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ORIENTALIST NOT READY Makes First Start of Year and Finishes Well Beaten Albubble Runs Seven-Eighths at Homewood Within One -Fifth of Second of Track Record. HOMEWOOD, 111., June 24. Mrs. Emil Denemarks Orientalist, one of last years star two-year-olds, made his first start since last fall in the featured Midway Purse at Washington Park this afternoon, but he was not up to his best and he wound up a soundly-beaten fourth in the field of seven. Victory went to A. C. Ernsts Albubble, which ran the seven furlongs in 1:23, only a fifth of a second off the track record. He won by a margin of four lengths. Charley Landolt was astride the son of Bubbling Over and he brought the colt from far back in the final three-eighths to achieve the triumph. Second in the Midway, which was presented as the sixth race, was Orientalists stable companion, Prairie Dog, while the Bjomar Stables Yellow Tulip was third. Prairie Dog finished two lengths in front of Yellow Tulip, while the latter was another length in advance of the tiring Orientalist at the end of the sprint. DOGAWAY DISAPPOINTS. B The big disappointment to the public here was the performance of Dogaway, which had been installed a slight favorite over the Denemark entry. The Milky Way colt was the victim of listless handling from Alfred Robertson, who, after the horse began to fall back approaching the turn, did not persevere with him. Prairie Dog raced past Lucky Ducky to take the lead after a quarter and then held sway to a point near the furlong post, where lie, in turn, gave way to the fast closing winner, which had run the early furlongs well back of the leaders. Orientalist raced prominently to the stretch and there began to tire, eventually trailing the winner by some seven lengths. A fast pace was set here, the time for the first quarter being :22, for the half :45 and for the six furlongs 1:10. The warmest weather of the meeting prevailed for todays sport and another large crow l was out to view its presentation. The sky was cloudless although a light breeze Helped to temper the. blazing rays of the sun. The track was at its best. TAXES DECISIVELY. Running the five and a half furlongs within two-fifths of a second of the track record, Calumet Farms Taxes achieved an emphatic victory in the third race, which, although a maiden affair for two-year-olds, was one of the better of the days events. With Irving Anderson in the saddle, the gelded son of Eternal ran the distance in 1:05 and won by two lengths. The fractional time of the race, for which Mar Le cut out the pace, was :22 for the quarter, 46 for the half mile and :59 for the five furlongs. An accident befort the start, resulting in painful injuries to apprentice W. F. Ward, marred the running of the fourth race, a sprint of six furlongs, in which Me o My raced to victory. The horse Ann Joy reared, in the starting gate with Ward and threw him heavily, injuring his back. After a superficial examination at the track hospital, he was removed to a Chicago Heights hospital for further observance. The horse was brought back to the paddock and jockey Henry Hauer was substituted for Ward. The accident caused a twelve minute delay at the post. ME O MY LUCKY. Me o My, recently acquired by Clyde Troutt and ridden by Leon Haas, scored in rather lucky fashion, for had not the fa-yorite, Silver Braid, been blocked going into the turn and then lugged in badly at several stages of the face, thereafter, he might have been returned the victor. As it was, Me o My beat Silver Braid a neck. Third honors fell to Hook It, with Denbigh next. The latter at one time enjoyed a lead of four lengths while cutting out a sizzling pace, but gave way badly in the final three-sixteenths. Older maidens met in the seven furlongs first race and the winner was the well sup- Mostly, from the Lemar Stock Farm, Sprted ivercoming early interference in which she was shuffled back, the Misstep filly, ridden by Paul Ryan, made up ground fast in the final quarter to get the decision by a neck, second money falling to Glassy Eye, which ruled : slight favorite over the winner. Polaris, which showed the way to the head of the stretch, saved third honors by a nose, the margin by which he beat Witty Lass.
