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ABDICATOR LEADS THROUGHOUT AT SPORTSMANS Suffers No Misfortune and Makes Every Post Winning One in Feature Another Day of Ideal Weather Prevails for Sport at Chicagos Popular Half Mile Track Red Magic Scores in Opener CIGERO, HI., Oct. 17. E. P. Bennetts Abdicator, ridden by Pete McLean, was knocked out of contention in his last start, but he had no such misfortune this afternoon, and made every post a winning one in the Gary Purse, a contest of a mile and a sixteenth, which featured Sportsmans Parks interesting program. Held at odds of a little more than 3-to-l, the four-year-old son of Lardi ran the distance in l:5V5, and came to the end of the journey with a lead of a length over the runner-up. Grand Day made a powerful challenge on the stretch turn, and it appeared he might have the race at his mercy, but he promptly bore out badly entering the straightaway, and finally wound up in third position. Second money went to Agotaras by a head. Watercure was fourth in the field of seven. Abdicator set his own pace under good rating, and then when called upon responded well to hold his rivals at bay to the end. But for running out, Grand Day might have made it more interesting for the winner and might even have gotten home in front. Morris Griner was in the thick of the contest for about three-quarters, and then tired, finishing well back of the leaders. MTJTUEL PLAY UP. Another day of splendid weather helped to bring out a large Monday gathering, and business in the mutuel department was correspondingly brisk. Although cheaper horses performed in a majority of the eight races, a number of them produced contests well worth watching. Getting up in the last stride under the urging of W. Page, the B. and B. Neals Red Magic raced to a surprise victory in the opening contest, a dash of five furlongs. Jere, one of the choices, had shown the way from shortly after the start, but could not stick it out and was beaten a nose, "while taking the place a length before Honored Miss. The favorite, Gladys Glad, followed in hottest pursuit of Jeres pace, to the last eighth, and then she had enough and dropped completely out of the picture. Red Magic paid 6.00 for in the mutuels. BUSSE TRUMPET BEST. Recently acquired by Mrs. Dave Hum, Busse Trumpet won at the first asking under new colors in turning back nine other sprinting platers over the five furlongs of the second race. Taking command with a rush after three-eighths, Busse Trumpet, handled by Delpha Castille, continued on to score with four lengths to spare. Impunity, which had been well up from the outset, saved second money just ahead of Tracker. Continued on thirty-fourth page. ABDICATOR LEADS ALL THE I WAY AT SPORTSMANS PARK Continued from first page. Tardy Jest led home the others. There was a considerable jam approaching the first turn and Gay Bubble, after almost falling, collided with Gold Step, with no more serious results than that they were both eliminated. The Lexbrook Farms Caddiecay was an easy winner of the seven furlongs third j race to graduate out of the maiden juvenile , ranks. Under the guidance of Albert Bodiou, ; the daughter of Equipoise made her own pace and drew out on the stretch turn. Fin- j ishing with something in reserve, she completed the distance with an advantage of two ! and a half lengths. Chiefs Boy took second money, with Peggy Byrd third. The latter raced head and head with the winner for almost five-eighths and then began to weaken, finally being beaten two lengths for the place. Mrs. D. Sekickys Ozark, carrying jockey Page to his second victory of the day, was ah easy winner of the fourth race, in which seven routers met at a mile and seventy yards. Moving up into a contending position after about five-eighths, Ozark took command with a rush entering the stretch and won by three lengths. Symphon, the favorite, had shown the way from the outset and though he could not handle the winner was easily best of the others. Texas Boy was another four lengths back, with Jane W. next.
