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HAUER CONTINUES IN SPOTLIGHT AT SPORTSMANS REGISTERS A TRIPLE Scores on Three Out of First Five Winners Friday Afternoon. Adds to His Four Triumphs of Thursday Transfun Victor in Stickney Purse. CICERO, 111., Oct 16. Blue Ridge Farms Transfun and apprentice Henry Hauer shared the limelight on todays program at Sportsmans Park, which entertained another large gathering of racing devotees. Transfun accounted for the Stickney Purse, fifth and feature event, while Hauer distinguished himself by riding three of the first five winners. Hauer rode four winners Thursday. Transfun, however, was handled by T. P. Martin, who sent the three-year-old daughter of Transmute on to an easy victory, her second in as many starts during the current meeting. The Stickney Purse, at seven furlongs, was exclusively for three-year-olds and, passing under the wire, the Chicago-owned Transfun was four lengths in front of her nearest rival. Determined, which had set all the pace. Third in the field of six was Masterpiece, which shared favoritism with the winner, while Margaret G. was next Sun Tryst and Plea completed the field. Transfun moved into contention on the back stretch after Determined had shown the way over the early furlongs by a wide margin. On the far turn Transfun moved toward the pacemaker and disposed of him shortly after reaching the final straightaway. QUICKLY DRAWS AWAY. Once in front, the Blue Ridge Farm representative drew away fast to leave little doubt as to her superiority. Determined tired badly after being headed, but managed to save the place by a length, while Masterpiece, blocked when attempting to move up on the rail in the stretch, was third, a head before Margaret G. Plea was well up through the early furlongs but tired in the drive, while Sun Tryst was never a factor. Todays crowd was the largest of the week, auguring well for a near-capacity turnout tomorrow, the first Saturday of the eighteen-day meeting. The weather was ideal this afternoon and the track fast. McKell was made a strong favorite in the first race, at seven furlongs, but after showing the way for nearly a half mile, tired badly and could do no better than finish a distant fourth in the field of ten ordinary platers. The victory went to Cheraw, from the stable of Mrs". E. Oros, while Tornillo was second and Unchanging third. Cheraw raced McKell into defeat in the backstretch and under jockey C. Mills continued on to win by two lengths. Commandman was always well up but Unchanging came from far back on the inside to take third place. PALAN MAKES GOOD. ini3- "rhomas Marshalls Palan made good " f !d Start hfre wncn he accounted T1 a dash at six and hatf furW, r for two-year-olds. J hi .?-gS The favorite HalttSS,andidder and aPPrentice Hen-afte rv h,ffala?, t00k thc lead with a rush lill.A iaU ile and scored a3 his rider vJ ed- assnS under the wire the son of al Was flve lenBths in front of his nr nearest f rival, Baby Way, which had set the Continued on thirty-seventh page. HAUER CONTINUES IN SPOTLIGHT AT SPORTSMANS Continued from first page. early pace. Third to complete the distance was Ruckie, while Skeeter led home the five others which completed the field. Hauer increased his margin as the leading rider of the meeting when he scored astride W. C. Reicherts Miss Ritz in the third race at five furlongs. Lucky to get through on the inside on the first turn, the daughter of Blackwood, took the lead before reaching the backstretch and then continued on in front to score by a length and a half. Tai-pan, one of the outsiders in the field pf nine, was second while Color Bell was third. The favorite here was Firm Hand, which finished fourth, failing to rally when put to pressure in the final quarter. ENERGETIC HANDLING. Hauer ran up victory number three astride Kabo, the property of his employer, C. E. Davison, in the five furlongs fourth event. Kabo, never far back, was sent to the front on the inside entering the back stretch and, under energetic handling, remained in the van to the end to score with a length and one-half to spare. Second honors fell to Bald Crest, while Forewarned was third, and the favorite. Bill Donoghue, next in the field of nine. The latter, hard urged to keep up with the early leaders, tired in the final drive. Kabo ran the five furlongs in 1;02, the fastest time of the current meeting for that distance. The Blue Ridge Farm colors and jockey Martin also formed a winning combination in the sixth event in which Red Go turned back eight other platers owned by residents of Illinois. Red Go took the lead shortly after the start and at the end of thesix and a half furlongs was six lengths in front to the delight of those who made him an odds-on favorite. The place fell to Hour Zev while Bay Memor was third. Sarah Justice led home the others. j 1 : ;
