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CICEROS THIRD WEEK Brilliant Program Offered on Fourteenth Day at Hawthorne. Carvola Outruns Blind Pig and Gyral in Hubbard Woods Purse, Preliminary for Derby. Racing at Hawthorne swung into its third full week with a brilliant program for its fourteenth day of the current meeting. It was by far the outstanding off day offering of the Chicago Business Mens Racing Association since the opening, and diversified. The Hubbard Woods Purse, fifth on the card for three-year-olds, held the spotlight, engaging several prospective candidates for the impending 5,000 added Chicago Derby, which will have its decision June 20. The starters in this were slated to match strides over the six and one-half furlongs route. Next in importance was the Flossmor Purse, another allowance affair, this bringing together older performers to test their speed and stamina at one mile and one-sixteenth. Other races on the excellent program were the second, fourth and seventh contests. Continued mild weather made conditions ideal for the sport, "and there was a large and enthusiastic crowd on hand to witness the eight races, which were run over a fast track. Carvola, sturdy daughter of Carlaris and Volga, gave further evidence of stake caliber when she proved much the best of eleven other three-year-olds Iiat raced six and one-half furlongs in tlw Hubbard Woods Purse, principal attraction here today. Three and one-half lengths farther back came Mrs. Emil Denemarks Blind Pig to account for the second award, while third went to the Chicago Stables Gyral. FAST CLOSING RUSH. Favorite in the betting, the winner raced far back in the early stages, which is her usual custom, and, remaining far out of it until approaching the stretch, gave her admirers some concern, but once straightened out for the run home she simply mowed down the others and drew away fast in the closing stages to attain her impressive conquest. The early pacemakers gave way badly when the real test came and it was up to the laggards to come on and share in the purse, Blind Pig being the only one of those which were prominent during the early racing to possess enough stamina to maintain his position without tiring. Gyral, which finished third, gave a sterling performance by coming from a long way back to garner the third prize. Another threat for honors in the impending Chicago Derby loomed up today when Anthony Pelleteris Doran came through with a sterling performance and downed a formidable field in the Flossmor Purse, which served as chief support to the main attraction. This was at one mile and one-sixteenth, and seven answered the call. Threadneedle drove to the end in second place, while third went to Navanod, which drew the bulk of support. It was the third win for jockey Charlie Corbett, and he handled the victor in faultless fashion to bring him to the line of finish one length and a half to the good. Juveniles from the less fashionable class vied for honors in the first race and resulted in a clever win for the Bomar Stables Frisco Kid, which tried for graduation at Maryland and Florida, but could not achieve his goal until today. The winner, a speedy Continued on twent-first page. CICEROS THIRD WEEK . Continued from first page. son of Jean Valjean, dominated the lead position after the opening eighth, in which he disposed of Sir Midas, which went right to the lead from the start. Continuing with his good brand of speed the winner crossed the line of finish one length to the good, while Timberline, which ruled favorite, closed in second place, half a length before Palan in third place. Apprentice J. Nolan was fined 5 by the stewards for not keeping his mount straight in the stretch. The second, engaging sprinters of the middle flight, brought about one of the closest finishes of the meeting when the locally-owned Blue Train, bearing the colors of C. A. Peck and C. Landsberg, drove to the end a scant nose before Howard Wells Kaimask. Emigrante finished third. The winner was in heavy demand with the players, so much so that he went postward an odds-on favorite, and his victory was a popular one. Double Kerry was the early pacemaker and showed the way for half a mile before relinquishing the lead to the ultimate winner, but Kaimask proved a stubborn rival and, while the winner appeared to have matters his own way, a be-, lated burst of speed brought Kaimask to. even terms with Blue Train, and they fought it out bitterly to the end of the six furlongs journey. There was considerable delay at the start occasioned by the unruly antics of Double Kerry, which eventually was placed on the outside, and Naughty, which refused to remain in the stall long enough to allow Wingfield to effect a start. Another local victory was witnessed when Rickey Roo and apprentice George Rukas formed a winning combination in the third race, which brought out ten of the less capable sprinters for a test of three-quarters. The winner had things his own way from the start to the final sixteenth, where he began to shorten his stride and, though tiring badly, had enough left to withstand the belated rush of Inflame, which came from last place to wrest second honors from Miss Ritz in the final strides, obtaining his award by a nose. Jadaan was favorite, but failed dismally to keep pace with his successful rivals. Chatterfol was another disappointment. The Milky Way Farms Stable, maintained by Mrs. Ethel V. Mars of River Forest, furnished another juvenile winner when Sunset Girl, a handsome daughter of Sun Beau and Flo II., graduated in her first essay by turning back six of the better grade two-year-olds that raced five and one-half furlongs in the fourth, or Lake Forest Purse, which was among the better races offered on todays card. Finding her best stride slowly, Sunset Girl raced outside her rivals while moving into contention, and it was not until the final eighth was reached that she got on even terms with the favored Fitter, which was performing under the silks of J. E. Widener. After a: brisk but brief duel she passed him and continuing gamely won by a length and a half. While Fitter Tailed to meet the demands of the winner, she had no trouble leading home Not Asleep, which formed an entry with the winner.
