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SENSATIONAL RACING . Entertains Largest Crowd of Present Washington Park Meeting. Pancoast Wins Second Consecutive Start in Easily Accounting for Thomas Hotel Purse. HOMEWOOD, 111., May 24. While there was nothing outstanding in the program presented by the Washington Park Jockey Club here this afternoon, the prospect of more of the warmly contested racing that marked the first two days of the meeting and pleasant weather resulted in the largest crowd of the meeting turning out for the mid-week sport. Again a majority of the winners triumphed in driving finishes, and the numerous sharply contested races kept the large crowd in lively spirits. The racing was staged on a fast track and, while the skies were overcast, no rain developed, and the weather, while minus sunshine, was just as pleasant as on the previous days of the meeting. Pancoast, A. B. Gallahers unsexed three-year-old son of Noah and Little Sister, was returned the most decisive winner of the day when he took the three-quarters Thomas Hotel Purse or fifth race by some five lengths. Sprinting into a long lead soon after the start, the Kentucky-owned winner, held at odds-on in the betting, never left the result in doubt, and in the final eighth retained his wide advantage without full effort. Field Goal raced to second place, just a nose before Bridgeport and such others as Baptism, Ann What and Interpreter also contested. After permitting the victor to draw far away from his field, O. Laidley rated him well and, closely watching the others in the stretch, "snugged" him along the final eighth. Near the end, where Bridgeport and Baptism came on stoutly, Field Goal tired but lasted to earn second money. The victory marked the second in successive starts for the winner, which scored his maiden win at Churchill Downs two weeks ago. AFTER DARK IN FRONT. The sixth race, or Grand Crossing Purse, a division of the fifth, added another stirring finish when C. C. Van Meters After Dark drove to the finish less than a length in front of Sad Knight and March King, the latter one of the outstanding choices of the day. The Van Meter filly set her own pace and, though she became quite distressed, hung on too well for Sad Knight and March King, both of which vainly tried to catch her in the final drive. Sad Knight outgamed March King in the final strides and Miss Kid, which held third place during much of the three-quarters race, gave way badly when the final test was on. Uncle Henry, an old favorite of Chicago race-goers and owned by T. C. Worden, of Chicago, was a "whipped-out" winner of the introductory dash in which seven of the cheaper and older sprinters raced three-quarters. Under a strong ride by W. D. Wright, the winner beat Lady Menifee a neck at the wire where Chu Chu, which accounted for third, was a similar distance back of the runner-up, and a nose before Shoot. Rated close to the pace, the first half mile, the winner came through between the retiring Polyphote and Lady Menifee, which made much of the pace after reaching the stretch, but tired and though she was bearing out, Lady Menifee was holding her own with him in the late racing. Chu Chu came from a long way back while Shoot, the favorite, was not good enough to get to the leaders nor withstand Chu Chu in the final strides. MY KIND OVERLOOKED. My Kind, a chestnut daughter of General Lee and Kindred, which was badly overlooked in the betting, carried the Le Mar Stock Farm colors to their first victory of the meeting when she ran home before Dus-tina, Long Bit and six other maiden two-year-old fillies in the second race. The distance was five-eighths, and after following Dustinas fast pace to the stretch, the winner, given a good ride by C. Callahan, slowly worked her way to the front and, with the lead attained, came away to win by a length. Dustina was more than two lengths better than Long Bit, which held third place throughout. The favorite, Roulade, was fourth and had no excuse, and the same held good for Panorama, the second choice. Howard Wells saddled the winner of the Continued on thirteenth page.. SENSATIONAL RACING Continued from first page. third race, for three-year-olds, in Lady of Graces She was well backed and, performing up to her best juvenile form, won easily with Billies Orphan second and Flying Girl third. After following close to the pace for five-eighths, the winner readily made her way. to the front then drew away fast as Billies Orphan, which had led from the start, tired in the final eighth. At "the end Billies Orphan was four lengths away from the winner and five in front of Flying Girl, which saved third from Red Casino by a length. The racing silks of J. Lowenstein, local horseman, were seen in their first triumph of the meeting when the five-year-old mare Doris Jean scored the first victory for the favorites in taking the fourth race. She led throughout, but approached the finish under strong riding and only a length before Gunfire and Sis Agnes, which fought it out to a head difference, held by Gunfire. Soon after the start Sis Agnes stumbled and, going almost to her knees, probably lost the race there. C. ,E. Allen had the mount on the winner.
