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TOLTEC AURORA SURPRISE Des Plaines Purse at Exposition Park Falls to Outsider Public Choice Cheers Tires Badly in Final FinalStages Stages Weather Extremely Hot and Sultry AURORA 111 May 21 Toltec racing under the colors of M McLeod turned in a sharp form reversal to win the Des Plaines Claiming Purse the outstanding offering on todays Aurora card Four lengths behind the winner was Dauntless Miss to account for second while third went to Miss Chilla which showed the way to the wellbacked Cheers Justice B Curb Bit and Bosom Pal which finished the five and onehalf furlongs in the order named namedDauntless Dauntless Miss was the first to show after negotiating the first half mile but Cheers was right after her while Toltec raced in third place under restraint As they came to midway in the stretch there was a gen ¬ eral closing up in which the winner came between horses to take the lead and once in the van drew away fast to finish with his decisive margin Cheers which furnished strong contention for fiveeighths tired badly in the final stages and failed to keep up under severe punishment While Daunt ¬ less Miss could not ward off defeat she held on with good courage to nose out Miss Chilla which came with belated speed in the final strides Justice B Curb Bit and Bosom Pal which completed the field were never among the leaders and were outrun throughout throughoutHot Hot sultry weather prevailed for the rac ¬ ing and while a strong wind blew over the course it failed to comfort the patrons who were compelled to shed their coats for com ¬ fort fortApprentice Apprentice Hank Manifold gave a clever riding exhibition in the first race to land Temple Dancer a winner when he brought his mount from last place to finish half a length in advance of Barashkova while third went to Curly Head HeadThe The popular colors of Charles T Fisher of Detroit who races under the nom de course Continued on twentysixth page TOLTEC AURORA SURPRISE SURPRISEContinued Continued from first page of Dixiarta were carried to another victory when Proposing graduated turning back Tipover Miss Rebeck and eight others that raced four and onehalf furlongs in the sec ¬ ond race The victor quickly accumulated a lead of a length then sped along under mild reserve while setting the pace and had no difficulty repulsing the challenge of Tipover which was in closest attendance from the break The latter had a more exacting task when he just lasted to nose out Miss Rebeck which came from a good distance back to share in the purse purseThe The third race produced one of the biggest upsets of the meeting when Donna Bettina a strong favorite under a listless ride of apprentice Otto Harbort not only failed to share in the purse but raced far back hroughout the running While the race was fashioned for maidens the dismal perform ¬ ance of the C Nelson filly was attributed to the bad ride she received The successful trio came from the outsiders when Deets Campfire Flying Pilgrim and Friend Tom finished in the order named After namedAfter several unsuccessful attempts ex jockey Louis Meripol saddled a winner when he sent Aliens postward for the fourth race The victor held at oddson paid 342 for the usual 2 investment but was subjected to strong pressure to withstand Mamie D which finished in such resolute fashion that she cut the winners lead down considerably in the final stages and only half a length separated them at the end The latter raced as the betting indicated when she gave a vastly improved performance over her re ¬ cent races to get away with second honors and if the race had been at a farther dis ¬ tance probably would have made good for the smart set Volquary was the one to ac ¬ count for third and he did this after coming from behind behindCommissioner Commissioner Kennedy outran seven others of the inferior type to take the major honors in the sixth but was subjected to strong pressure to outlast Vladimir which closed with such belated speed that it car ¬ ried him into second place a nose behind the winner Third went to Judge Dixon which tired after forcing the early pace to the final eighth
