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SEVENTH FOR MANIE OHARA Gray Filly Takes Calumet Purse at Historic Hawthorne. Vandals Attempt to Meddle With Imperial Scout One Man Apprehended Investigation Under Way. CICERO, 111., Oct. 7. The gray Mania OHara, which has raced with so much success for the partnership of Hyman Fried-berg and E. D. Axton all summer, hung up her seventh victory of the year in defeating four other three-year-olds in the mile Calumet Purse, feature of the semi-final program at Hawthorne this afternoon. The Milky Way cast-off, ridden by Wallace Leishman, led from shortly after the start and defeated in order Forever Prince, Vassar, Imperial Scout and Moorish. Imperial Scout, a slight favorite in an open-betting affair, was believed to have been the intended victim of tampering last night, an attempt that was frustrated by guards. Sev-, eral capsules of some chemical solution were I found near his stable and, while several of I the vandals escaped, one man was taken into custody. Watchmen, who fired several shots, believed at least three were involved. The stewards would make no public announcement of the case today pending further investigation. WINS BY LENGTH. In racing to her victory Manie OHara ran the eight furlongs in 1:39 and completed the distance with a lead of a little more than a length. Vassar raced in second position for about three-quarters of the journey and then Forever Prince displaced her and, though he could not get to the winner, was good enough to take second place, a length and one-half before Vassar. Imperial Scout was a similar distance back at the wire. Manie OHaras backers received .80 for in the wagering. With the Cubs and Yankees out of town, the size of the crowd picked up considerably this afternoon, the turnout being the largest of the week. The weather was not too chilly, but skies became overcast about mid-afternoon after having been clear up to that time. j The secondary attraction was the St. Charles Claiming Purse, fifth on the card, which brought out a half dozen two-year-olds for a sprint of six furlongs. The winner was Mrs. W. T. Westropes recently ac- I quired Onugo, which Ronald Nash sent across the line of finish with an advantage of two lengths. Onugo followed the strongly-backed Nana Kate to the stretch and then took command himself, holding his rivals at bay to the end. I NANA KATE TLRES. j Nana Kate gave way badly after her early display of speed and finished well back of j the leaders. Grape Vine accounted for second money with third going to Fair Haste. ! Layover, which ran fourth, and Plucky Byrd I were the only other contestants. Onugo was held at odds of a little more than 9 to 1. Making the first start of her career, J. McNutts Chicalba graduated from the maiden ranks in defeating eleven other non-winners in the six furlongs opener. The threeTyear-old daughter of Chicle and Alfaye B. followed Maxie M. to the stretch and then took command approaching the last eighth, drawing away slightly to score with a length and a half to spare under the urging of T. P. Martin. An outsider, the Wesley Sears Farms Two Tricks, got home an easy winner of the . second event under the guidance of William Page. Rallying well after reaching the stretch, the veteran Brooms mare charged up to win by two lengths and those who supported her in the betting received 9.20 for .
