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S1LVERETTE REPEATER Duplicates Her Performance in Recent Great Lakes Handicap. To Annex Autumn Handicap Before Crowd of 10,000 Enthusiasts at Sportsmans Park. CICERO, 111., Oct 24. Some 10,000 persons saw last Saturdays running of the Great Lakes Handicap virtually duplicated at Sportsmans Park here this afternoon in the Autumn Handicap, six and a half furlongs feature of the week-end program. Garrett Watts Silvcrette won todays feature, with J. Newmans Cardarrone second and the Tranquillity Farms Rock X. third, the same order in which they finished in the Great Lakes Handicap a week ago. In the same fashion in which she captured last Saturdays handicap, Silverette, with Stuart Vail in the saddle, made every post a winning one. She raced the early furlongs under a snug hold and when Vail shook her up slightly in the final quarter she responded by drawing away to win by five lengths. Rock X. was in closest pursuit of the Watts six-year-old to the final jump, where he was overtaken by Cardarrone. Morning Mail finished fourth in the field of six and at the end of the sprint was a length behind Rock: X., but the other two. Determined and Grand Rock, were never close after the first quarter. The Autumn Handicap carried a purse of ,200, 50 of which was the winners share. Silverette carried 115 pounds, top weight in the race, and ran the six and a half furlongs in 1:2313, several seconds off the track record lut plenty fast enough as it turned out She was an even money choice in the betting. BASIL, JAMES ATTRACTS. Sharing the interest of spectators with the attractive program was the efforts of Basil James to capture first place in the national jockey standings. Beginning the day James had ridden 200 winners to 201 for Frank Chojnacki, but the Sunnysidc, Wash., youth, rode Mucker to victory in the second race and Charwitch in the third to take a temporary lead. Chojnacki is riding at Tanforan and at the time this was written racing had not begun at the California course. Todays crowd was easily the largest of the meeting. The day was clear, though wraps were not uncomfortable. Another race which attracted much interest was the sixth, at a mile and three-furlongs, in which the field passed the grandstand three times. It was won by Clyde Troutts Kapena and it was the third victory of the meeting for the Rodgers gelding, a strong favorite in the mutuels. Tornillo was second. His Way third and Countess Bye fourth in the field of ten. Kapena, ridden by Henry Hauer, raced into a long lead after following Tornillo for a half mile but tired badly near the end and was all but caught by Tornillo in the closing strides. Kapenas margin was a neck. FIRM HAND EASILY. The heavily-backed Firm Hand, owned by Mrs. William Zeigler, was an easy winner of the opening event, which engaged ten cheaper performers over six and one-half furlongs. It was the first victory of the year for the daughter of Justice F and she scored by five lengths. Closer was the contest for the lesser portions of the purse, for bunched behind the winner were Aliens, Jildac, Toast Master and Texas Maid, in that order. Dark Rascal showed the way for about three furlongs and then Firm Hand took command, never again to be headed. Dark Rascal quit badly after being passed. Basil James rode his two hundred first winner momentarily to tie Frank Chojnacki Continual on thirty-fifth page. SILVERETTEREPEATER Continued from first page. for first place in the national jockey race when he piloted V. Harrisons Mucker to an easy victory in the second event, another at six and one-half furlongs. The aged son of Sweep took the lead with a rush after racing a half mile, then drew out to score by two lengths to add another triumph for the favorite players. It was Muckers first start during the current meeting. Closest to the Harrison nine-year-old at the wire was My-filly. while Barrido finished third, and Shirley B. was fourth in the field of ten. James piloted winner number 202 when Mrs. C C. Millers Charwitch accounted, for the second, which marked the first time of the Chicago season that two-year-olds have been asked to go. as far as a mile and seventy yards. The locally-owned daughter of Charmarten made every post a winning one and when shaken up in the final three-eighths she drew away to lead her nearest rival home by six lengths. Off Side, a slight favorite in the betting over the winner, was second, racing in that position virtually all the way. Goldspun was third. Norman O. led home the others in the field of nine. The fourth event, a sprint of five furlongs, fell to Mrs. R, Sullivans Black River, with Holdum Brown second and He Devil third. The Sullivan four-year-old, ridden by Bobby Tilden, was sent to the front at the outset and remained there throughout, showing the way under the wire with a length and a half to spare. It was the first victory here for Black River, which was held at odds of nearly 6 to 1 in the betting. The race engaged another capacity field of ten. Double Nugget leading home the others.
