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Cherry Trifle Is Along In Time for Nose Score Receives Nod Over Three Clovers In Photo Finish at Sportsmans CICERO, 111., May 2.— Mrs. L. B. Mus-chals colorbearer, Cherry Trifle, came from far back to win the Sportsmans Park Handicap, feature event of todays eight-race program. Unable to keep up in the early stages, the game son of Questionnaire and Cherry Tart was taken to the outside rounding the far turn, and under a drive by jockey D. MacAndrew all through the last furlong, got up in the final stride to nose out Three Clovers for the major portion of the ,300 purse. Cherry Trifle ran the fastest seven furlongs of the current meeting to account for the feature event, time for the distance was 1:29 5. The winner returned 5.80 for each . Three Clovers, racing in the silks of R. G. Whittington, was second, while the show end of the purse was a dead-heat between the favorite, Vinum, and Equistar. Another large crowd was in attendance to view the eight-race program presented by the Sportsmans Park management. This course has always been a favorite with the Chicago fans, although it is a half-mile oval. Deep End, a seven-year-old gelding from the stable of W. Parman, made it his second victory in a row when he romped home an easy winner in the third race. Apprentice J. Higley kept his mount well up in the early stages and when ready, took him to the outside, wore down Midluck a furlong out and, under mild urging, came on to win by a five-length lead over .Axelson. The latter came from well back, while saving ground to take the place. Midluck just lasted to save the show, although Continued on Page Ten Cherry Trifle Is Along In Time for Nose Score « Continued from Page One tiring. Deep End, an outsider in the wagering, paid his backers 5.20. Bellcoda, a three-year-old filly from the W. F. Mannagh stable, led the entire distance of the opening event, to win by two lengths over a field of 10 contestants. This game daughter of Flying Heels and Karna-tah, ridden by W. Gillespie, one of the leading apprentices at this meeting, took command soon after the start and, under mild urging, finished with plenty left. Arched, racing in a forward position throughout, finished four lengths in front of Gray Ethel to get the place. A serious accident was avoided during the running of the first race when D. Mac-Andrew, was was aboard Millfang, eased his mount up to let the field pass, after he had broken down. Millfang was running second when he broke down. Wah-lune, who was running well back, ran into Millfang and unseated M. J. Haycock. Haycock suffered a leg bruise and canceled his one remaining mount, Midluck, in the third race. Cirio carried the silks of the Californian, W. Parman, to victory in the fourth race, which made it the second time in the afternoon that the Parman colors flashed over the wire in front. The three-year-old gelded son of Royal Minstrel was rated back of the early pace to the final quarter mile, then rushed up on the outside and, although trying to bear out, was put to a drive by apprentice J. Higley and just lasted to hold the swiftly closing Distant Isle. The latter closed strongly while saving ground to finish three lengths in front of Masculine, who finished in third place. This made it two winners for apprentice Higley, as he also rode Deep End to victory in the third event.
