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DEAD HEAT IS RUN OFF First Occurrence in Modern History of Illinois Racing Sun Dora Wins EunOff With Cain Cainby by Three Lengths at Aurora Daily Double Affected AURORA 111 May 14 For the first time in the modern history of Illinois racing a dead heat was run off for the edification of the spectators who braved the wintry blasts at the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs track this afternoon afternoonSun Sun Dora the property of A J Hotard and Cain owned by R Morgan finished on equal terms in the third race on the card a five and a half furlongs sprint and when trainer Al Gaal issued a protest that the two horses run off for the winners share of the purse Rule 181 of the Illinois Turf Code was brought into action for the first time timeThe The rule provides that any owner or trainer has the privilege of demanding a runoff in a dead heat and Gaal reuqested the runoff so between the running of the fifth and sixth races the two horses with the same weight which they shouldered in the third race and the same riders came on the track to untangle the dead heat heatSun Sun Dora which had set the pace in the running of the third race proved capable of showing the way to her rival in the run ¬ off and scored by the comfortable margin of three lengths lengthsNO NO BETTING ON RUNOFF RUNOFFNo No betting was conducted on the runoff but the dead heat split the payoff on the Daily Double with the holders of the combination tickets on Hour Lady and Sun Dora taking down 8960 for their wagers of 2 while those who held the combination of Hour Lady and Cain received 28260 28260The The five and a half furlongs was tra ¬ versed in 107 in the third race and the runoff was completed in twofifths of a second faster covering the sprint in 106 The rerun was just for the winners share of the purse with A J Hotard taking 450 for his end of the purse while second money went to R Morgan which was 90 If the race had not been rerun the win and place portions of the purse would have been split evenly between the two horses horsesThe The dead heat and the subsequent runoff overshadowed the Evanston Purse a claim ¬ ing affair which held sixth position on the program and was over a distance of a mile and seventy yards Rush Play owned by Darrell Scallon came from behind to triumph in easy fashion by a length and a half over Golden Quest Bahadur the early pacemaker finished third thirdBAHADUR BAHADUR TAKES LEAD LEADRunaway Runaway Target showed the way to the seven participants from the start and held the lead until well into the stretch where the forward position was wrested from her by Bahadur However Bahadurs reign in front was only momentary as Rush Play moved up on the outside with a rush and took command Rush Play in view of a previous good performance was well sup ¬ ported in the small field and as a result rewarded his backers with odds of 900 for 200 straight wagers in the mutuels mutuelsJ J M Hubbards Julia Grant showed a sparkling effort to come from behind and Continued on thirtyfourth page DEAD HEAT IS RUN OFF Continued from first page win by a neck in the first race on the days program a six furlongs sprint for platers Free Spirit was a fast finishing second and third went to Chifally Taken back off the early pace which was set by Dark Rascal to the final furlong Julia Grant forged to the front and wore down the early pace ¬ maker in the drive to the wire Seven went postward in the six furlongs dash and pro ¬ vided a thrilling spectacle for the followers of the thoroughbreds thoroughbredsAfter After failing in three starts at the current meeting Hour Lady came from behind to annex first money in the mile and seventy yards contest that occupied second position on the program Eddie J finished second a length and a half behind the winner while Sisko came up from the rear to be third Captain Red showed most speed away from the starting gate and cut out the running for seveneighths of the journey but when the stretch racing began the early pace ¬ maker proved easy prey for Hour Lady and the latter forged to the fore and was in ¬ creasing her advantage steadily to the end Despite previous good performances Hour Lady was overlooked in the bettting and paid 2800 for 200 straight bets betsODDESA ODDESA MAID SCORES SCORESTwoyearolds Twoyearolds met over the four and a half furlongs route in the fourth contest and Oddesa Maid came from behind to take the major portion of the purse in the sprint Fredricka R finished second and Bit o Black finished rapidly to be third Oddesa Maid close up from the beginning went around Fredricka R after straightening out in the stretch and finishing with a fine burst of speed got up in time to score by the margin of a neck The winner paid 1320 for 200 wagers wagersAnother Another close finish kept the spectators on edge in the fifth race when Lo a front run ¬ ner took the lead soon after the start and held it for the entire six furlongs journey defeating Flight of Gold by a neck with Baldy accounting for third position Under the capable guidance of apprentice Herman Mora Lo showed a clean set of racing plates to his seven rivals but was extended to the limit in order to ward off the rush of the challenger in the charge through the stretch
