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MRS. MARSCHS MONBORF Triumphant in Running of Wilmette Purse at Hawthorne. Double Disqualification Mars Race, Minstrel Show and Spring Flood Being Set Back. A victory for Mondorf, highly regarded juvenile son of Infinite, owned by Mrs. John Marsch of Chicago, came with the running of the Wilmette Purse, one of todays best races at Hawthorne, and in which Mrs, Ethel V. Mars Milky Way Farms Stable entry of Minstrel Show and Spring Flood was disqualified after finishing second and fourth as named. When closing stoutly under a strong ride at the hands of Alfred Robertson, Minstrel Show bore over on T. C. Wordens High Polish, for which he was denied any part of the purse. The disqualification of his stable-mate became automatic under the rules. Through the double disqualification, the first of its kind at a Chicago track in some time. High Polish received second money, while Privileged, the entry of the Calumet Farm, was placed third, and Western Slope, owned by Valdina Farm, fourth. As Minstrel Show was having his first taste of actual racing and his rider made some effort to keep him straight, the stewards took no action against Robertson. LARGE CROWD PRESENT. Racing on a good track and before one of the largest, if not the biggest, week-day crowd of the meeting, the Wilmette field provided one of the more thrilling contests, though Mondorf did all his racing in front. After about three-sixteenths, during which Privileged held second place, High Polish, which was the favorite, took up the chase of the Marsch horse and it was not until in the final furlong that Minstrel Show became a serious threat to the leaders. Closing with fine late speed he drove upon the outside of High Polish and after heading the favorite, which he impeded several times, surged on to finish within a neck of the winner. Near the wire, L. Haas, astride High Polish, had to ease the Worden horse just a trifle as Minstrel Show again swerved over but High Polish appeared beaten for second at the time. A good performance was turned in by Spring Flood, while Privileged tired badly in the closing three-sixteenths and Western Slope was never much of a threat. Maisson-neuve, Jules Lazard and Much Wiser completed the field. Hank Callahan had the mount on the winner, which was scoring for the first time in four starts. He raced the distance in 1:01 and returned a little better than 5 to 1 straight. The Milky Way combination was the second choice. SKY PIRATE VICTOR. Sky Pirate, gelded son of Canter, galloped off with the Hinsdale Purse for three-year-olds and another of the features. He made every post; a winning one and, negotiating the three-quarters in 1:13 IS, won by three lengths and with something in reserve. Cardarrone, which shared favoritism with Emigrante, finished second, with Min Or-mont third and Emigrante next in a field of but five. After shaking off early challenges from first Cardarrone, and then Emigrante, the victor, proceeded to emphatically assert his superiority by drawing out steadily when racing the last quarter. He is owned by N. G. Gibbon, and J. Nolan was in the saddle. Jack Carter, who saddled Sky Pirate, and jockey Nolan tried for a double with Chimney Top in the six-furlong Lincoln Purse, which was the sixth race, but the bid proved futile when the best the Dominant gelding could do was finish third back of R. C. Thatchers Cottingham and Hardy and Gers Below Zero. Chimney Top, owned by Carter, had finished in front on each of four previous visits to the post, two at the meeting, and he had such a big following to make it five straight that he was one of the shorter-priced choices of the day. With the favorite, Miss Twinkle, left at the post, the eight-year-old Halliard, which had a good sized following, carried E. G. Continued on thirty-eighth page. MRS. MARSCffS MONDORF Continued from first page. Hoffmans colors to victory in the opening race at six and one-half furlongs. Twelve faced the starter here and as Halliard raced past the finish an easy winner, King Pin was wresting second from Miss Glace, the rank outsider. The show return on the latter was 3.40 for each , a record third payoff for the current Illinois season. Had she won she would have rewarded at a little better than 68 to 1. Tracker, four-year-old Sun Briar gelding, signalled his first appearance under K. M. Holrnans colors with a winning performance when he lasted to take the second race by a short neck over Royal Leon. They reached the end of the three-quarters well before the five others, of which Capt. Nadi took down third honors. The latter, and also Master Buck, which was installed favorite, dwelt slightly at the start. Apprentice B. James, who has won at least one race daily since the meeting opened, scored his first victory of the afternoon when he hustled Mrs. Albert Sabaths Diane S., which was the public choice, to victory by a nose in the third race, also at six and one-half furlongs. Koley Bey raced to the place with Levaal third and Ogee leading the eight others. After sharing early pacemaking honors with Black River, Levaal weakened in the late stages, where both the winner and runner-up headed him, though his defeat was not decisive, as he was only a short neck back of Diane S. at the finish.
