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FAIRMOUNT PARK NOTES COLLINSVILLE 111 June 7 General manager C BFUQC Head gave or ¬ ders for the construction of a fortyeight stall stable at once Building on It will begin tomorrow and it is expected it will be com ¬ pleted in a week At the close of the meeting there will be constructed five more stables of fortyeight stalls each They will be ready for occupancy at the next meeting and the 2SS additional stalls will help materially in providing accommodations for many owners desirous of shipping here t tInterest Interest in the Fairmount Derby s already intense though the running of the race la still nearly two weeks off Antipost bettinff on the play or pay basis has been going on for sometime here Bagenbaggages vic ¬ tory in the Latonia Derby has caused him to be an outstanding favorite His odds have been reduced to 3 to 2 Boot to Boot is quoted at 3 to 1 and Macaw and Rhinock are held at 6 to 1 each Prince Charles has been given support and so has Champ D Mars MarsT T R Carson bought privately Marsdale and he raced in his colors in the last race Tomorrows fifth race will be named in honor of the Hotel Greeters of America which organization is now in the midst of its annual convention in St Louis The owner of the winner in addition to the winning share of the 1200 purse will receive a beautiful sterling silver trophy properly in ¬ scribed as a testimonial of the interest the Hotel Greeters of America hold for the sport of racing racingTrainer Trainer Fred Kraft in charge of Carlaris had that crack colt out on the track again Monday morning and after a limbering up gallop of a couple of miles sent him along a quarter at moderate speed The colt covered the distance in 24 hard held Trainer Kraft is of the opinion that Carlaris has fully recovered and the colt will from now on be put through an intensive course of training to fit him for his numerous engagements engagementsF F Taylor departed for Omaha where he will ride for C B Irwin IrwinI I It is doubtful if the nominations for any anystake stake race here has drawn a better field of ofpotential potential starters than has the Hotel Statler I StatlerI Handicap to be contested at Fairmount Park next Saturday It is expected that a dozen dozeni i will contest with the top weighted Captain Hal which the handicappers have assigned 137 pounds to carry for a mile and one onesixteenth sixteenth While many a horse owner would woulddecline decline under such weight conditions it is isdoubtless doubtless the intention of owner Kaiser to tofind find just how good his black marvel is at atpresent present His record breaking races here hereprovide provide no true line on Captain Hals ability abilityfor for in neither of them has he been fully fullyextended extended
