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GATOS THIRD STRAIGHT J Creech Colorbearer Maintains His Winning Form at Cicero. Finishes Five Lengths in Front of Nearest Rival Crowd Exceeds Expectations of Management. CICERO, 111., Oct. 15 Before a crowd which nearly taxed the capacity of the compact little local plant, Mrs. A. M. ; Creechs Gato hung up his third victory in a row and his eighth of the year in capturing the Great Lakes Handicap, seven furlongs headliner of todays attractive program at : Sportsmans Park. It was the son of Which- j ones first public effort over the local half mile course, but that he was at no disad- 1 - vantage can be seen in the fact that he ran . ,. the distance in the fastest time of the meet- ing, 1:28, and won by five lengths. The ; track, of course, was fast. 1 Gato performed as part of an entry with Shining Heels and this filly accounted for third honors, J. W. MacClatchies Xenomay i running second. A length and a half separated Xenomay and Shining Heels. Mrs. i M. E. Parkers Rich Cream led home the others in the field of eight. CONLEY ON WINNER. Gato, guided by Robert Conley, took com- . - mand of the situation before going an eighth and after opening up a comfortable lead, held it the rest of the way. Conley had only to shake up his mount mildly on the stretch turn to keep him to his task to the wire. Shining Heels raced in second position to the last eighth and then Xenomay passed her to account for second money. Her Reigh raced fairly well up through the early furlongs, but failed to rally when called upon while Chance Ray, also well supported, was a trailer from shortly after the "break. Chance Ray was top weight in the race under 118 pounds, the winner shouldering but 105. The Creech entry ruled the favorite and paid .20 for . The day was dark and murky and slightly cool but the size of the crowd exceeded all expectations of the management. JUVENILE WINNER. Making his first start of the Chicago season, Speedy Booger, a juvenile owned by Mrs. J. Carozzo, raced to an emphatic victory in the Homewood Handicap, a dash of Tive furlongs, which was the principal supporting attraction and the third race on the card. Jockey J. G. Wilson got the son of Jamestown away from the gate alertly, soon had him a comfortable margin in front and kept him there to the end. Speedy Booger, the public choice at odds of 3 to 2, stepped - the distance in 1:02, one of the fastest performances of the meeting, and won with four lengths to spare. Maewhisk offered the keenest contention from the beginning, but was no match for the winner, although he was able to take second honors fiye lengths before Bright. Jane Hull lead home the others in the field of seven two-year-olds. The longest priced winner of the meeeting presented itself in the first race when R. D. Continued on thirty-fourth page. GATOS THIRD STRAIGHT f Continued from first page. Bates Gonsbaby, handled by T. E. Ward, defeated nine other cheaper performers over seven furlongs and paid 06.80 for in the mutuels. Gonsbaby took the lead early and never was headed, taking the decision a length and a half before the favorite, Copper Lad, and Corvus was third. Ep, which came in for good support in the wagering, raced wide all the way to account for her failure to finish closer, while Polante Seth, which had been a sharp factor for five-eighths, dropped back fast thereafter. POPULAR SCORE. The second race, also contested at seven furlongs, resulted in a more popular victory, George LaFleshs Say Do getting home in front by a half-length. This one also was ridden by T. E. Ward, who distinguished himself yesterday by handling a pair of winners. Last Hop was Say Dos most persistent rival from the beginning and, though he could not handle the LaFlesh five-year-old, he was easily best of the others, taking the place four lengths before Fob. The "Daily Double," on the combined efforts of - Say Do and Gonsbaby paid 66.60. Although somewhat overlooked in the betting, J. H. Taylors Tartarus made every post a winning one over the seven furlongs of the fourth race. Jockey J. Carter sent his m.ount into a commanding lead shortly, I after the break and he held it to the end, the ! runner-up, Jokester, being five lengths back at the finish. Princess Stone, which never I had been far back, took third money with Mt. Washington, a trailer for three-eighths, j I closing boldly to be fourth-. Tartarus sup- porters received 5.60 for . 1
