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MAKING BUBBLES WINS ♦ Ep Tires After Taking Good Lead in Sportsmans Park Feature. ♦ Meloy Makes Good Showing After Running Away Before Start — Ogee Is Easy Winner. » CICERO, 111., May 19.— The fifth race, the Blue Island Purse, best race of an off-day card, was won by Making Bubbles, racing in the colors of G. Keeton, at Sportsmans Park today. Ep raced into a comfortable lead and, showing a high turn of speed and well rated on the turns, looked as though she might hold out, but she tired badly when Commandman came alongside of her at the second turn. It was at this point that the eventual winner was making his bid and Reno tried to squeeze his mount through a narrow opening on the rail, but soon found it blocked and, taking up and circling the tiring leaders, had the race won midway of the stretch. Commandman had enough strength to outlast the others and obtained the place award, while Meloy, which cantered off a quarter of a mile before the start, garnered the minor portion of the purse, after showing extreme gameness. The race, no doubt, will do Ep a lot of good and she should be a factor in the sprint races this summer. FAVORITES FARE POORLY. The day, set aside for the ladies, started out with rain and darkness. At noon the skies cleared and bright sunshine and warmth were the order during the running of the races. Favorites fared fairly well, considering the slowness of the track, due to the morning rains. An exceptionally large crowd was on hand. A band of maiden two-year-olds, which had never been over the distance of five furlongs, contested in the first and the win* ner turned up in J. C. Ellis Moral Miss. Away none too fast, the Ellis miss raced well on the first turn and overtaking Nawab, the early pacemaker on the back stretch, came on to a handy win. Nawab tired badly after assuming the brief lead and was headed by General Parth in the last sixteenth but managed to last for the minor award. Try Fair was caught in close quarters going to first turn and almost went to his knees but Willie Fronk managed to keep him upright and he closed a lot of ground but did not share in the purse. Barrido, which has not raced in two years, but which was backed into favortism on the strength of his conquests of those days, started out like he still retained all of his old time speed but quit badly after racing up with the leaders for three-eighths and failed to share in the purse. The event, the second on the card, was won by Dusky Dame, ridden by D. Fowler, who patiently sat on his mount until The Moon and Barrido quit and came on to an easy win. Sym Jack, after trailing the field, closed with a rush in the stretch to gain the place award. The Moon, after leading to the second turn, quit badly as usual but lasted for the minor award. POPULAR DENEMARK SILKS. The third went to Josephine D., in the popular colors of Mrs. E. Denemark, and ridden by J. Neel. Cleverly rated back of the pace while Lord Tournament and Nick D. were having a duel for the lead, the Denemark colorbearer came through a narrow opening between the leaders half way down the stretch and, under severe punishment, got up in the last few strides. Nick D. lasted for second place and then only by a narrow margin, as he was tiring badly. Lord Tournament tired so badly from his early efforts he finished next to last. The fourth race at seven furlongs for older maidens, proved a hollow victory for Ogee, racing in the colors of J. W. Frye, Sr. He was rated under a snug hold for the first five-eighths while Lessing was out in front by four lengths and under severe punishment. When Lessing tired badly from the fast, unnecessary pace, Ogee merely can-* tered to win by five lengths. The well backed Rural Queen was forced out of contention when Alice Petty came to the outside fence on the last turn. ♦-
