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WHA im TRIUMPHANT Tranquillity Farm Colorbearer First in Featured Burr Oak Purse. Bright Light Defeats Favorite War Glory; for Second Place Largest Crowd of Week Present. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 18. For the second -straight day the Tranquillity Farm of Henry H. Cross provided the winner of the feature event at Washington Park. The runner carried the Chicago sportsmans colors to victory in the principal event here Thursday, and this afternoon Wha Hae, sporting the same orange and blue silks, accounted for the Burr Oak Purse, fifth "and chief contest on the card. The Burr Oak was presented under pleasant weather conditions and before a large crowd, which included Chicagos mayor, Edward J. Kelly, but over a heavy, tough track. Wha Hae, however, seemed at home in the going, for he ran the three-quarters in the impressive time of 1:15 and won by a length and a half. He was ridden by Basil James. Second to the Tranquillity four-year-old was Shandon Farms Bright Light, while the I favorite, Mrs. F. A. Carreauds War Glory, was third. Four others completed the field. BRIGHT LIGHT SLOW BREAKER. Bright Light might have given the winner considerable argument here, but as usual he failed to break with his field and the task of getting into a contending position must have taken a lot out of him. Wha Hae was taken in hand when unable to outrun Panic Relief, but soon after reaching the final quarter he raced around the pacemaker and into a good lead. He maintained this advantage to the end, although James subjected him to strong pressure to I cling to the margin which he held over the Shandon performer. War Glory, which raced I ! very wide, did not respond to urging until the final furlong, and then he closed fast, probably running fastest of the field at the j end. I I Panic Relief faltered badly after cutting ! out the early pace and finally finished sixth. Bon Centime, which finished fourth, Trans-mutable and Shot Up were the only other starters. Included in the crowd were hundreds of out-of-town visitors, here for both the American Derby tomorrow and the heavyweight championship fight between Jim Braddock and Joe Louis at Comiskey Park Tuesday. It was easily the largest week-day gathering of the meeting, and speculation was correspondingly good. PLEASANT AFTERNOON. Skies were overcast all morning, but they cleared around noon and the afternoon was the most pleasant in some time. A. G. Tarns Miss Bam, another making her- first start of the local meeting, was a one-sided winner of the six furlongs third race, in which she turned back six other platers. Miss Bam, which had been accustomed to racing in better company, remained j far out of contention for a half mile, but moved up fast in the stretch to win eventually by five lengths. The favorite, Ottoman, which had raced Two Tricks into defeat turning into the stretch, accounted for second money, while Sainte DEspoir was third. Two sons of Pharamond II., H. P. Head-leys Menow and Calumet Farms Pharacase, battled it out to a nose finish-in the fourth event, a maiden affair for two-year-olds, over five and a half .furlongs, with the former getting the decision. Both of them, incidentally, are eligible for the Washington Park Futurity, to be decided a week from Saturday. Recently arrived from Omaha, the Old Fox Stables Monon Lad won at the first asking here, taking the sixth race from a fair band of sprinting platers which he met over six furlongs. Bobby Dotter was astride the Nas-sak three-year-old and he sent the colt to the front on the turn and kept him there to the end. As he flashed under the wire he had an advantage of a length and a quarter over the runrier-up Denbigh.
