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CHALLITE WINS BY NOSE Tranquillity Farm Miss Makes Impressive Debut at Hawthorne. Goes to Post Favorite on Reports of Exceptional Speed in Workouts Not Asleep Second. In a finish so close that the race could have been awarded to either horse without a word of protest from the crowd, Tranquillity Farms Challite, a daughter of Challenger II. Design, which is reported to have worked three furlongs exceptionally fast, took the fifth and best race on Fridays program at Hawthorne. Not Asleep, also locally-owned and furnished by Milky Way Farms, was runner-up in the spectacular finish that made the contest of juvenile fillies quite the most exciting of the afternoon. Third honors went to Howard Eruces Mattapony. Ten went to the post and reports of Chal-lites speed were so generally circulated that she went to the post favorite, though the engagement marked her debut under silks. Saddled by E. L. Snyder, she was ridden by Willie Moran. After starting slowly Challite raced into a contending position on the inside within a furlong after the start and, after following the pacemaker, Nellie Mc, and runner-up, Cosette, to the stretch, Moran directed the Tranquillity miss to the outside for her determined and winning challenge in the stretch. Several of the others were involved in a jam on the turn, among them Mattapony, which when clear, showed, fine speed, and with better luck she and possibly others may have offered stronger contention. The winner was timed in 1:01, which hardly recommends her as a topnotcher, the ; fast condition of the track and brisk wind behind her in the stretch considered. She may, however, improve. Auiother race to arouse more than ordinary interest was the Villa Park Claiming Purse, and it brought one of the biggest surprises of the Chicago season to date when A. C. Comptons Manager Bill, piloted by A. Shelhamer, and returning better than 3G to 1 straight.va ETAOIN ETAOIN NUU thirty-six to one straight, finished in front. Of ten others participating in the contest, Miss Vince, which shared favoritism with Repaid, was second and Jinnee third. Handicapped by being placed on the outside at the starting point Repaid faded after racing prominently to the final quarter, Mighty Quick, J. Friedmans Fred Jr. filly, with J. Nolan in the saddle, scored a popular victory over Justa Sheik, Sorcery, Rickey Roo and eight others as the program opened with a sprint over the six and one-half fur- Continucd on thirty-eighth page. CHALL1TE WINS BY NOSE Continued from first page. longs course. Never far from the early leaders, the winner swept to the front in the stretch and withstood the belated rush of Justa Sheik well enough to win by a length. Sorcery was beaten three lengths for second, with Rickey Roo, the early pacemaker, a length and one-half farther back. The most decisive winner of the meeting registered in the second race, which brought eight of the poorer grade juvenile fillies to the post, when B. B. Johnsons Madcap Yankee, which had won her previous engagement at Aurora, took the five-furlongs dash was astride the son of Bull Dog, scarcely by eight lengths. She was the favorite and the popular apprentice James guided her in this event. Place honors went to First Time, with Weapon third and Sad Sue fourth. Sprinting into the lead with a rush as James directed her through several narrow openings on the inside after the field had reached the turn, the Johnson filly came on with strong, unwavering strides through the final straightaway, where the early leader, First Time, managed to hold second over Weapon. Dropped down in cheaper company, Blind Pig, owned by Mrs. Emil Denemark, raced to his first triumph in some time and scored the initial win of the meeting for the stable when he easily turned back eleven other plater three-year-olds" at six furlongs in the third race. Although the Denemark horse won by only a half length, N. L. Pierson, who was astride the son of Bulldog, scarcely made a strenuous move, with the result that the victory was achieved without full effort. Mr. Ricks raced to second place, with Bon Centime third, a half length back of the runner-up. Lack of racing room, which forced her rider to take back several times, was most damaging to the chances of the favorite, Lady Thatcher. She finished in sixth place. James rode his second winner, this time wearing the cardinal and green colors of the John Marsch stable, when Prince John carried him to a narrow victory over Full Up in the fourth race. Ten were in action over six and one-half furlongs and, while Shirley B.. which was placed third, did not appear to be that close up at the finish, the original placings stood. Close observers saw Papy-rograph and Lisa Belle in a nose finish about a half length back of Prince John and Full Up. The final drive was a rough one, S. Vail, astride Lisa Belle, having both feet knocked from the irons within a short distance of the finish
