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MUDLARKS HAVE INNING Heavy Footing at Aurora However Suits Leo Beydas Getalong Slim Margin Separates Son of Sleepy Head and Woodlander in Chi ¬ cago Heights Handicap 166360 DAILY DOUBLE AURORA 111 May 19 The largest Daily Double payoff the meeting re ¬ sulted when A G Tarns Canusee came from behind to take the purse in the third race The chestnut gelding scored by three lengths over Gypsie Chief which was a head in front of Faler mian at the conclusion of the six fur ¬ longs sprint Holders of the successful combination Polante Seth and Canu ¬ see won 166360 while single wagers on the field returned 6260 for each 200 straight wagered AURORA 111 May 19 Mud runners had their inning again at the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs track this afternoon where seven sprints and one distance affair were pre ¬ sented to a goodsized weekday gathering of racing enthusiasts Though the track was in a heavy condition for the running of the program close and stirring finishes enliv ¬ ened the sport considerably and on several occasions the camera was called on to de ¬ cide the winner winnerIN IN CLOSE FINISH FINISHEight Eight of the topnotchers of the handicap division engaged in the Chicago Heights Handicap a six furlongs contest which was presented sixth on the bill and provided some good entertainment for the spectators Leo Beydas Getalong winner of the In ¬ augural Handicap came from behind to win in the headliner in a photograph finish The sixyearold brown horses advantage over Woodlander at the conclusion of the six fur ¬ longs dash was a half length while the Hernandez color bearer had a nose margin over Transmutable TransmutableGetajong Getajong cleverly ridden by diminutive Paul Ryan worked his way up gradually Continued on thirtyfirst page MUDLARKS HAVE INNING Continued from first page on the outside while Silverette dominated the race for a half mile with Transmutable nearest to the pacemaker As the field swung into the stretch for the run to the wire Silverette tired under the strain of the early pacemaking and Transmutable forged to the front frontRyan Ryan applied the whip to Getalong and the son of Sleepy Head Goldie S gained with every stride on the fainthearted leader in the stretch run getting to the front in the last sixteenth and crossing the finish a half length in advance of the rapidly closing Woodlander which had been far back until the final quarter was reached reachedGetalong Getalong was well backed and his backers received 580 for 200 straight bets betsODDESA ODDESA NANCY GRADUATES GRADUATESOddesa Oddesa Nancy making the second start of her career graduated from the ranks of nonwinners when she came from behind to easily account for the major portion of the purse in the four and a half furlongs dash for twoyearold maidens and winners of one race The brown filly scored by the comfortable margin of three lengths over Fredricka R and Mr Mickey MickeyThe The first disqualification of the meeting came in the second race when Beryl King which finished a nose behind Polante Seth was placed last by the officials for a foul against Little Peggy during the stretch rac ¬ ing In the official placements Polante Seth was the winner Little Peggy was moved up to second place and third money went to Take Down Beryl King was hustled into the lead soon after the break and showed the way to his ten rivals until within the last fifty yards where he gave away to the challenge of Polante Seth The winner paid 25 25SENSATIONAL SENSATIONAL BUSH BUSHStaking Staking a sensational stretch drive I J Killions The Rew made it two victories here when he came from behind to score by the margin of a neck over Boiling Point in the fourth race on the card another dash of six furlongs Lo finished in third posi ¬ tion Rated off the pace by apprentice George Dobson The Rew responded quickly and charging after Lo and Boiling Point managed to wear them down in the last fifty yards of the contest and was going away from his rivals when the race was 1 completed A
