decision over Gay Prince, an outsider in the betting and Preferred finished in third place. This was another bristling contest that had the spectators on their toes from the rise of the barrier until the horses flashed past the judges. The winner was best at all times. Taking the lead shortly after the start, he set the pace and it was not until they reached the final sixteenth that Gay Prince loomed up as a dangerous opponent but the son of Master Charlie kept at his /Continued on twenty-second page. GOLDEN WEST REPEATS Continued from first page. task and, displaying gameness, drove to the end by a short margin. Preferred, a natural slow beginner, took a lot the worst of it when he dropped far back after the start but apprentice E. Himes saved much ground during the race and it was this factor that enabled the Rumage representative to get third place. Chiltenny was a cantering winner of the three-quarters third race when he won by six lengths from Peacock Blue, Forget Not and five others. Apprentice Loney Hendricks had the winner away in motion and had a comfortable lead after traversing the opening quarter. As they turned out of the back stretch the victor increased his margin and at the end was under slight restraint. There was a brisk duel for place honors, with Peacock Blue reaching the finish a nose in advance of Forget Not, which ruled favorite. The first three had the race between them most of the way and the only threat offered by any of the others was that of*Light Nun, which raced well up for a half, then gave way badly. Skipaway acted so unruly at the post that starter Wingfield was forced to place him on the outside," from which position he broke tardily. Jockey R. Montgomery eased him after going half a mile. Ex-jockey Willie Hinphy furnished the winner of the sixth race, which brought together a band of sprinters for a test of three-quarters. Tadcaster, under a hustling ride by J. Bollero, who has been inactive for some time, came to the finish a head in front of Bill Lutz, which had a wide margin over Emmaline H. for the place award. The victor had the most speed and it was not long after the start that he showed in front. Once in the coveted position, Bollero took him in hand while setting the pace and the Hinphy representative had a slight lead as they came pounding into the home stretch. Then Johnny Dupuy put Bill Lutz under punishment and he came through with a challenge that made it interesting for the winner, but he failed to overhaul him in the strenuous drive that ensued during the late stages.
