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HANDICAP TO MR. BLAZE Takes Hawthorne Speed Feature Unselfish Also a Winner. j Dual Stakes at Cicero Track Entertain Big Crowd Determined Is Fractious, but Finishes First. CICERO, 111., Oct. 1. The hard-running Mr. Blaze today turned in the fastest three-quarters of the meeting and raced to victory in the Hawthorne Speed Handicap, which shared the spotlight with the Hawthorne Handicap at the local course here this afternoon. The four-year-old son of Blazes, shouldering top weight of 117 pounds, covered the distance on a fast track in 1:12 and won by. a half length for his third stakes victory in less than a month. The Norris colt previously won the Hawthorne Sprint Handicap and the Mackinac Handicap at Detroit. Closest to Mr. Blaze in todays encounter, witnessed by a large crowd which took advantage of the fine program and the excellent weather, was Mrs. J. A. Nixs Wood-saw, while a length farther away in third position was the Rockhome Stables Dora May. The Le Mar Stock Farms Mad Money - was best of the others in the field of eight, which included the public choice, Mrs. A. M. Creechs Shining Heels. SIZZLING PACE. Neither Mr. Blaze nor Woodsaw was far away while Dora May was cutting out a sizzling pace. The Rockhome mare stuck gamely to her task well into the stretch, but in the last eighth she could hold out no longer and Mr. Blaze, handled by Wallace Leishman, and Woodsaw, ridden by Kenneth McCombs, fought it out to the wire. While Dora May could not withstand the challenges of the, winner and runner-up, she finished third with a length and a half to spare over Mad Money. Shining Heels was in a fairly strategic position the first half mile, but she gave way thereafter and was far back at the end. Although he was not the favorite, Mr. Blaze was one of several in the stake which came in for-good support. Those who backed him in the mutuels received 4.60 for . The victory was worth ,155 to owner Norris who this year has won more than 0,000 in purse money with his star sprinter. While the crowd was not the largest of the meeting, it was one of good proportions and activity in the betting rings was brisk. Skies were clear all afternoon and the weather not too chilly to be uncomfortable. FAST PERFORMANCE. The Hawthorne Handicap, which was contested over a mile and a sixteenth, also witnessed one of the fastest performances of the meeting when Mrs. G. H. Emicks Unselfish, a three-year-old, ran the distance in 1:45 to be a romping winner. It was the third victory in a week for the son of Car-laris and his eighth of the year. Mrs. Emick claimed this sterling performer during the Lincoln Fields meeting for only ,250. Chance Ray, carrying the colors of C. E. Davison, supplied the sternest opposition, but in taking the place he could get no Continued on thirty-fourth page. HANDICAPTOMR. BLAZE Continued from first page. closer than four lengths to the winner. Mrs. Emil Denemarks Uneasy was third, anotner length and a half back, while the Shady-Brook Farms Visigoth, which shared favoritism with William Maloneys Her Reigh, was fourth. Ten contested the race which was worth ,255 to the winner. Unselfish, which was ridden by Kenneth McCbmbs, came from behind in his last two victories but today he took command soon after the start and held his rivals safe throughout. Cardinalis raced with the Emick colt for almost five-eighths and when he dropped back Unselfish was never again seriously threatened. Chance Ray was close up all the way, but he could not get close, while Uneasy made up some ground to be third. Visigoth rallied only mildly in his challenge and was no serious threat. Unselfish paid 4.80 for in the mutuels. PATROL SCOUT THROUGHOUT. J Maiden two-year-olds supplied the action in the first race and Mrs. C. C. Winters Patrol Scout led every step of the six furlongs to be an easy winner. The Winters youngster drew away from his rivals after j reaching the turn and, holding his advantage thereafter, jockey J. G. Wilson had his j mount three lengths in front at the end. The confidently backed Veyo turned in a creditable effort, but the best he could do was to run second, with Roscoe finishing third, three lengths farther away. Eleven juveniles took part in the contest, Papalinda taking care of the others. The Winters stable won the second half of the "Daily Double," which paid 7.60 when the bad post horse, Determined, accounted for the second race, a contest at six and a half furlongs. Determined held up the start ten minutes and finally starter G. R. Wingfield decided to place the horse outside the stalls for the start. The Winters five-year-old, however, broke well, forced Companys pace for a half mile and then after the leader gave way assumed command and withstood Beaver Countys bid to score by a nose. Beaver County came from a good way back to take second place, while Witan, which finished third, had been a sharp fac- tor from the beginning. DOUG BRASHEAR AGAIN. A. Nardis Doug Brashear, which got home in front earlier in the week, came back to hang up his second straight win in the third race. The race was decided over a mile and a sixteenth and Doug Brashear, guided by Delpha Castille, wore down the leaders near the end to earn first money by a head. Opoca, always among the leaders, took second place, with third falling to Wild West, the favorite. The Garfield Park Claiming Purse, which occupied the fourth position on the card, saw Phil Reillys Disttactible score a popular j victory over a mile and seventy yards. The daughter of Distraction, scoring her third victory in six starts this year, got to the front a furlong out, but then she began to loaf and it took some vigorous handling by jockey Robert Conley to get her across the line of finish in front by a neck. Dark Sun, which showed the way to the last quarter, hung on doggedly through the stretch and took the place three lengths before Gold Mesh. Pokeaway was fourth and Keene Jack the only other starter.
