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MICROBE RUNS SIX AND A HALF FURLONGS . -a . IN 1:18 THREATENS TIME MARK Compton Racers Speed Display Fastest of Hawthorne Meeting. Finishes Nose Before Silversmith, Latter Head in Front of West Main James Ttriple. 4 Slipping through next to the rail while running the fastest six and one-half furlongs of the meeting, Microbe, A. C. Comptons three-year-old Dis Done gelding took the Mammoth Springs Purse, one of todays Hawthorne features, in a heart-breaking finish for those of the spectators who had backed Silversmith and West Main, which finished second and third in that order. Speeding over the distance in 1:18, within two-fifths of a second of Clangs track record and the fastest sprint performance of the current meeting, Microbe gained the victory by a nose, with Silversmith only a head before the 4 to 5 public choice, West Main. It was Silversmiths first engagement of the year. Of three others completing the field, which originally embraced seven, Banish Fear finished fourth. Making her first public appearance since last November, she was good enough to take the measure of Honored Sir and Bias, the latter also having his first outing of the year. Official was a late with-draway. Sweeping into the lead shortly after the start, Silversmith easily held a clear margin over Microbe as he set a sizzling pace. Ke traveled the first quarter in :23 and, adding another in :471, came to the stretch turn leading Microbe by a little more than a length. Honored Sir was third, with West Main, racing under restraint, next. Completing the turn into the stretch, Silversmith left an opening on the inside and at the same time forced West Main, which swung to the outside for the stretch racing, well out into the course. " EXCITING FINISH. Nearing the final furlong West Main supplanted Microbe in second place, but this order prevailed for only a short time, as the Compton horse raced past -both West Main and Silversmith entering the final sixteenth and in the subsequent battle one of the most stubbornly fought at the west side course Microbe had just enough to remain in front. Time for the three-quarters, at which stage Microbe had his head in front, was 1:11. He carried 126 pounds and was ridden by Nick Wall. Two-dollar straight tickets on the Compton horse returned 5. This was not the only exciting, if not hair raising finish of the afternoon, which saw excellent racing conditions prevailing and a large and lively crowd within the enclosure. Prior to the Mammoth Springs Purse, patrons saw three successive races close in bristling finishes and then in the Galesburg Handicap, which shared the limelight and was run as the sixth race, the Chicago Stables Gyral drove home only a neck before Cotton Club and Bird Flower. Only five were under colors for the Galesburg and the result was something of a blow to the form players, which had flocked to Salaam, which finished fourth four lengths back of Bird Flower. It was run over one mile and a sixteenth, which Gyral negotiated in 1:46. With Basil James in the saddle, the winning son of Judge Hay and Kitty Mullally was packing the young western saddle star to hi3 second triumph of the day. ANKLET MAKES GOOD. Anklet, three-year-old Rolled Stocking gelding in Jack Carters stable which had, failed to win in thirteen starts, came up a red hot "tip" in the first race and this time made good. Meeting eleven other non-winners over six furlongs, J. Nolan brought him from behind the leaders in the final quarter and he vas racing easily as he swept past the finish a length before Tomyc. The latter in front a few strides after the start and the leader until headed by the winner in the final seventy yards, took the place over Birds Eye, a field horse, by five lengths. , Copper Tube finished fourth. Again racing under the silks of E. K. Bryson, who acquired him by private purchase from A. B. Lelellier several days ago, Pep Talk made it two in a row for the public Continued on thiity eighth page. MICROBE RUNS SIX AND A HALF FURLONGS IN 1:18 Continued from first page. choices when he survived a hectic stretch tussle in the second race for two-year-olds and at five and one-half furlongs. Sir Midas finished second with Colonels Miss next and Frank C. fourth. The winner forced Arthur B.s pace to the stretch but as he moved to the front Sir Midas inaugurated a long, stubborn challenge for the lead and they were locked in bitter battle the entire closing furlong. Meanwhile Colonels Miss was disposing of the others. Pep Talks final margin was a head. As his duel with Sir Midas started he bore over forcing back the tiring early pacemaker, Arthur B. The third race, a sprint of six and one-half furlongs, engaging twelve of the poorer grade older performers, also resulted in a thrilling stretch drive and close finish, out of which Clyde Troutts six-year-old Chatter-fol, ridden by H. Hauer, emerged winner. At the wire he had only a nose margin over Bonnie Marita. Tiring in the drive, Bright Bubble, which cut out most of the pace, had to be content with minor honors. Beaten by a length and one-half, she outstayed Adelaide A., which was fourth by about two lengths. The choice, Blue Hour, gave a disappointing account of himself as he never appeared among the leaders. Jabberie, carrying A. R. and A. S. Boms colors and saddled by Albert Swenke, scored over Busy Mae, Maskillo and three other juveniles in the fourth race at five and one-half furlongs. This also resulted in a driving finish as Jabberie, ridden by B. James, found Busy Mae the toughest sort of a foe and, but for swerving, the latter might have reversed the finish with the winner. Fond Memories, a luke warm choice over Busy Mae, gave way after leading for about four furlongs. James came home astride his third winner and spectators had the thrill of another close finish after a nip and tuck stretch duel, when Tranquillity Farms Barbara A. outgamed Tractable to take the six furlongs seventh race by a head. Though widely out-sprinted by the two leaders, Hueu and Out Put fought it out to an even closer finish for third money, which went to the former. E. L. Snyder, who saddled Gyral in the sixth race, also trains Barbara A. John West, brother of Mae West; celebrated cinema star, arrived from the West Coast and will make an indefinite stay. He is the owner of Greenspring Lad and several other thoroughbreds.
