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JAMES STARS IN SADDLE Pilots The Runner to Victory for His Second Triumph. Track Conditions Force Washington. Park Officials to Substitute Race for Original Feature. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 17. Brought up to summer campaigning slowly and having qualifed several days ago in his first start since last winter, The Runner, owned by the Tranquillity Farm of Henry H. Cross, led from start to finish in the Joliet Purse, mile event for three-year-olds, which served as the feature of Thursdays racing at Washington Park. The Runner, carrying Basil James to his second victory of the day, turned back five others, of which A. C. Ernsts Alkit was the runner-up, and Phil Reillys Warfellow, third Coronium, which carried the bulk of public support, was fourth, while Me O My and Ivory Tip were the only other starters. The Tranquillity gelding, which paid .60 for , ran the mile over a muddy track in 1:43 and that put him three lengths in front of Alkit at the end. Me O My raced closest to the winner for about three-quarters and then gave way, Alkit moving up on the outside on the stretch turn to forge into second position. Coronium moved into third place about the same time, but after being bumped several times by the runner-up, tired and lost third money right near the end to War- fellow by a neck. Ivory Tip raced close up for about three-eighths and then gave way badly. DREARY WEATHER PREVAILS. Dreary weather again prevailed and, though little rain fell during the afternoon, skies were heavily overcast and there was a constant threat of showers. Yesterdays rain and more of it last night and this morning thoroughly soaked the track, with the result that once more an otherwise attractive program was riddled by withdrawals, and one race, the Thornton Purse and feature event, was declared off. entirely and a substitute affair, drawn overnight for the purpose, was offered in its stead. Despite the unpleasant conditions, however, a large week-day crowd was in attendance, perhaps the largest of the week, and speculation was surprisingly brisk. Noted in the gathering were many out-of-town visitors, early arrivals for Saturdays running of the American Derby and for the Brad-dock-Louis fight next Tuesday. In the substitute affair, offered as the fifth event, Mrs. Thelma Otts Chipeta scored a one-sided victory under Charley Corbett. The race was at six furlongs, and at the end the filly, scoring the first win of her career, was in front by six lengths. Corbett got his mount to the front and into a good lead early, and she then continued on without need of pressure, steadily drawing away from her company. She was the choice, at the unnatural odds of 3 to 2, which seemed to presage her running mood. BARBARA S. MAKES GOOD. W. J. Sprows Barbara S., which arrived here only a few days kago from Latonia, made every post a winning one in the opening event, in which nine two-year-olds, matched strides over five and a half furlongs. Mamas Boy, which shared favoritism with the winner, was second and Sand Bag third. Favored by the muddy going, I. and E. Weils Tomye made a show of his rivals over six furlongs in the second race. Basil James sent the Iron Crown gelding to the front at the break and kept him there by a commanding margin throughout. At the end Tomye was showing the way to the betting choice, Boiling Point, by five lengths. Upholder finished third and Sky Cloud was fourth. Another of the high-priced two-year-olds in the Milky Way Farm stable, C-Note, made his first start a winning one when he took , down first honors in the five furlongs third number, which engaged eight. This gray son of Royal Minstrel and Rose Petal, which cost 4,300 as a yearling, got to the front shortly after the getaway and continued on under jockey Alfred Robertson to score by two and a half lengths. He was held at 2 to 1 in the mutuels. Second money fell to On Delivery, while Alup was third and Employer, stablemate of the runner-up, was fourth. SILVERETTE EASILY. Silverette, which has been unplaced in her only four previous starts at this meeting, scored her first victory in the fourth event, in which she defeated six others ov.er seven furlongs in easy fashion. Strongly backed, Silverette, carrying the colors of Garrett Watts and ridden by Paul Ryan, made every post a winning one and passed under the wire five lengths in front. Leading Article, second from the beginning, was the runner-up and he, too, had a five-length advantage over the third horse, Grey Streak, which virtually shared favoritism with the winner. Prince Torch led home the others.
