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LITTLE UPSET ON TOP; » Hernandez Colt Establishes New! Track Record at Aurora. . — » Runs Four and One -Half Furlongs in :53 — Nellie Mc Sets Early Pace — Amijo and Oderic Triumph. » AURORA, 111., May 20.— Packing the top impost of 119 pounds, B. Hernandez consistent two-year-old colt, Little Upset, established a new track record for four and a half furlongs at the Fox Valley course this afternoon. Defeating Nellie Mc by the margin of half a length, the son of Upset— Ten Mile raced the distance in :53 flat, one-fifth of a second faster than the mark held jointly by Outremont and Amqui. Third went to More Poise. It was a two-horse battle practically throughout, though Nellie Mcs high turn of early speed enabled her to take a good lead over Little Upset before the stretch turn was reached. Though Nellie Mc had a twelve-pound pull in the weights, she was unable to withstand the challenge of her fast stepping rival. Jockey Leonard Turner, who was astride Little Upset, merely pushed his charge along after straightening him out in the stretch and didnt find it necessary to pull his whip at any stage of the race. Little Upset responded quickly to hand riding and steadily whittled av/ay the lead of Nellie Mc. However, it was not until the last seventy yards of the trip that the ultimate winner succeeded in getting to the front. Little Upset was an even money favorite in the betting, and the colts success was the first of the day for the form students. Juveniles topped the eight-race program in the Hennepin Purse, an allowance affair at four and a half furlongs, which brought together some of the best two-year-olds quartered at the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs track. Supporting the main attraction was the Fox River Claiming event, occupying sixth place on the card, which was over a distance of a mile and seventy yards with six contestants going postward. Though a chilly breeze blew, there was a good-sized mid-week attendance on hand for the days sport, which measured up to the high standard that has been the order throughout the current season. The opening race of the day brought out ten two-year-olds to compete over the four and a half furlongs route, and Madcap Yankee, an outsider in the betting, proved an easy winner, scoring by a length over Maskillo, the favorite, with Evilo in third place. Valiant Boy and Evilo altsrnated at setting the pace, with Sacakawa close on their heels until well straightened out for the stretch drive, where Madcap Yankee came up on the outside and took command. Backers of the winner received dividends of 1.40 for each investment. Halliard easily accounted for the major portion of the purse in the six furlongs dash, second on the card, defeating Ricciardo by the margin of a length and a half, with Verna T. annexing third money. Rated behind the pace set by Verna T. until reaching the eighth pole, Halliard took command and never left the result in doubt during the remainder of the contest. Nicks Gal, for which there was considerable support, raced prominently to the stretch, where she quit badly and finished back in the ruck. Closing with a great rush through the stretch, Oderic was up in time to gain the decision over Alkali in the third, another sprint for platers. Poppinalong landed in third place at the finish of the five and a half furlongs. Alkali bounded to the front soon after the start and set the pace until within the last fifty yards, where Oderic swept up on the outside and took the lead to register by a head. Under a powerful ride by jockey Joe OMal-ley, Amijo came from behind and earned the verdict in the fourth race, a six furlongs dash. Gold Thorn was a head behind the winner at the finish, while Pancoast held on for third place. Linden Tree, the favorite and pacemaker for most of the contest, drew up in fourth place. There was considerable delay at the post due to the antics of Pan-coast, but the field was finally dispatched in good order and it was closely contested throughout, with Linden Tree and Pancoast staging a duel for the right to set the pace. In the secondary feature, Busy Spain was returned the winner, defeating Lady Marlboro by two and a half lengths, and Jack Conner held on for the show end of it. Restrained off the pace for a half mile, which was set by Jack Conner, Busy Spain went to the front with a rush at the far turn and never was threatened during the remainder .Of the mile and seventy yards affair.
