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Blackthorn in Second Con ¬ secutive Triumph at Aurora Need Photo to Separate Victor and Wee Emma Big Crowd on Hand Despite Rainy Rainyand and Chilly Weather Track TrackRemains Remains Fast AURORA 111 May 13 Cold and incle ¬ ment weather was not sufficient to dampen the ardor of an enthusiastic gathering of fans who found their way to the Fox Valley Jockey Club for the presentation of the eightrace program which was replete with thrills particularly the running of the Down ¬ ers Grove Purse a claiming event and the sixth and feature attraction of the day offering offeringMrs Mrs H O Simmons of Benton 111 pro ¬ vided the winner of this event which was over a mile and a sixteenth route in Black ¬ thorn thus making it two consecutive tri ¬ umphs for the brown colt at the current meeting However Blackthorn was extended to the limit in order to wrest a nose decision from Wee Emma in a photograph finish A length farther back in third place was Jon nie Nuchols which held a nose margin over Persuader Almac was the only other con ¬ testant testantIt It was one of the closest finishes of the season at the Fox Valley course and the success was immensely popular as Black ¬ thorn ruled a slight favorite over Jonnie Nuchols in the betting and was wellbacked wellbackedBEST BEST OF THE START STARTLeaving Leaving the starting gate in motion Black ¬ thorn had the best of the start and went about the task of showing the way to his four opponents Persuader chased the pace ¬ maker for the first three furlongs of the struggle then gave way to Wee Emma EmmaThis This order was maintained with Black ¬ thorn holding a head margin as the stretch turn was approached At this juncture Wee Emma was allowed to go extremely wide losing several lengths as the result How ¬ ever when straightened out in the stretch Wee Emma gained rapidly and barely missed getting up in time to be adjudged the winner of the headline race on the card cardThough Though the smallest field of the day was brought together on this occasion it was by far the best grade of racers which were called upon to match strides furnishing thrills for the spectators and holding them breathless in anticipation while the film of the finish was developed and printed printedA A light drizzle fell at intervals during the Continued on seventeenth page BLACKTHORN IN SECOND CON SECUTIVETRIUMPHATAURORA Continued from first page afternoon but failed to have any effect on the track and it remained in a fast condi ¬ tion for the staging of the entire program The thermometer descended steadily begin ¬ ning shortly after noon and kept the race ¬ goers huddled in the grandstand and club ¬ house to keep comfortable comfortableFOURTH FOURTH BID GRADUATES GRADUATESDupuy Dupuy and Jeromes bay gelding Fourth Bid graduated from the maiden ranks in the opening race which was given over to threeyearolds which had not graced tno winners circle this year at the attractive odds of 4760 for 2 The son of Emissary defeated Mindalo by a length while another length and a half further back in third place came Colonels Miss Fourth Bid acted fractious at the starting gate but was away to a fast start and after following Mah ¬ mowd and Oakwoods Judge for a half mile of the six furlongs trip swiftly took com ¬ mand but had to be shaken up by jockey Buddy Guymon in the closing stages to withstand Mindalos challenge challengeFavorite Favorite players came into their own and Daily Double enthusiasts got off on the right foot as former jockey Frank Kurinecs The Jurist annexed his second purse of the meeting romping home five lengths in advance of Poppinalong in the five and a half furlongs sprint second on the card Rapid Bells landed the show portion of the purse on this occasion occasionGOLD GOLD STEP SCORES SCORESAnother Another choice scored in the third when Corbet and Irvins aged sprinter Gold Step accounted for a purse in his first trip to the post since last October The tenyearold offspring of Sweep On Golden Stairs had all he could do however to take the measure of House Baby by a head after a grueling stretch drive Little Peggy took third money Gold Step was wintered at the Gorbet farm at Bloomington 111 and de ¬ spite the fact that he was making his first start in many months he was installed the choice in a capacity field of platers and proved capable of remaining on the front end of his field from beginning to end endPaul Paul Keester Newport Ky reinsman who ranked among the nations leaders a few years ago before being forced out of the saddle by increasing weight chalked up the first victory of his comeback campaign when he guided I J Killions The Rew to an easy victory in the fourth another race at three quarters of a mile Ito finished second and Ottoman was next in order as the finish line was reached
