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AURORA MEETING SUCCESSFUL I 1936 Session Best Ever Staged at? Exposition Park. Rushaway Makes History by Winning Hll-j nois Derby and Latonia Derby on Successive Days. The 1936 Aurora spring meeting was thd best ever staged at the Fox Valley course. The attendance was larger than in any previous year, and the mutuel handle kept pace with the size of the crowds. The Illinois Derby made history when A. G. Tarns black gelding Rushaway, a son of Haste, bred by Joseph E. Widener, won it on Friday, May 22, was loaded on a chartered express car that night for Latonia, 300 miles away, and the next day, Saturday, May 23, won the Latonia Derby, to carve a niche in the equine hall of fame for himself for the most unique feat in the history of horse racing in this country, winning two Derbys in twenty-four hours. The Illinois Derby was decided over one mile and an eighth; the Latonia Derby, one mile and a quarter. The Aurora meeting began May 1, opening the Illinois season, and concluded on May 22, with the Illinois Derby the feature of the meeting. A. G. Tarn headed the list of money winning owners, winning 0,935 of the 07,160 distributed by the jockey club. The daily average distribution was ,640. The meeting ran for nineteen days. Rushaway naturally headed the list of winning horses with 0,285, followed by Ding Bin, which earned ,275. F. Chojnacki, Cicero, Illinois, boy, headed the riders with sixteen winning mounts. Chuck Parke, with fourteen winners, was second, and T. Meloche, J. OMalley and G. Rukas tied for third with ten winners each. J. Oros was the leading trainer, saddling seven winners. Following are the owners whose horses won ,635 or more: Owner. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Tarn, A. G 3 1 0 0,935 Hernandez, B 6 2 3 4,750 Day, W ... 6 2 4 4,625 Oros, Mrs. E 7 5 2 3,705 Creech, Mrs. A. M 5 1 3 2,830 Finch, C. N 5 2 4 2,750 Blue Ribbon Farm Sta. 4 1 4 2,255 Calumet Farm Stable... 0 1 0 2,000 Winters, Mrs. C. C 3 2 4 1,935 Buckland, S 3 3 3 1,770 Kelley, P. L 3 2 3 1,770 Bainton, Mrs. J 3 3 1 1,755 Young, A. A . 2 0 1 1,725 Davison, C. E .. 3 9 5 1,700 Coward and Coffey 1 1 4 1,700 Blue Ridge Farm Stable 2 4 2 1,635 Christian, Mrs. D 3 1 4 1,635 Following are the horses which won ,020 or more each: Horse. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Amt. Rushaway . 2 S 0 0,285 Ding Bin 2 0 1 2,275 Count Morse 0 1 0 2,000 Woodlander 2 0 0 1,850 Countess Ann 2 0 1 1,710 Reelon 1 1 2 1,585 Paul T f..... 3 0 2 1,520 Animate 3 1 0 1,405 Cornelia Powell 3 0 0 1,305 Lolschen 2 0 0 1,285 Baboo 2 2 0 1.1S5 Lady Thatcher 2 10 1,185 Busy Spain 2 10 1,170 Calawee 2 1 1 1,035 Royal Image 2 0 3 1,020 Ep 2 0 1 1,020 Following are the jockeys who rode four or more winners each: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Unp. P.C Chojnacki, F 103 16 23 13 51 .16 Parke, C 87 14 6 15 52 .16 Meloche, T 75 10 7 8 50 .13 OMalley, J 64 10 11 10 33 .16 Rukas, G 46 10 7 5 24 .22 Simpson, R. R. . . 58 8 6 7 47 .14 Neal, B 36 7 1 9 19 .19 Turner, L 34 7 3 4 20 .21 Hauer, H 46 6 5 5 30 .13 Albrecht, H . . 38 4 4 3 27 .11 Barnett, D 32 4 1 2 25 .12 Erwin, S 16 4 1 0 11 .25 Guymon, B 26 4 5 1 16 .15 McCoy, J 15 4 1 1 9 .27 Following are the trainers who saddled three or more winners each: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. Wins. Oros, J 7 Buckland, J. M... 3 Doriott, L 6 Coward, R. A 3 Hernandez, B 6 Davison, C. E 3 Creech, B 5 Felkner, G 3 Finch, C. N 5 Garrow, M. H 3 Christian, D 4 Hardy, D 3 Kelley, P 4 Lamoureaux, A... 3 Abbate, F 3 Lentini, R 3 Bagley, 0 3 Orr, S 3 Bainton, J 3 Following is the only stake that was decided: Stake. Date. Winner. Value. Illinois Derby; May 22; Rushaway ,660 The percentage of winning favorites was below normal, as shown in the subjoined tabulation: Number of days 19 Number of races 145 Winning favorites 50 Winning second choices 25 Winning outsiders 70 Winners at odds-on 6 Defeated at odds-on : 3 Percentage of winning favorites 30
