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JAMES .. CONTINUES TO STAR AT LINCOLN FIELDS i -M G.S0UTH SHARES HONORS Young Jockey Again in Limelight With Numerous Winners. Lucky Ducky Triumphs in Lincoln Park Purse Highly Regarded Quincy Finishes Third. CRETE, 111., Oct 5. The victory of Lucky Ducky in the featured Lincoln Park Purse, the failure of the highly regarded Quincy in the same race and the riding of jockeys Basi James and George South marked Mondays racing at Lincoln Fields, where the Lincoln Fields Jockey Clubs fall meeting swung into its final week. Lucky Ducky, carrying the silks of the Southland Stable and ridden by South, made every post a winning one in the seven furlongs feature to score her second victory in as many starts here and her third triumph in her last three trips to the post. Quincy, owned by the Shandon Farm and which was being hailed as one of the outstanding youngsters in the West, had to be content with third money. Miss T. Letelliers Shatterproof being second. Lucky Duckys margin of victory was a length and a half, while Shatterproof beat the Shandon youngster two lengths for second place. Quincy was barely able to save third from Eagle Pass and Teddy Green, which finished noses behind him. Tedall, coupled with Eagle Pass as the Valdina Farm entry, completed the field, finishing last. Although James, who rode Teddy Green, was unplaced in the Lincoln Park Purse, he commanded his share of the days honors by riding three of the first four winners to Increase hi3 margin as the leading rider of the Chicago season and to press his claim for the national jockey championship. LUCKY DUCKY SPEEDY. Lucky Ducky, which ran the seven furlongs in the fast time of 1:24, was never headed, while Shatterproof finished in whirlwind style after overcoming some bad luck on the far turn, where he was squeezed back. Quincy, after having encountered light interference at the start, where Eagle Pass swerved into him, gained a place among the leaders leaving the chute and in tho drive was bothered slightly by Teddy Green as the two of them held on stubbornly. Rounding out the performance which strongly suggested that he might have been best in the field. Eagle Pas3 came from far back in the last quarter to finish just a nose back of the Shandon favorite. While skies were overcast much of the afternoon, the day was pleasant enough to see a crowd of usual proportions on the grounds. The track was fast Once again James got his many followers off to a successful start by riding A. A. Youngs well-backed Discriminate to victory in the first event, a run of a mile and a sixteenth, which brought out eleven platers from the lower brackets. Patiently rating his mount for five-eighths, James then called on the son of Spic and Span which responded well. Discriminate passed Defier approaching the final eighth and overtook the pacemaker, Halliard, about a sixteenth out to win by a half length. Halliard raced the early furlongs as pacemaker under steady restraint and continued gamely when put under pressure in the. stretch, but was not quite good enough for the Young three-year-old, although taking second place a length Continued on third page. JAMES CONTINUES TO STAR AT LINCOLN FIELDS Continued from first page. and a half from the favorite, Defier. Chrys-ostle was fourth to complete the journey. Mrs. Sam Gorbets Playmaster was made a strong favorite for the second race and the son of Master Charlie didnt disappoint. He was rushed to the front by jockey K. Mc-Cray at the outset and was never headed, passing the judges at the end of six furlongs with a length and a quarter to spare. Baldy raced closest to the winners pace throughout and finished second, only a neck before the fast-closing Prince John. The latter was badly outrun for a half mile, but staged a whirlwind finish through the straightaway and in a few more strides would have been second. Mucker, also among the leaders from the start, was I fourth in the field of eleven. In a finish so close that it took a photograph to determine the -winner, Jane; Frances Burkels Baranca won the third event He was ridden by James,"for his second winner of the day, and the popular young rider brought him under the wire by only the barest of margins in front of the more favored Ottoman, which, after leading from the outset, had to be content with second honors. Third, a length away, was Tarping which forced the early pace, while Neds Affinity was fourth. Baranca, saving ground on the inside -for three furlongs, came to the outside for his stretch drive and just got up in time to receive the judges nod. DEAD HEAT FOR PLACE. James third success and a dead heat for second place marked the running of the fourth event, in which the Tranquillity Farms strongly backed Alice G. was an easy victress and Desgai and Southland Beau raced under the wire on even terms, two and a half lengths back. It was the first time this meeting that two horses finished so closely aligned that the placing judges were unable to separate them. Warfellow was fourth in the field of eight juveniles which contested the affair. Alice G. raced the first half mile wide and under strong restraint and then, after reaching the straightaway, took command gradually to score with something in reserve. Desgai and Southland Beau were among the leaders from the outset, but Warfellow came from far back in the final quarter to earn the consolation money. James didnt fare so well with the favorite in the fifth race as Tenace finished sixth in a field of nine which met at seven furlongs. The winner was R. Rudolphs Double Kerry, which also was well backed, while Baltimore Boy ran second and Bushmaster third. Ridden by Jimmy McCoy, Double Kerry broke fast and showed the way to the turn, but there she was cased back slightly when in tight quarters. Reaching the stretch she was brought to the outside, where she wore down Bushmaster and drew away to score with three lengths to spare. Baltimore Boy came from far back to take the place by a head from the weakening Bushmaster, which, in turn, beat Lady Thatcher a neck for third money. Only short margins back of the latter came Natalie Alice and Tenace. The latter might have been closer at the end but for bearing out badly in the stretch.. Otherwise she seemed to have no excuses. An arrival Saturday from Kansas City was J. H. Yerian who brought with him Sassafras and Autumn Leaves which race under the colors of his wife.
