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RAIN AND MORE RAIN Continuous Downpour Transforms Aurora Track Into a Quagmire The Jurist Registers Third Consecu ¬ tive Victory in Maywood Purse Best Offering of the Day AURORA 111 May 18 Heavy rains throughout the night and during the early morning transformed the track at the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs course into a quagmire and was responsible for greatly reduced fields performing in all of the eight races on the program programThe The Maywood Purse a claiming event at threequarters of a mile and holding sixth position on the fare served as the feature attraction of the day bringing together a field of sprinters which bordered slightly better than the ordinary presentation of the day dayFrank Frank Kurinec a St Louis youngster who outgrew the saddle a couple of years ago sent the winner postward in The Jurist which registered his third consecutive tri ¬ umph and his fourth of the meeting in the main event of the day Baranca finished second and third money was garnered by Walter Morton MortonIn In his previous winning efforts The Jurist was hustled into a big lead soon after the break came and snowed the way to his rivals for the entire distance After going the first quarter the chestnut gelded son of Wise Counsellor Cloporte drew away to a com ¬ manding lead and was never in danger of being overtaken at any stage of the contest during the remainder of the race raceThe The Jurist waswell played and his back ¬ ers received a return of 640 for 2 straight investments in the mutuels mutuelsDARIA DARIA BY A HEAD HEADComing Coming from behind with a courageous effort A MacMasters Daria got the decision in the opening race by the margin of a head over Dixie Fox which had set the pace frpm the outset of the six furlongs sprint over the sloppy track Fast Roamer finished in third place in the field of eight contestants Dixie Fox went to the front soon after the start and remained there until the last sev ¬ enty yards of the dash where the early pacemaker tired under the strain and gave way to the challenger The winner was well supported and paid 820 for 2 straight wagers wagersClarence Clarence Davison Illinois turfman sad ¬ dled the winner of the second race which was over a distance of a mile and a six ¬ teenth in Captain Red but the veteran plater had all he could do in order to ward off the challenge of Bob Weidel which came with a rush in the stretch and just missed getting up by a head Playaway finished in third position Showing the most speed in the soft footing Captain Red forged to the front soon after the break and opening up a big lead was never headed headedPOPULAR POPULAR TRIUMPH TRIUMPHMaiden Maiden threeyearolds and upward went postward in the third race on the card which was at a distance of six furlongs and the wellbacked Young Agnes from the sta ¬ ble of Leo Beyda and ridden by the popular Paul Ryan came from behind to account for the purse in easy fashion Legsure finished second and Sunny Sethina finished in third place Sunny Sethina set the pace for a half mile with Whata Question in closest attend ¬ ance but when the field headed into the stretch Young Agnes came through on the inside and quickly assumed command commandEvening Evening Gown an oddson favorite in the betting scored ineasy fashion in the fourth race on the program a six furlongs dash in which a small field of six horses went to the post The fiveyearold mare by St James Tailor Maid was restrained off the early pace took command when ready and drew away to win by the comfortable margin of six lengths over Cain the early pace ¬ maker while Bar Play finished in third position positionRUSH RUSH PLAY EASILY EASILYRush Rush Play showed the way to his five rivals from start to finish of the fifth race a mile and seventy yards contest for platers and drew away in the stretch to win by three lengths to defeat Hymarque while Pops Betty finished third Apprentice R L Vedder got the fouryearold son of Blind Play away to a good start and before the first turn was reached assumed the lead and was taken under restraint while setting the pace as Hymarque attempted to get to the front As the final quarter was reached Rush Play responded tp the urging of his rider and drew into the clear
