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BURKS SILKS IN DOUBLE Flying Cadet and Maximum Win Races at Aurora Track Sweet Chariot Gallops to Easy Vic ¬ tory in Fourth Moral Miss Best in Third Race AURORA 111 May 9 Flying Cadet out ¬ standing performer in the stable of Mrs Jess Burks made it a double for her estab ¬ lishment when he drove home in front in fhe Kane County Handicap which brought together nine of the outstanding distance per ¬ formers on the ground and which tested their speed and stamina over the one mile and a sixteenth distance distanceThe The winner under 113 pounds negotiated the distance in 147 according to the time hung out by the official timer Navanod the representative of the Brentwood Stable and top weight in the race finished in sec ¬ ond place a neck behind the winner while third fell to Technocracy which ended his engagement three lengths farther back backThe The start was a good one and it was Blameless which showed the way out of the stall gate and set a good pace for a half mile while Flying Cadet was under steady re ¬ straint Grayback led the others as they made the turn out of the back stretch It was at this point that R Tilden brought the winner up with a rush and after a brief duel shook off Blameless and continuing well he maintained a clear lead to the final eighth where Navanod came to the fore with his challenge and gradually cut down the lead which the winner had piled up and though under strong riding failed to over ¬ haul the victor in the strenuous drive which ensued Technocracy might have been a stronger contender but for the interference encountered at the halfmile post and which caused him to lose much ground groundFORMFUL FORMFUL RACING RACINGRacing Racing was formful throughout the day and while some of the choices failed the win ¬ ners were well backed with the result the victories were of a popular nature A high wind swept over the course and racing was conducted over a fast track trackSweet Sweet Chariot speedy son of Black j Servant which races for former jockey Jimmy Vaughn won decisively in the fourth which engaged nine of the useful type sprinters over the threequarters course The victor a strong favorite never left the j I final result in doubt after traversing the opening half mile when he went to Monks Bela with a rush and into a commanding lead which he maintained in the closing stages to cross the line of finish five lengths I to the good While Monks Bela failed to meet the demands of the victor she had no difficulty holding Thomas Seth safe for the place award when the latter came from behind the pace to down the outsider Gulf elano for that part of the purse The purseThe red and white colors of Mrs Jesse Burks figured in their first victory of the local season when Maximum scored his ini ¬ tial success of the year taking into camp a band of the lowergrade sprinters over the threequarters course Fairyman the favorite finished in second place and third went to Barashkova which turned in a vastly improved performance to garner that part of the purse The three successful ones had the race between them at all times and jockey R Tilden rode the winner winnerALWIN ALWIN DECISIVELY DECISIVELYMaiden Maiden twoyearolds met in the second race and at the end of the of the four and onehalf furlongs R T Watts Alwin had the decisive inargin of three lengths over the Dixiana Stables Proposing which nosed out Tipover TipoverThe The winner gave a good performance and readily supplanted Proposing which broke in front After disposing of the Dixiana representative it was no task for the win ¬ ner to race to a commanding lead and hold sway to the end Lawful Miss a goodlook ¬ ing filly which attracted some smart sup ¬ port gave a good performance while racing greenly and should be benefited by this race raceFormer Former jockey Otis Clelland saddled his Continued on twentysixth page i BURKS SILKS IN DOUBLE Continued from first page first winner of the meeting when Moral Miss under the colors of J C Ellis scored in a driving finish in the second race which engaged a limit band of nonwinners in 1934 Apprentice F A Smith had the mount on the winner and his clever rating of the Ellis filly proved an important factor in the ultimate result Gay Follies making her first start for P Hatcher raced to second place and Durga the favorite finished third thirdThe The winner came through on the inside all the way and the saving of ground en ¬ hanced her chance for victory King Faro and Cedo among the forward contenders early faltered in the drive while Dozeless failed to reach contention under a poor ride
