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y v A f x I Pr omp s Gal Visits Winners Circle Raffelman Mare Finds Slow Course to Liking Jockey Bailey Stars With Triple TripleSPORTSMANS SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 7 Pricking her ears in derision Nathan L Raffelmans Pomps Gal was a laughing victress over her eight rivals in the featured sevenfurlong Brown Wisdom Purse fol ¬ lowed three and onehalf lengths behind by William H Bishops May Fly who was a length before Mrs J L Chesneys Play Hands with Sand Storm fourth A S Hig gins ancient campaigner Quizzle on the comeback road after a years retirement could not reach a satisfactory stride for the running and finished next to last Pomps Gal revenged her unlucky defeat in the United Charities of Chicago Purse to a pay ¬ off of 560 and ran the distance in 131 131The The attendance and mutuel wagering Increased in proportion with the clearing skies and rising temperatures after the miserably murky weather suffered here yes ¬ terday Despite Old Sols attempt to dry the racing strip between the fleeting clouds the track could be called no better than slow wth damp clumps of dirt clinging to the trailers on their return to the un ¬ saddling enclosure enclosureRidden Ridden by Norman NormanThe The Chicagoowned Pomps Gal was nicely handled by apprentice Darl Norman who seemed as proud as the trainerhorse combination at their achievement Hustled out of the gate in front the Pomponius mare wassettled in third position close be ¬ hind Play Hands and Sand Storm around the first turn moving into the backstretch Norman urged Pomps Gal to the lead and Increased her command at will May Fly came from some distance back after racing wide around the first turn and finished fast to dispose of the remainder Play Hands also turned in a good effort but was unable to keep a game heart when headed by the winner winnerJockey Jockey Anthony Skoronski appeared back in stride after having been unable toride a winner since his four victories on Wednes ¬ days program bringing home the oddson choice Midnight Oil in the sevenfurlong fifth race J McElroys racer must have given his many backers a moment of dis ¬ traction when unable to race in the first flight during the early stages being ex ¬ pected by the majority to set the pace from b ° ginning to end Midnight Oil was hard ridden while working his way forward be ¬ tween horses horsesGypsy Gypsy Actress Baileys Third in Row RowAfter After setting his sights on the pacesetting Wilt Thou Midnight Oil knew his duty and asserted himself with authority after pass ¬ ing the halfmile marker The son of Rhodes Scholar was easily best at the end by three and a quarter lengths but was not an easy winner being hustled to the final run with Skoronski taking no chances Ariel Pal held safe his position as runnerup while Wilt Thou failed to hold third from the evengoing Federal Agent AgentPaul Paul J Bailey scored with his third con ¬ secutive triumph in the fourth race astride Frank P Aimes stoutfinishing Gypsy Actress who was awarded a nose decision over the favored racer Wrakf air Two and onequarter lengths behind Willard T Beez leys performer came Duolc who narrowly garnered fourth money from the faltering Autumn Night NightBailey Bailey had to keep right after the five yearold daughter of Stagehand while rac ¬ ing in the middle of the pack which was strung out eight horses abreast across the racing strip the first time by the stands Gypsy Actress kept an even gait while the leaders were battling for position and racers were shifting positions back and forth After rounding the final turn Bailey punished Gypsy Actress in earnest while bringing her out into the best going in the middle of the track and managed to be up in the final strides For her spirited effort Gypsy Act ¬ ress was awarded a mutuel of 1840 1840Bailey Bailey had less difficulty astride H H Wilsons Sky Roamer in the third race bringing the threeyearold into command at leisure rounding the stretch turn and holding safe Subscriber while drifting Nin under urging Subscriber had sprinted into command at the half but could not match strides with the winner although being bothered slightly wheh that racer came over in front ot him through the stretch An ¬ thony Skoronski astride Subscriber claimed it foul which the stewards did not allow allowSky Sky Roamer was overlooked for his five furlong sprint in lieu of Ess Kay and Sub ¬ scriber He paid 4tol Happy Doe was the medium of Baileys tf irst win being nicely handled to the ap ¬ proval of the public reaching the end of the seven furlongs a length before Raffle House With Queen Jody a tiring third thirdC C A Tanners filly returned 660 and completed a 4080 Daily Double coupled with C W PershaUs Wampum in the first ace who paid 1160 straight
