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BRIGHT BUBBLE SCORES Outruns Older Rivals in Windy City Purse at Homewood. Jockey E. Porter Rides Winners of Fifth and Sixth Races Peabody Colors in Front. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 2. Youth was served when, in the Windy City Purse at Washington Park today, the young racer , Bright Bubble, daughter of Bubbling Over, which races for Samuel Furst of Cincinnati, and the Sweep colt, Sweeprush, owned by J. T. Looney of Lexington, conquered such seasoned campaigners as Rocky News, Ever-gold and Sidney Grant. This was the feature race of the Washington Park Jockey Clubs pre-Derby offering, and the three-year-olds trounced their older rivals at t distance of one mile and seventy yards, which Bright Bubble, the winner, negotiated in the fast time of 1:42. This fine performance brought her through a. length before the Illinois Derby winner, which in turn had a final advantage of two and one-half lengths over Rocky News. Carrying ninety-six pounds, the winner, ridden by E. Porter, took command quickly and from the close of the first eighth to within a short distance of the finish, had the situation in hand. Near the end Sweep-rush presented a mild threat, but his response to pressure and resolute finish after he had displaced Evergold in second place was of no avail, the game Furst filly outstaying him by a length. Tiring badly, Ever-gold lost ground rapidly in the final three-sixteenths, where Rocky News held on in creditable fashion. Sidney Grant was badly outrun all the way. The placed trio were backed as they finished, the favorite, winner, yielding odd3 of 9 to 5. LARGE CROWD PRESENT. A large crowd, including many visitors fojc the American Derby to be run tomorrow witnessed the sport, which was staged under sunny skies. Spud scored his third win in successive starts and second of the meeting when he outsprinted Pantaloons, Battling On and others from among the cheaper platers at seven-eighths in the second race. The winner, owned by H. Cooper and ridden by C. Corbett, was held in such lofty regard that he returned less than even money. Employing stout restraint, Corbett rated the victor a good distance off the early pace, but when permitted, the Cooper gelding quickly made his way to the lead and taking command in the final eighth came on to register by two lengths. Pantaloons outstayed Battling On, the early leader by some five lengths. Mariana, backed almost to the exclusion of her company, had no trouble winning over Wind Song, Old Lady and six other maiden two-year-old fillies under claiming conditions and at five furlongs in the opening race. E. Axcaro had the winner away fast and getting her away in front, had her in clear command the closing half mile. After reaching the stretch, Mariana increased her advantage and in the closing stages, Arcaro took her under stout restraint. Wind Song, which followed nearest to the winner throughout, tired near the end but lasted to beat the fast closing Old Lady by a head. Abby was fourth. MOMO BY A NOSE. E. Brasf ield, local boy who made his debut in the saddle at Sportsmans Park, contributed to a surprise when he rode W. H. Harris recently acquired Momo to victory by a nose over the veteran, Martie Flynn, in the third race, also at seven-eighths and engaging ten. Rusty, which was slightly crowded back when the winner and Martie Flynn bore over near the end, saved third by a clear margin over Crimean Lad. Brasfield brought the winner up slowly in the final three furlongs and she headed Martie Flynn, which, despite effort expended in setting most of the pace, held on stubbornly in the final strides. Adverse racing mck encountered early in the dash hurt Ondotts chances. Miss Melody avenged the narrow defeat suffered by her stable companion, Martie Flynn, when she bested Miss Marr by that margin in the Jackson Park Claiming Purse, Continued on twenty-second page. Mff IWMLh SCORES Continued from first page. fourth race. Sobieha made a clean sweep honors for the three fillies among the a participants by saving the minor award, ghtly more than a length off the leaders d a length before Col. Hatfield, the fa-rite. ;ha in the on he closing i. Sobieha, ed in the his defeat oor judg-:elding, in of the J. nner by a sixth race, Eirough others in avorite at ti keeping where, at reely Through and, 2tter ride to a from de-elds id Tenny-
