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MUDLARKS IN THE LIMELIGHT Sturdier Horses Dominate Sport at Omaha — Substitute Used in Place of Seventh Race. OMAHA, Neb., June 21. — Mud runners and those of the sturdy type were in demand at Ak-Sar-Ben field today. Heavy overnight rains converted the track into a virtual quagmire, which gave the performers partial to the soft going an advantage. The racing secretary was forced to revamp the card when the flow of withdrawals were filed for those scheduled to start in the seventh race, which was declared off and the substitute used in its place. Despite the threatening weather, another bumper crowd was in attendance to witness the running of the seven-race prog i am. The American Legion Purse for three-year-olds, featured the sport and brought out eight of the sort better fitted for the exacting going, and for which Mrs. E. H. Beezleys Byrdford was the most fancied. Opposing the Beezley colt were: H. C. McConnells Redding, the Nopalosa Stock Farms Nopa-losa Donna, Mrs. J. Tices Monopolize, E. Pullmans Goole, Mrs. G. Bartletts La Rogers, H. Millers Nora Creina and Mrs. E. Orins Miss Carter. The fourth was the best supporting race, engaging sprinters of the better grade, with six accepting the issue to race three-quarters. Musical Jack, which has changed hands a few times, was among the heavily-backed choices and had the services of jockey Earl Dew. The first, titled the Belleau Woods Purse in which Nebraska-foals vied for honors, resulted formfully when Brown Banner made a show of her rivals, winning with plenty to spare over eight others which matched strides at three-quarters. In second place at the end was Ethel T., while third went to Seths Peel.
