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GRAYBACK PROVES BEST Kelley Representative Accounts for Main Race at Aurora Daily Double Pays Big Odds Jockey Harbort in Limelight Rid ¬ ing Pour Winners AURORA 111 May 2 Grayback sterling son of Bright Knight which races for Mrs Paul Kelley accounted for the Sugar Grove Purse best race on Wednesdays program and while he did not accomplish his con ¬ quest by any decisive margin it was ap ¬ parent that he could have won by a much greater margin if apprentice O Harbort had given him a full rein in the early stages after he had disposed of Charming Sir which set the pace to the final eighth The latter finished in second place leading Pharatime to the end by four lengths In the wake of the successful trio was Tech ¬ nocracy which shared favoritism with Phar ¬ atime but at no time did he display speed enough to make him dangerous Jockey Har ¬ bort was much in the limelight riding four winners winnersJockey Jockey J Hernandez sent Charming Sir to the front right at the start and the Molay representative carried on with good success to the final eighth where the task of out speeding his rivals told on him and he tired It was at this point that Harbort brought the winner up with a rush and he easily raced past the leader and after taking the lead Harbort took a strong hold on him and passed the finish line well in hand one length to the good While Charming Sir failed to meet the demands of the winner he had no difficulty holding Pharatime safe for second place The performance of Tech ¬ nocracy shocked his backers when he failed to get up a respectable gallop throughout the running of the race and finished in last place placeIDEAL IDEAL RACING CONDITIONS CONDITIONSSummerlike Summerlike weather conditions prevailed for the racing and another large crowd was on hand to view the sport which was con ¬ ducted over a fast track trackAnnan Annan another of the performers that hibernated in this region during the winter came through with a victory at the first asking when he vanquished a band of the lower grade sprinters that met in the three quarters first race Apprentice Paul Keester was in the saddle and it was the first win ¬ ning mount of his career Phantom Rock second choice in the betting was second and third went to Fairyman while the highly regarded Barashkova which raced in four bandages flattered his admirers for half a mile then tired to finish last in the field of ten tenThe The second resulted in a decided upset when Chantesuta came through with one of her best races to beat a band of inferior type which matched strides over the five and onehalf furlongs distance The victress was so badly neglected in the wagering that she paid the liberal dividend of 2532 for the usual two dollar investment Jimmie L gave strong contention for the greater part Continued on twentysixth page GRAYBACK PROVES BEST Continued from first page of the journey but after racing Parade Step Steptinto tinto defeat gave way to the rush of the winner in the closing strides Le Flore was strongly favored to win this and might have been successful but was sharply impeded in the closing stages which virtually elimin eliminated ated him J C McAuliffe saddled his first winner of the meeting when he sent Dispatcher postward in the third race The son of Mes sanger never left the result in doubt after the first eighth for he increased his advan ¬ tage thereafter and cantered past the line one and onehalf lengths to the good Flash ing Thru which carried the Dixiana col ors of C T Fisher of Detroit accounted for second money and third went to Gesare Balthasar was the disappointment when he hefailed failed to finish in the money being outrun throughout The winner completed the Daily Double which paid 101060 for 200 200Racing Racing the five and onehalf furlongs in 105 Wise Eddie accounted for the fourth race and while he won by a decisive mar ¬ gin it is doubtful if he could have main ¬ tained a greater advantage as apprentice C Mills had him under severe punishment in the final stages to finish six lengths in ad ¬ vance of Fitkin which came from behind to win the second part of the purse and finish half a length in front of Foxy Quiller which lasted to nose out Run On for third money Harbort won his third race and the second for Paul Kelley when he piloted Captain Danger to ah easy win in the sixth race which engaged five of the useful type dis ¬ tance performers for a test of one mile and seventy yards Port o Play making his first start in several months finished second and third went to Sergeant Hill which led home Distinct and The Break The latter highly highlyregarded regarded among the players gave a rather dull performance under a weak ride by H Manifold
