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INDIAN RUNNER TRIUMPHS IN ILLINOIS HANDICAP Bargain Gelding Carrie 126 Pounds in Hawthornes Feature Contest At Top Second and Polydorus Third Big Crowd Witnesses Brilliant Half-Holiday Program at Popular West Side Track , CICERO, 111., Aug. 12. Indian Runner, the bargain four-year-old gelding .George W. Ogle trains for D. A. Wood, of Benton, 111., added his name to the roster of Illinois Handicap winners when, under the crushing impost and top weight of 126 pounds, he gained a nose victory over the Nash Brothers thre-year-old filly, At Top, in the fourth renewal of the important and valuable feature of the Chicago Business Mens Racing Association at Hawthorne this afternoon. Polydorus, carrying A. Bartelsteins colors, . 1 3 AT J ? AT :i J : 1 3 AT J ? AT :i J : sreached the end of the mile and one-sixteenth, which the winner ran in 1:46, in third place. He was two lengths away from the leaders and as far before J. J. Cough-lins Camp Douglas. Evergold, stable companion of the runner-up, the Strathmores Cathop, Karl Eitel, also from the Coughlin barn, Mrs. Schmidts Fair Image and the Coldstream Studs Marmion, completed the field and finished in that order. The largest crowd of the meeting witnessed the feature contest and supporting races and, while pleasant weather was a factor, the popularity of the Illinois Handicap, now the goal of every Illinois owner, had much to do with the appreciable, increase in attendance over the previous Saturday. MISS MELODY BY A NOSE. Representatives of Chicago owners made it very much their day and included among victories scored by locally-owned performers in the secondary events, was that of Stuyve-sant Peabodys Miss Melody in the Pickwick, a three-quarters dash that preceded the headliner race. Miss Melody, the second winner for Jack Westrope, gained her success by a nose over the Shandon Farms Minton and Mr. Sponge, which packed top weight of 120 pounds, finished a half length away from the leaders. Four others participated with Bamboula best of the quartet that followed the leaders. With his brilliant effort, Indian Runner surprised some of the shrewdest in Hawthornes horsemens colony. He was prepared under difficulty, due to a suspicious tendon, and while his preparation caused many to doubt his ability to win, he came through by a narrow margin, which, after all, sufficed to add the purse of ,900 to his earnings. He was aided by a well-judged ride at the hands of A. Tipton and the victory marked his eighth in eighteen starts this year. OPENER TO POSTSCRIPT. The consistent Postscript carried - J. V. Stewarts colors to victory over eleven other plater juveniles in the five ana one-half furlongs opening race, for which she was the favorite at 6 to 5. J. Renick brought the daughter of Polymelian from a half dozen lengths back of Domino Players pace in the closing quarter where, in addition to saving ground when entering the long stretch, she slipped through between Domino Player and Albane in the final sixteenth, where the latter two, which held the leading places from the far turn, faltered. Le Miserable, which saved fourth money, was five lengths back of Albane at the finish. The second race, a six and one-half furlongs contest, engaging twelve of the cheaper older platers, also fell to the public choice when Mrs. A. R. Smiths Out Bound, ridden by J. Westrope, took the race for his ninth victory of, the year. He scored by a length over Merry Chatter and the latter, a rank outsider, had a like margin over Stieet Singer, which suffered slightly through being blocked when Merry Chatter, which set all the pace, bore out and the winner " bore in as they swept into the closing eighth. Due largely to weak riding, Uncle Henry was never a serious factor. . Twisted Threads ran home before White Legs, Sergeant D., and four other well seasoned stayers in the third race, for which White Legs received the most backing. The successful Axenstein gelding won by a trifle less than a length, while two lengths separated the second and third horses. The winner and the favorite came past Gaillar- fContinued on second page. INDIAN RUNNER TRIUMPHS IN ILLINOIS HANDICAP Continued from first page. dia with a rush after the latter had set the pace to the stretch turn, and the victor was too good for the game performing favorite as they raced through the stretch, where Sergeant D. and Black Fool overtook the early pacemaker. Chicago-owned horses accounted for the four monetary awards attached to the fourth race, also a sprint over the six and one-half furlongs route and under claiming conditions, when Volta Maid, Burning Up," Grand Prince and Hyman got to the finish before the five other horses. Volta Maid, ridden by J. Lowry in L. M. Seversons colors, won by three-quarters of a length, but the small margin of a head brought Burning Up second honors over Grand Prince. The. contest was interesting, and while mild interference was encountered by Grand Prince and Hernando, the winner came through gamely and clearly outgamed her rivals in a longt hard drivand J,
