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COLUMBUS DAY . . PURSE RESULTS IN THRILLING RACE f?i ry 53 MASTERPIECE BY A NOSE Gets Up in Final Stride Under Good Riding of Hauer. Pompasse Awarded Second Place After Pokeaway Is Disqualified in Sportsmans Feature Race. CICERO, 111., Oct. 12. The Columbus Day Purse, a contest of a mile- and seventy yards, for better grade platers, featured a holiday program at Sportsmans Park this afternoon, and it was marked by a victory for C. E. Davisons Masterpiece, and the disqualification of the runner-up, Mrs. C. C. Winters Pokeaway. Second money was taken from the latter by the stewards for placing several of his rivals in close quarters soon after the start. Under the revised placings, Pompasse was awarded second honors with third going to Polly Hastings, and fourth to Morris Griner. Chief victims of the crowding caused by Pokeaway were Polly Hastings and Abdi-cator, both of which all but fell approaching the first turn. Pokeaway was ridden by T. P. Martin. Pokeaway set all the pace and hung on doggedly when challenged, but he was not quite equal to his assignment and was nipped by a nose in the last stride by Masterpiece. The latter was handled by Henry Hauer and under less powerful handling than he gave the horse the Davison representative might not have got up. INTERFERENCE. Polly Hastings, after recovering from early interference, showed good speed for seven-eighths and then tired. Pompassee was third, two lengths behind the leaders and another four in front of Polly Hastings. Abdicator never recovered from the interference he suffered. A large holiday crowd was in attendance this afternoon. Skies were overcast all afternoon and a high wind swept the course, but otherwise the weather was pleasant enough. The Lexbrook Stables Merry Saxon proved herself much the best in the first race, in which she turned back nine other maiden juveniles over six and a half furlongs.. In front from the beginning, she ran out after a half mile to lose the lead to Oak Park, but upon being brought in again had enough left to get up and win with a length and a half to spare. Oak Park, which had been the winners most persistent rival, took the place, with Mira Servant finishing third, six lengths farther back. Albert Bodiou wa3 astride the Lexbrook youngster, which paid .60 for . MORNING MAIL WINS. Morning Mail, owned by Mrs. E. Oros and guided by her son, J. E. Oros, was a handy winner of the second race, at seven furlongs, another which brought out a field of ten. Never far back, the Morvich gelding took command just entering the stretch and continued on to score by a length and a half. Sherab Jr., whose bad post manners caused Continued on thirty-fourth page. COLUMBUS DAY PURSE RESULTS IN THRILLING RACE Continued from first page. him to be placed outside the stalls for the start, showed the way until Morning Mail came along, and although no match for the winner, managed to take the place, two lengths "before Blaze dOr. Ep, the favorite, weakened after showing good speed for five-eighths and finished fourth. Under a good ride by Lyle Whiting, Charles Rothwells Jobioso earned a narrow decision at the end of the seven furlongs of the third event. Jobioso ran out badly on the first turn, but Whiting managed to straighten him up and drive him on to a head victory over Lady Thirteen, which showed the way over the early furlongs by a commanding lead. Say Do raced in third position practically from the start, but in taking show money was six lengths off the leaders. ACCIDENT IN FOURTH. An accident marked the running of the fourth race in which jockey T. E. Ward may have escaped serious injury. He fell when his mount, Maleman, was placed in close quarters by Miss Balko soon after the start of the five furlongs dash and he was removed to the Garfield Park Hospital for further examination and observation. The race was won by L. Kings Our David, which led all the way under the handling of Charles Calvin. The son of Bud Lerncr just lasted to score by a nose, as Miss Pitty-pat finished second, and Princess Stone, third. For rough riding astride Miss Balko, jockey J. E. Oros was set down for the remainder of the meeting by the Sportsmans Park stewards.
