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REVAMP JCRETE CARD Original Second Race Divided and Half Run as Fourth. Colonel Ed and Chief Menteur Take Divisions — Big Turnout on Monday presages Record Holiday Throng. CRETE, 111., May 29 —Considering that tomorrow will be the biggest day of the meeting and that a revamped program was made necessary because of track conditions and. numerous withdrawals from the original card, today was a very encouraging one for the Lincoln Fields Jockey Club and also the Chicago turf season as a whole. It was an indication of a successful meeting at the | local track, primarily because a surprisingly j I large crowd turned out for the makeshift program, which saw small fields compete. In j no instance were any of the higher class horses competing for the various purses. In spite of the slow track and the quality of the performers, patrons speculated rather briskly and the results must have been gratifying to officials of the track. In contrast, tomorrdw will see many of the best horses here for racing on the Chicago circuit, taking part in the Francis S. Pea-body Memorial Handicap, Chicago Heights 1 Handicap and the Outer Drive Purse. Con-i [ tinued fair weather is expected to help swell ! i the attendance which may be one of the | largest turnouts of the entire summer and also to improve the racing strip so that it will be favorable to horses with a penchant for firm footing. SUBSTITUTE FOR SEVENTH. In the rearrangement of todays program the original second race.was divided to make the second and fourth events, while a substitute affair was presented as the seventh, the original fourth and seventh having been declared off. The best race on the card was the fifth, a sprint of three-quarters for middle-grade platers and in it Clyde Troutts Polycletus registered his seventh victory in ten starts since the first of the year. Just as he scored ! most of his previous victories this year, the eight-year-old son of Polymelian, favored by ] the soft footing, took an early lead and showed his heels to his rivals throughout. Irving Anderson rode him for his second saddle score of the afternoon. Leo Beydas Maleman was closest to the Troutt veteran at the end, while J. Binstocks Ladfield, a tenyear-old, was third. Santan, from the Woolford Farm stable, led home the others in the field of seven. ■ THREADNEEDLE WINS. The Chicago-owned Threadneedle, performing under the colors of Morris Vehon, raced to an easy victory in the first race, a six furlongs sprint which attracted a field of seven. The Reigh Count mare forced Pelters pace for a half mile and then asserted her superiority by taking the lead herself. Jockey Alfred Robertson shook his mount up briskly an eighth out and she responded by drawing away to score by two lengths. Although Pelter could not handle the winner, he was easily best of the others, taking second money three lengths before TJpslala. Colonel Ed, claimed his last time out by E. J. Ross, lost .little time winning for his new owner. The seven-year-old son of Vito, handled by Irving Anderson, accounted for the second race, another sprint of six furlongs. I Chase was the early pacemaker, but Colonel Ed overhauled her on the stretch turn and continued well to win by a length and one-half. I Chase held on gamely after befog overtaken and was much the best of the others. Fluke finished third, five lengths behind the runner-up. TRANSIT LADY SCORES. The third race was a contest of a mile, and it resulted in victory for Transit Lady, owned by E. K. Murray and guided by George Wallace. Solar Hawk, the favorite, was second, with Park City third and Ron fourth. Transit Lady was never far back while Merry Pete, Ron and High Polish were battling for the lead, and entering the stretch the Murray mare assumed command, staying in front to the end. Solar Hawk moved into second place after straightening out for the drive and was hard ridden thereafter but was not good enough. Coming back after a creditable performance Saturday when he finished third, Mrs. A. K. Weasts Chief Menteur made a runaway of the fourth race to enable apprentice Wallace to complete a double. The son of Cherokee sprinted away from his rivals in the opening quarter, increased his advantage after reaching the stretch and romped home in front with five lengths to spare. He was an even-money chance in the betting.
