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C. E. DAVISONS DOUBLE Chicago Trainer and Jockey H. Dudley Share in Dual Success. Morris Vehons Threadneedle Easily Prevails in Washington Purse, Feature at Hawthorne. Interesting but far from spectacular racing was furnished to a fair gathering oi Chicago turf fans at the Hawthorne course this afternoon, with the Washington Purse, an allowance race given over to three-year-olds, occupying the sixth and feature position on the days fare of eight races. The sport was enlivened to some extent by the double success achieved by Clarence E. Davison, Chicago turfman, when he became the second trainer during the current season to send a pair of winners to the post. The double was shared in by jockey Hank Dudley, who made his return to the saddle today following inactivity of two weeks. The Washington Purse resulted in another local victory as Morris Vehons Thread-needle, making her first start since finishing second to Two Bob in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, easily defeated Honored Sir, another Chicago owned performer, while Headliner, from the Three Ds Stock Farm, was third. Fourth place went to The Hare. Mrs. Emil Denemarks Higher Cloud, which was down as one of the contestants, wheeled at the start and, in doing so, unseated jockey Alfred Robertson, thus making the actual field of performers five. Headliner displayed the most speed from the start and swiftly opened up a margin of three lengths on Honored Sir, with Thread-needle in third position. As a half mile of the six and a half furlongs event was completed Threadneedle replaced Honored Sir in second place and went about the task of cutting down the advantage of the leader. ASSERTS HER SUPERIORITY. Gaining rapidly when headed for the finish "line, the Vehon colorbearer overtook the Three Ds Stock Farms representative and asserted her superiority, drawing away to win with something in reserve. Backers of Threadneedle received 3.80 for straight wagers. Uncle Mike graduated from the ranks of non-winners when he scored in easy fashion in the six furlongs dash, designed for maiden three-year-olds that opened the program for the day. The chestnut gelding was four lengths in front of Miss Twinkle at the finish, with Tomye taking down third money. It was an open race in so far as betting was concerned, and all of the first three to finish came in for support. Following Tomye for a half mile. Uncle Mike made his bid entering the stretch and experienced little difficulty in drawing into the lead and increased his margin steadily in the last furlong, though well in hand. Like the previous race, the second brought together eight maiflen three-year olds for a jaunt of six furlongs, and the verdict went to Idle Way, a bay daughter of Waygood, which was making the second start of her career on this occasion. Lucy T. finished second, with My Gem landing in the third position. Idle Way never left the result in doubt, as the filly jumped into the lead before the first quarter of the sprint had been traversed and remained there for the entire trip, crossing the finish line with an advan- tage of three lengths over her nearest competitor. MISS SAXON REWARDS. Miss Saxon, established as favorite in the field of eight sprinters that went six furlongs in the third race, rewarded her supporters by taking the decision by the margin of one length over Board Trade, while Sun X accounted for third place. Well ridden by Jack Nolan, who is at present topping the American jockey list in the point of races won Miss Saxon raced in second position until straightened out in the stretch, where the brown filly overhauled Board Trade which had enjoyed a big lead during the first half mile of the dash, but displayed distress when challenged. The bettors were given a surprise in the .Continued on third page. C. E. DAVISONS DOUBLE Continued from first page. fourth, another six furlongs contest, when Lo finally got down on the front end after failing in six attempts during the recent Aurora meeting. The brown filly defeated Cheraw by a neck, with Metaurus, the choice, next when the finish was reached. After acting badly at the starting gate and delaying the start for four minutes, Lo was taken to the outside and began fast. Kept on the outside, Lo raced close behind Gibbys Choice, Evening Gown and Cheraw, until" the field straightened out for the stretch drive, where the filly assumed a slim lead and continued in game fashion to hold it to the end. C. E. Davison, Illinois turfman, and jockey H. Dudley made it a double for the day when Kieva annexed the purse in the fifth race by a head, defeating eleven others. Apprehend was second and Tractable third at the conclusion of the six furlongs dash. Never far out of contention, Kieva worked her way up on the outside of the field, and collaring Apprehend and Tractable, drew into a slight lead a furlong from the finish. However, jockey Dudley had all that he could do in order to keep the chestnut mare in front of the charging Apprehend in the closing stages of the contest. Red Rod carried apprentice B. James to his second victory of the day when the Tranquillity Farm racer scored by three-quarters of a length in the seventh race, the first of two distance events on the card. Wagwood finished second and Major Greenock was third. Sending Red Rod into the lead soon after the field was dispatched, the chestnut gelding showed the way throughout the mile and a sixteenth, but had to be urged in the final sixteenth- to ward off the challenge of Wagwood.
