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PANIC RELIEF AT BEST Watts Racer Leads Throughout in Sportsmans Park Race. Covers Five Furlongs Distance in Good Time of 1:01 Geraldine M. Surprises in the Fourth. CICERO, 111., Oct 19. Panic Relief, owned by Garrett Watts, -whose Silverette was an easy winner of the Great Lakes Handicap here last Saturday, scored in similar fashion in the five furlongs Maywood Purse, which featured Mondays program at Sportsmans Park. The three-year-old son of Panic took the lead at the outset and never was seriously threatened, showing the way under the wire by three lengths in one of the fastest performances of the local meeting. He ran the five furlongs over the prevailing fast track in 1:01H carrying 108 pounds. Kabo was second, racing in that position throughout, while Plea was third and Honored Sir fourth in the field of eight Jockey Ralph Bohn was astride the winner and after getting the Watts three-year-old off on top had little to do to keep him there. Kabo made a mild threat after a half mile but Bohn simply shook up Panic Relief and the latter drew away with ease. Whistling Boy raced the early furlongs in third place, but he tired badly in the final eighth. Plea, Honored Sir and, finally, Lisa Belle, passing him near the end. Panic Relief was one of the shortest priced winners of the day, but at that he paid 3 to 2 in the mutuels. ANOTHER LARGE CROWD. Ideal weather prevailed this afternoon and that condition helped to attract another large crowd to the popular local course. The sixth race, a sprint of six and a half furlongs for better grade platers, developed the closest finish of the afternoon, with Mrs. E. Oros Morning Mail getting up in the final stride to nose out Red Flyer. Ep, the favorite, was third and Moratorium next in the field of seven. Red Flyer disposed of Ep after a half mile and appeared to be going on to victory, but he wasnt able to withstand the determined bid of Morning Mail. The winner was ridden by C. Mills. The Blue Ridge Farms Weelukie made his first start of the meeting a winning one when he accounted for the five furlongs opening event Well played and ridden by T. P. Martin, the son of St James was sent through a small opening on the rail after a quarter to take command and then steadily gained on his rivals until at the end he was six lengths in front Rapid Bells, slight favorite over the winner, finished second, while Risibility came from a good way back to be third. The others in the field of nine were led home by Dominant Star. Another making his first start of the local season accounted for the second event, which also was decided over five furlongs. It was Double Nugget owned by L. Matyas, Jr., and the five-year-old Flittergold gelding wore down Macks Pal in the final eighth to score by a half length for the favorite players. Macks Pal was easily best of the others, Swift Queen being six lengths back in third place at the end. Aliens was next in the field of ten. OFF SIDE THROUGHOUT. Ten maiden two-year-olds met in the Na-perville Purse, third on the program, and the victor proved to be Mrs. T. Marshalls Off Side, which made every post a winning one. Tetrashera was second and Boots Greenock third, with Stormy Ocean next Tetrashera made a bold attempt to overtake the leader at about the half way point, but Off Side, ridden by Henry Hauer, withstood the challenge and then steadily increased his margin Continued on twenty-third page. PANIC RELIEF AT BEST! Continued from first page. until at the end of six and a half furlongs he was four lengths in front. Tetrashera beat Boots Greenock two lengths for the place. Much Wiser, which shared favoritism with the winner, was slow to get going and then never threatened. The fourth race, at six and a half furlongs, was exclusively for three-year-olds and the winner turned up in Mrs. R. B. Allens Ger-aldine M. John Tio was second while Koley Bey raced into third place. Geraldine M., ridden by apprentice C. Crowhurst, cut out her own pace and when shaken up in the final quarter drew steadily away from her rivals. At the end she was five lengths in front.
