The San Francisco call., 1904-07-29
Kurtzman Takes the COmpe-
tition Stakes After a Sen
satiOnal Drive.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, July PA good-sized
crowd was in attendance at Hawthorne
to-day, the Competition stakes, with
the best Of the two-year-olds entered,
being the attracting magnet The sixth
race was declared off, and a selling
race at six furlongs was substituted,
for which there were twelve entries.
The track had dried out considerably
and was a little lumpy, but not heavy.
Kurtzman, the stable companion of
English Lad, won the stake in a sensa-
tional drive the full length of the
stretch. At the wire he was drawing
away from the Ellison entry, Miss Inez
and John Smulski. Jockey Dominick,
who rode the Cook colt, put up a mar
velous exhibition, and with the colt
showing bulldog gameness he came
from a long way back to the head
of the stretch and amid tremendous
cheering crossed the line a good winner
and annexed the prize Of S237O, the
value of the stake to the first horse.
The Ellison entry, Miss Inez and John
Smulski. were heavily played favorites
at to 5. allowing the price on Kurtz-
man to drift up as high as to 2, clos
ing at II to 8. Summary:
FIRST RACE-Five furlongs; two-year-old
maidens; purse;
Betting. Horse. Weight, Jockey St. 4 Fin
8 to Tom Shelly, 10 lKnapp); 16 -
SO TO 1-Wadden II,111 F1nnegan) Al 81
Time, 1: :O3. Start good. Won easily. Win
Siss Lee los, The Gadhy Ill. Proprietor 11S,
J. B. Smith i'll, Janeta 112, Rather Royal Ill,
Little MIrthful us Rathskeller Ill. finished
as named.
SECOND RACE-seven furlongs; three-year-
Betting. Horse, Weight Jockey St g Fin.
) TO 2-Orfeo, 1o6 HelgeseD 41151
20 to 1-Watermelon' 80. 90 (Pisrato SI1a2
Time 1 80 2-5. Start good. Won handily.
Winner, E; Corrigan, b; g. a. by orsina-
10i. Olympian III. haywood 100. Safeguard IO1,
Pearl Diver 104, finished as named.
THIRD RAcE-Five and half furlongs;
two-year-olds Competition stakes:
Betting Horse. Weight. Jockey. St y Fin.
II to 5-Kurtzmann' ,12 l2S % Dominic 3 30 II
6 to Join Join smuiski n 122 cHoarj p IS
Time 1:o1 Is. Start good. Won driving.
Marion G. Devout los, Gold Enamel la, in-
ished as named.
FOURTH RACE-one mile; three year olds;
Betting Horse. Weight. Jockey St q Fin.
3 to 2-Apple. 103 (Oregar). 2 3h IA
II 10 5-sweetIe, % (Aubuchon).. 8 "a 221l
10 1-Wenrick. 1OI (Mhler)-... 10 pa
Time 1:42 2-5. start good. Won easily.
Hattie Trowbridge. Redman 105. Freedman
1O9. Langford James 104. Jim Tyrrell 101 Co
hassett 1o4, finished as named.
FIFTH RACE-One a quarter miles; four
year-Olds and up; selling;
Betting. Horse. Weight, Jockey. St. q Fin.
to Mai. Mansir. 101 CAbchn) A 315
to 5-Rossmond 105 (Oregar).. 1 2n 2 y.
IS TO 1-Valeat, 1O2 CMcBride) -. 3 13 "a
Time, 2:11. Start good. Won easily. Win
ner s c. Hildreth's b. g. 90 by Eothen- Vol
Au Vent. Tom Han 1o2 John McGurk 1o2,
Wing Dance 104 finished named.
SIXTH RACE-Six furlongs; three year-olds
and up selling:
Betting Horse Weight. Jockey. ST. q Fin.
s to Ida Davis. 50 (Oregar). -. 3 1 3h1
TO Mr.. Farnum. 100 Lvngstn) 20 22
4 to 5-Soufriere 104 CMiller)-...7 AZ 35
Time, 115 3-5. Start good. Won easily.
Winner. J. c Rogers b. f. 81 by G. w.
Johnson Preference General Steward 96. OAK
aca "a Armorer 90, Excentral 50. Manzano
105. Mamsele 103. Evander 107, Blue Miracle
100. Myron Dale 05, finished as named.