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J. J. COUCHLINS SILKS Chicago Aldermans Determined Carries Them to Handy Victory. Panic Relief Proves Keen Disappointment to Backers Who Made Him an Odds-On Choice. CICERO, 111., Oct 30. J. J. Coughlln, Chicago alderman whose horses have had much success during the current meeting, provided the winner of the Hammond Handicap, feature of Fridays program at Sportsmans Park, in the three-year-old colt. Determined, as the heavily-backed Panic Relief failed to get into the picture. Determined, ridden by the veteran Terry Wilson, who was achieving his second saddle success of the afternoon, ran the five furlongs over a fast track in 1:013s, which was good enough to place him in front by two lengths as he passed under the wire. The time for the race was the fastest of the meeting and in recording it Determined carried 103 pounds. Second to the Coughlin colorbearer at the end of the sprint was Whistling Boy, owned by J. A. and V. Dennis, while a stable companion of the winner, Honored Sir, was third. The others in the field of ten were led home by Plea which was coupled in an entry with Speedy Skippy. Panic Relief, fractious at the post and placed on the outside of the starting gate at the break, finished fifth to the keen disappointment of those who made him an odds-on favorite in the mutuels. Whistling Boy set a fast pace here, but Determined was never far away. On the stretch turn Wilson sent his mount along and the Coughlin colt responded by moving to the front. Once in the van. Determined continued on to draw away from his rivals, although at the end he had little left. Whistling Boy hung on well after being overtaken and passed the judges three lengths in advance of Honored Sir- which, in turn, was a half length before Plea at the end. LACKS EARLY SPEED. Panic Relief lacked his customary early speed and then failed to rally under weak handling in the final quarter. Another pleasant day and an attractive program helped attract a large crowd for the semi-final program of the local meeting. Although Determined was held at odds of slightly more than 19 to 1, favorites for the most part gave creditable accounts of themselves during the afternoon. Hauer scored his second victory in the sixth race, one of the better races on the card, with his employers Eternal Flash, owned by C. E. Davison. The Eternal mare got the decision by a head after a long, hard duel with Jadaan, which, in turn, beat Exponent a half length for the place. High Diver led home the only other two starters in the race, which was decided over a mile and seventy yards. Henry Hauer, continuing in his fine riding form, was astride the winner of the first race, H. F. Hencels Sun Dora. This heavily backed daughter of Sun God II. took the lead immediately after the start and was never headed, passing the judges with a length and a half to spare. Second -at the end of the five furlongs was Chantesuta, while Authority was third, and Bonivan fourth. rOrULAR WINNER. The Tranquillity" Farm Stable scored its first victory of the local meeting when Miss Capers, making her initial trip to the post, was a popular winner of the seven furlongs second race. Finishing strongly under apprentice R. McClellan, the daughter of St. Continued on thirty-ninth page. j J. J. COUGHUNS SILKS Continued from first page. Henry got up in the closing strides to beat Bank Me by a nose. Lovey Lyons, the early pacemaker, was third, a length and a half away, while Risibility was fourth in the field of ten older maidens. Younger maidens met in the third contest, also decided over seven furlongs, and the winner turned up in the well backed Nim, owned by W. H. Goelitz. The son of Nusa-kan, ridden by Dale Edwards, took the lead in the back stretch and drew away oh the turn.- He tired thereafter, however, although he lasted to win the decision by a neck. Trip raced to the place, while Mibs was third and Goldspun fourth. G. H. Madmans strongly backed Holdum Brown, ridden by Terry Wilson, was an easy winner of the fourth race, in which he turned back seven others over six and a half furlongs. He wore down Black River in the final quarter and then drew out to score by slightly more than two lengths. Our Patty and Margaret G., both of which were outrun early, finished well, to be third and fourth, respectively. Color Bell showed the most early speed here, but he eliminated himself -by going wide on the second turn, where he lost much ground.
