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BRUSTIGERT BY A NECK h Repeats Last Winning Performance to Take Lake Geneva Purse. Apprentice Hauer Continues in Limelight as Saddle Star Schunk Also Attracts Attention. CICERO, 111., Oct 29. Running back to his last winning performance, M. P. Polks five-year-old Brustigert drove to a thrilling victory in the Lake Geneva Purse, principal event at Sportsmans Park Thursday on a program which again was featured by the smart riding of apprentice Henry Hauer. This youngster was not astride Brustigert but he was aboard the runner-up, Spicate, and previously had ridden three of the days first five winners. Brustigert, handled by another promising apprentice, Donald Schunk, raced under the wire a neck before Spicate, the favorite, -while crowding the two for major honors was Morctide, which was third, another neck at the end of the mile and seventy yards, rive others contested the event, Julia Grant being fourth, and Lugen Luggage duplicating a previous performance by bolting to the outside fence approaching the far turn. Kenneth UcCray was astride Lugen Luggage but he escaped serious injury. The Bagcnbaggage gelding was racing in a prominent position when he suddenly darted out to leave his company. I BRUSTIGKRT MOVES UP. Both Brustigert and Spicate were far back during the early furlongs of the Lake Geneva Purse. After about tive-eighths both began to move up, Spicate first and then Brustigert. As the field turned into the home stretch Spicate disposed of Morctide, but then about seventy yards from the wire succumbed to the ultimate winner. Morctide earlier had raced Ricciardo, the early pacemaker, into defeat. Ricciardo finally finished last, quitting badly after his early efforts. The return of pleasant weather had its effect on the size of the crowd, which was the largest of the week. The program of eight races was up to the usual high standard and to add to the enjoyment of spectators favorites won four of the first five races. Skies were clear all afternoon and the track fast. f Schunk, who rode the first winner of his career on Tuesday, continued unbeaten when he rode Harvey G. O. to a popular victory in the sixth race, a sprint of seven furlongs. Schunk has had three mounts since his initial victory and has won them all, Harvey G. O. being his second of today. Little Duke was second to complete the seven furlongs, while Gibbys Choice was third. Little Duke opened a four lengths lead turning into the stretch, but Harvey G. O., under the energetic handling of his youthful pilot, got up in the final strides to score with a half length to spare. I BARRIDO ALL THE WAY. I Hauer, yesterdays riding star, got off to a good start when he sent Barrido along to victory under the colors of his contract employer, C. E. Davison. Although showing a tendency to bear out on the turns, the six-year-old gelding managed to remain in front throughout the six and a half furlongs to score by four lengths at odds slightly better than even money. Imelda, in closest pursuit of the winner throughout, finished second, Continued on thirty-fourth vage. BRUSTfGERTBY A NECK Continued from first page. while Roselake lasted to save third money over Levi Cooke. Ten competed. The favorite players also had the winner of the second race, another at six and a half furlongs. Here it was Goodbye Blues, from the stable of Mrs. E. Oros. After being forced back slightly earlier in the running C. Mills sent the six-year-old around on the outside in the final quarter and on to victory by a length. Barbara Carom, which had set the pace to the final furlong, finished second, with The Millay third, only half a length away. The others in the field of ten were led home by Toast Master. The Davison stable and Hauer completed a double in the third event with Karkie, which defeated a poor band of two-year-olds over-five.; furlongs in what proved to be one of the tightest finishes of the afternoon. Karkie and Off Side raced under the wire so closely aligned that the judges first consulted a photograph before awarding the victory7 to the Davison youngster. At the head of the; stretch Karkie had raced the pace-maker Maxine B., into defeat, but he had all he could do to hold safe the fast-closing Off Side. Maxine B. having dissipated a five lengths lead, finished third, a length and one-half off the leaders, while Dark Prince was fourth in the field of ten. The winner was the betting choice, the third in succession to score. Hauer scored victory number three and favorite players scored their fourth straight success when Appleton Farms Taipan accounted for the fourth, a sprint of five furlongs for three-year-old platers. Hauer rated his mount along nicely for a quarter, then sent him up on the outside to victory by two lengths. Second money went to Curiey Cue, which had set the pace, while Harem Queen was third. Another capacity field met here, with Scout Brigade showing the way home to the other six.
