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HUMBOLDT PARK PURSE ■ ♦ Proves Easy for Consistent Hamburger Jim in Brackman Colors. . Unusually Large Crowd Braves Rain and Fog — Worst Weather of Meeting. — — ♦— - CICERO, 111., May 11.— The Humboldt Park Purse, a five furlongs dash for older sprinters, was won by the consistent Hamburger Jim, racing in the colors of J. W. Brackman. The well backed son of Whisk-away had things all his own way from the rise of the barrier and with the services of Eddie Arcaro, he raced close to the rail on the turns saving ground although in the deeper footing and increasing his advantage on the back stretch came on to be an easy winner by five lengths. Tombereau, which has a penchant for the shorter races owing to his ability to begin fast, was away rather tardily today and it was plainly seen that he could never threaten the Brackman color-bearer, although he made a gallant effort but the best he could do was to finish second. Wise Mona essayed to give the winner an argument but she was no match for big Hamburger Jim and soon tired from her efforts and did not last for a portion of the purse. Parade Rest might have made a better showing had he not been caught in close quarters going to the first turn. An unusually large crowd attended the sport in spite of the worst weather encountered since the meeting opened. A heavy fog, which hung over the course, making for poor visibility, was accompanied by a steady drizzle of rain. The track was in a muddy condition from the continued rains of the past ten days and although the surface was a sea of mud, it still retained its firm cushion underneath, except next to the rail where it is somewhat deep. Except for the dismal failure of Greenwald, the favorites scored in a majority of the races. The opening event, a dash of four and one-half furlongs, for maiden two-year-olds, went to Hal Price Headleys Grey Sash. The Supremus filly demonstrated her superiority soon after the start when she took the lead at the first turn, and, well ridden by Will Fronk, who saved all possible ground, splashed her way to an easy victory of four lengths. Polyorno offered a mild threat in the running, but it was plain to be seen the Headley miss was much the better, and the Rosenheim gelding had to be content with the place award. Conestoga easily raced to the minor award. An unruly bunch of maiden three-year-olds went to the post in the second, and Continued on twenty-second page. HUMBOLDT PARK PURSE Continued from first page. after seven minutes delay, they were off to a good start. Go Easy, in the colors of F. Meiers, was an easy winner. Rural Queen was the one to lead around the first turn, and, while she was racing easily, she had nothing left when Go Easy made his challenge for leadership, and when Arcaro elected to go outside the Baigneur filly, he did so with ease and was merely cantering at the end to be winner by four lengths. The well backed choice, Migosh, was cleverly rated back of the early leaders and made a mighty effort to gain the winners laurels but was no match for the Meiers colorbearer and was given the place award. Ixnay ran an even race and seemed to dislike the sloppy going. The public, remembering Greenwald winning by some fifteen lengths in the mud last fall at this track, installed the J. D. Weil gelding the odds-on choice in the third and he gave a very disappointing performance. Although the son of For Fair was energetically ridden by M. Dupuy and punished severely, he did not respond and finished out of the money. The event was won by Gallopette, in the colors of L. Margraves, which was away well and, taking a short lead on the first turn, managed to hold it to the end under the hustling tactics of H. Morgan. Fast Life was the one to race to second place and held on and raced more gamely than is his custom. Zode, which refused to race from the barrier and bolted in his last start, raced gamely to gain the minor award. The consistent stable of Mrs. S. Gorbet, which has been so successful at the meeting, furnished the winner of the fourth race, when Chiefs Camille just barely got up in time to get the decision. The Little Chief filly was expertly ridden by jockey Johnny McLaren when he restrained her back of Hippias and Lofty Heights, while that pair were staging a bitter duel for honors. Entering the head of the stretch the Gorbet filly was taken outside the tiring leaders and racing in the firmer footing in the center of the track and tiring badly, managed to last. Hippias, which finally got the better of Lofty Heights, assumed a short lead in the stretch but was racing next to the inner rail in the deep going and had nothing left to meet the late challenge of the winner. Lofty Heights gained the minor award, barely lasting long enough to stave off Mutual Friend, which ran an even race in fourth place for the entire distance. Semester, racing in the colors of M. Simmons and which has always shown a partial liking for this track, made a runaway affair of the sixth when, taking command going to the first turn and increasing his advantage on the back stretch, he came on to win in a canter. Bronx Park was the one to accept the challenge of the flying leader and gave a very creditable showing, when, off last, he worked his way up to obtain second place. Lillian Tobin showed a little early speed, tired badly from her early efforts and did not share in the purse. «
