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| I LUCK FAVORS THE BREAK • Finds Opening Next to Rail and Takes Aurora Feature. » McMaster Horse Overlooked in Wagering Because of Recent Poor Race — Pokeaway Second. AURORA, 111., May 15.— Lucky played an important paxt in the success of A. Mac-Masters eight-year-old gelding The Break in the Blue Island Claiming affair, headlining this afternoons program at the Fox Valley Jockey Club course, when he defeated six others over the mile and seventy yards route in easy fashion. Pokeaway finished second and Zenka was third. The The Breaks advantage was a decisive one, the thing that made the victory possible was an opening next to the rail as the field approached the final turn. Pokeaway was showing the way, with Nankin second and Captain Red third. The trio were being crowded closely by Zenka and Dark Mist, which were making a strong bid for prominence. Leaving an opening just large enough for a horse to get through, the quintet went on with their duel. Like a flash The Break shot through next to the rail, and when the field straightened into the stretch the veteran campaigner was in second place and not far off the heels of Pokeaway, which was showing signs of distress from his early efforts. A furlong out The Break was within a half length of the wobbly leader, and from these to the finish it didnt require much of an effort to draw into a clear lead of three lengths. Because The Break was beaten off in his previous effort due to having been off badly, he was overlooked as a prospective winner and paid 5.20 for tickets on the straight end. Eight claiming races made up the card, with large fields prevailing in three of the events, but the Blue Island, sixth on the bill, was at a distance of a mile and seventy yards, and was made up of a fairly good band of members of the claiming division. The track was at its best of the entire meeting for the beginning of the festivities, and the splendid condition drew praise from I owners, trainers and spectators alike. Ideal i weather was the order and another good turnout of lovers of the thoroughbred sport ! was in attendance. J Sprinters again had the edge on horses j partial to performing over a route, as five of the races billed were at six furlongs or less. Eight routers engaged in the opening race, which was at a distance of a mile and seventy yards, and Le Miserable was returned an easy winner, arriving at the finish mark three lengths in advance of Peggy J., which : held a length advantage over Uncommon Gold, which was backed into favoritism. Hustled into the lead soon after the break, Le Miserable performed in a manner that indicated he was master of the situation, the five-year-old son of Hourless heading the procession until the stretch. Entering the , stretch, Peggy J. issued a challenge to the leader and got within one length of Le Miserable, but the ultimate winner had plenty left to ward off all challengers. Cornelia Powell, odds-on choice in the betting, came from behind to take second place by a head over Chancabit, with Old Nick next in order at the finish. It was the second straight triumph for the bay mare, and it was the strong handling that apprentice Frank Chojnacki provided that made the score possible. Though never far away from the leaders, Cornelia Powell had to give forth her utmost to overhaul the fast-stepping Chancabit, which was the leader from the time that the field was dispatched. Cheerus made a runaway of the third event, winning as her rider pleased in the six furlongs sprint, which brought out eleven starters. Four lengths behind the winner was Funderburg, while Premeditate finished third. Possessing the most early speed, it was not a difficult matter for Cheerus to moved into a commanding lead during the first quarter and was never threatened at any stage of the journey thereafter. Gay Banner, the favorite, refused to start, and when the bay mare was galloped back to be unsaddled, she and the jockey were greeted with boos. The second successful choice of the afternoon was an easy winner in the fourth race, when March Step drove down to the wire three lengths ahead of Alwintour. Centennial come from far out of it to garner third money. The result was never in doubt after the first quarter of the six furlongs dash. The chestnut gelding pulled away from Alwintour, which was nearest the pacemaker at all stages, demonstrating a superiority over his rivals. Displaying an excellent effort, the veteran sprinter Red Diamond was the winner of the five and a half furlongs dash that was fifth on the program, drawing away to a length margin over Linden Tree in the final sixteenth. Thistle Jock was a fast-moving third, while Ima Count, which ruled favorite in the field, dropped back to last place. It was a duel between Red Diamond and Linden Tree most of the way, with the former holding a slight advantage until after passing the furlong post, where the seven-year-old son of Bistouri — Suffrage moved away to win decisively, paying 5.60 for each straight ticket. Paul T. proved an easy winner in the seventh, taking a commanding lead after going a half mile, and never was in danger for the remainder of the mile and a sixteenth route. Parawick finished second and Flower Day was third. Buddy Apolis bounded to the front right at the start, but Paul T. rushed past his rivals as the half mile ground was approached and was in front at the lower turn.
