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MIKEL RACER VICTRESS Consistent Lebam Outruns Good Sprinters at Aurora Track Buns Three Quarters in 111 Favorites Disappoint in First FirstJjive Jjive Races on Program AURORA 111 May 11 The Batavia Claiming Purse for threeyearolds and over was the outstanding offering on Fridays Aurora program and brought together six of the better grade older sprinters for a test over threequarters Lebam consistent daughter of Carlaris which races for W A Mikel Bloomington 111 horseman turned in one of the fastest performances of the meeting when she carried 110 pounds and ran the distance in 111 and won by two and onehalf lengths from C E Davisons Captain Red which raced into second place while The Break an outsider in the wager ¬ ing accounted for third leading home Anne L Captain Joy and Clinton which com ¬ pleted the field fieldThe The downfall of Captain Red in this com ¬ pleted a rout for the choices in the first five races and the performance of Captain Joy another that attracted strong support was a factor that diminished the hopes of the form players who took a good drubbing trying to hold their own ownStarter Starter Wingfield who had sent the fields away in perfect order in the first four races made his best start in the fifth when the field left in such close alignment that it was almost a sixteenth of a mile be ¬ fore one of the contestants showed any degree of advantage advantageSURPRISING SURPRISING PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCECaptain Captain Red got the call at the quarter but he was only leading Lebam by a head while Clinton showed the way to the others The two leaders raced in close formation around the turn and to the final eighth where Lebam disposed of the Davison horse but while he gave way he was not to be denied by any of the others and stuck to his task gamely to earn the second award The performance of The Break was surpris ¬ ing when he came from last place and be ¬ hind such good performers as Captain Joy and Anne L to outpace them in the final stages to get away with third honors honorsThe The strong winds of Thursday were ab ¬ sent today and with a more moderate tem ¬ perature prevailing the large crowd found conditions more favorable for the sport which was decided over the fastest footing of the meeting meetingNelson Nelson Ings saddled another winner when Bitter Root accounted for the fourth race which engaged six of the best threeyear olds on the grounds in a test over three quarters which the winner ran in 112 a good performance under an impost of 110 pounds and jockey R Tilden Vin Noir came from last place to take the second award while third went to Joseph Cat tarinichs Forceful ForcefulThe The latter was backed into favoritism but after racing in close formation for half a mile failed to keep pace with his successful rivals rivalsNEVER NEVER SERIOUSLY THREATENED THREATENEDLady Lady La Marne speedy filly from the Brentwood Stable dashed to the front after going a sixteenth and held a clear advan ¬ tage for threeeighths but the winner moved up to her with a rush and after matching strides for a short distance the Tarn representative drew away with ease and was never seriously threatened there ¬ after In the meantime Vin Noir had worked his way from behind the early pace ¬ makers to reach contention and while he came with a belated rush he was no match for the winner winnerThe The first race resulted in a decided upset when Benediction backed to the exclusion of the others not only failed to make good but at no time was a serious contender Kissinbug showing sharp improvement was returned the winner closing with such belated speed that she overhauled Imprimis which had a decisive margin an eighth from the finish and nosed her out in the final strides The latter after giving way to the victress just barely averted being headed for the place award when she outlasted An ¬ nie N Q obtain her placing by a head
