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LARGE CROWD PRESENT Improved Weather Results In Greatly Increased Homewood Attendance Deep Track Brings About Defeat of Favorites Erin Torch Com ¬ pletes Double for Dixiana HOMEWOOD 111 June 20 Weather con ¬ ditions for this afternoons sport at Wash ¬ ington Park showed considerable improve ¬ ment over what it has been this week but the track was heavy and holding which brought about the defeat of several fa ¬ vorites notably in the twin features carded as the fifth and sixth events The latter con ¬ test was won by the Rosedale Stables Bandalore with L Beydas Banish Fear the favorite running second and Mrs John Hertz Our Reigh third thirdOf Of the five threeyearolds meeting at one mile all were fillies save Our Reigh which had been considered a candidate for the American Derby However the latter failed to run like a colt haying a chance in Satur ¬ days special In finishing third he was a length and a half back of Banish Fear a like margin separating the first two The mile was run in 147 147A A larger crowd was brought out by the change in weather conditions and brisk ac ¬ tion in the market was noted for some of the races especially for the two features featuresBanish Banish Fear had the most early speed being closely followed by Bandalore with Our Reigh third in the run down the back stretch Elmer de Perini called upon the Rosedale miss on the turn and she steadily moved forward to take the lead at the stretch turn Thereafter the daughter of Masked Marvel and Lady Carolyn held on gamely to be second as Our Reigh failed to gain through the stretch Hope Eternal which finished fourth was carried out at the final turn by Spanish Babe the only other starter starterFOUL FOUL CLAIM DISALLOWED DISALLOWEDWeathering Weathering a claim of foul after he had finished far in front of Kingsbury Lemont and four others in the Thornton Purse or fifth race for twoyearolds under allow ance conditionsnthe erratic Erin Torch com ¬ pleted a double for Charles T Fishers Dixi ¬ ana stable presided over by Clyde Van JDusen The foul claim by H Tinker who rode the runnerup Kingsbury was disal ¬ lowed by the stewards after brief delibera ¬ tion Tinkers mount was sharply impeded by the winner entering the stretch and in the final eighth drew more abuse from the Dixiana gelding as J Renick who was astride the latter again failed to keep him straight straightIn In spite of the roughing Kingsbury re ¬ ceived a victory for him here would have been a fluke as Erin Torch lost many lengths with a wide sweep on the turn where Pelerine second choice to the win ¬ ner Star o War and Dilwin also raced very wide wideStewards Stewards C J Fitzgerald and George Brown Jr not only disallowed Tinkers claim of foul but fined him 25 for making what they regarded an unwarranted claim of foul Scores of observers however ap ¬ parently saw the crowding as there was quite a gathering of fans along the rails around the judges stand immediately after the race which invariably takes place when there is a chance for a disqualification disqualificationUPHOLDER UPHOLDER THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUTDixianas Dixianas homebred Upholder a gelding by Peter Hastings led throughout in the five and onehalf furlongs of the first race for maiden twoyearolds Sandy Boy and Sir Jim James engaged in a stubborn tussle for second which eventually went to the former by a neck He was beaten a little more than a length by the winner while Cardarrone which finished fourth was two lengths away from Sir Jim James The latter was the favorite and aside from suffering slightly when the leading winner swerved in the stretch had no excuse excusePrince Prince Plato signalled his first public ap ¬ pearance since the New Orleans season with Continued on fifteenth page LARGE CROWD PRESENT Continued from first page a surprising score over Mabel Krasa Droit Half Day and others in the second race at six furlongs Hi Tinker brought the ix yearold winner from a long ways back down the outside of the field in the stretch and he reached the finish about three quarters of a length before Mabel Krasa which was sent out in an attempt to lead the large field throughout She saved second over Droit which also rallied a fast finish by a neck with Half Day a head back backB B S Michell saw his chances to prove the leading trainer for the meeting en ¬ hanced when Albert D which he saddled for L E Komorous defeat the six that op ¬ posed him over six furlongs in the third race A strong and heady ride at the hands of Jimmy King was of no small value to the winner which was the choice in the betting bettingIrish Irish Wake two years older than the threeyearold victor and shouldering 119 pounds thirteen more than the Komorous racer finished second a head oack and his defeat was a heart breaker for his fol ¬ lowers as he had all the worst of the racing luck and performed like a better horse than his conqueror Five lengths back Tadcaster had third place all to himself He tired after facing Vith the leaders for almost five furlongs Creole Bird finished fourth fourthThe The T C Worden stable furnished the winner of the fourth race also for platers of three years and upward in Ridge Mor and it was a popular score as the Morvich gelding had a wide call in the betting He also was ridden by King Second arid third parts of the purse went to Star Banner another from the Komorous barn and Mar ¬ tin Barton Well matched they drove to the finish only a neck apart but far away from the winner which coasted to victory Ridge Mor was the leader after little more than three furlongs with Star Banner sec ¬ ond after the same distance had been cov ¬ ered
