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WAR MINSTREL REPEATS Denemark Racer Wins Again Over Muddy Homewood Track. Defeats Burning Star by a Nose in Desplaines Purse Weather and Attendance Show Improvement. HOMEWOOD, HI., June 10 War Minstrel, acquired only recently by Mrs. Emil Dene-mark of Chicago and which finished third to Reaping Reward and Albubble in the Yacht Club Purse here several days ago, came back with another sterling performance over a muddy track to capture the Desplaines Purse, mile feature of Thursdays program at Washington Park. The son of Royal Minstrel, which only graduated out of the maiden ranks during the current meeting, got a nose decision over the Shandon Farms Burning Star in a duel that started at the head of the stretch, and W. C. Reicherts Sir Midas was a distant third, with Valdina Farms Calculator next. All three-year-olds, they were the only starters in the race. .War Minstrel, which his owner claimed for ,500, began fast but was taken back to permit the more heavily weighted and favored Burning Star to set the pace. The Denemark racer continued to follow Burning Star under restraint to the head of the stretch and then the ultimate winner made his move. Charley Kurtsinger subjected War Minstrel to a. furious drive and the gelding, responding gamely, got up in the last -few strides to be acclaimed the winner by a nose. Sir Midas raced the early, furlongs under restraint, but could not menace the leaders when called on, while Calculator tired after racing well up for a half "mile. FAST FOR MUDDY TRACK. War Minstrel, carrying 109 pounds to 119 for Burning Star, ran the eight furlongs in 1:39 over the muddy and holding track. He paid .60 for in the mutuels. The race and the remainder of the eight events were witnessed by the largest crowd of the week and weather conditions were much improved over yesterday. Although chilly winds syept across the course, skies were clear and there "was a hint of more pleasant weather to come. Speculation also was brisk. The seven furlongs Wilmette Purse, sixth on the card and the secondary attraction, saw the strongly-backed Cardarrone, owned by the Blue Ridge Farm and ridden by T. P. Martin, score a one-sided victory. He won by eight lengths and was only cantering at the end, as Sir Quest raced to the place and Bon Centime was a distant third. Cardarrone, in hand for about three-eighths as Pompa showed the way, took command without need of pressure on the turn and, taking command, steadily left his company behind. Pompa tired badly after his early Continued on thirty-eighth page. WAR MINSTREL REPEATS Continued from first page. flight of speed, Sir Quest and Bon Centime then moving up to take their respective shares of the prize. Determined held up the start through his bad post manners for seven minutes and then was badly outrun all the way, while the only other starter, Bright Light, refused to break with his field. Cardarrone covered the seven-eighths distance in 1:27. Largely through the energetic handling of jockey Bobby Dotter, the well-backed Sun Mica, owned by the Shandon Farm, accounted for the second race at seven furlongs, registering his third straight victory. Night Bandit was second, a head away, and Festoon third, a length and a hlaf back. REPAID DISAPPOINTS. Repaid, which was making his first start since the Washington Park meeting last August, was installed the favorite in the seven furlongs third race and after flattering his backers by opening a big lead on the turn and showing the way to the final furlong, gave way badly and dropped out of the picture. Victory went to B. Skoel-lers Boiling Point, ridden by Paul Ryan, as Sorcery raced to the place and Tankie finished third. Finding the muddy going to his particular fancy, J. E. Hughes Silent Shot, ridden by Leon Haas, scored an easy victory in the fourth race, another decided over seven furlongs. Taken in hand as Sun Asia, My Elsie and Over Yonder fought it out for pace-making honors, Silent Shot began to move up on the turn and when straightened out .in the stretch easily, forged his way to the front, and continued on to score by two lengths.
