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EASY FOR COL BOARD » Finds Little Trouble Winning the Tri-City Purse. ♦ Lathrop Beats Gatewood in Close Finish — Candy Star Scores for H. T. Archibald. COLLINSVILLE. Til.. June 21.-After Saturdays immense attendance the generous one at IVairmount Park Monday appeared decidedly small, but it was a surprisingly extensive one at that. They witnessed some excellent sport even if surprises came frequently as a result of choices going down to defeat steadily. Well matched starters contested the various races. The outstanding offering was at threo-quarters. The Tri-City Purse, which brought to the post seven well regarded ones to race for the purse of ,200. It resulted in an easy score for Col. Board which, racing in his best form and backed in confident fashion, registered as his rider pleased after disposing of the locally owned Chief Uncas. Col. Board, after taking his long lead in managed to retain third place by outstaying the fast coming Childs Play. Chief Uneas managed to retain third place by outstaying Bradleys Toney. The closest finisli of the afternoon to thrill the big crowd came in the fourth race when Lathrop, owned by W. K. Harrine*. -i of St. Louis, earned the first purse that his owner has had to his credit in manjf months. Lathrop just beat home Catewood with Denizen following. EDWARD OKAY DISAPPOINTS. The disappointment of the race was Edward Cray. He was a prohibitive favorite and failed to get a portion of the purse. ODonnells interference contributed largely to his failure. ODonnell was astride Denizen and he began carrying Kdward Cray wide at the first turn and later subjected him to additional interference. The public made an auspicious beginning when it concentrated on Nimrod as the likely one to land the opener which brought a dozen of the more humbler here. Nimrod raced in his best style and, displaying the most speed, showed the way to the others from the start and won well in hand from Botarian. an outsider, which raced surprisingly well and gamely outstayed the fast finishing Lew Pope. The latter dwelt at the start, and Pool elected to ride him wide for the entire distance. He came with a tremendous rush through the stretch but just mssed getting second place by the margin of inches. Princess Darrell and Shasta Box were the disappointments. Both performed ordinarily. W. Phillips, owner of Lew Pope, claimed Princess Darrell out of the race at a cost of ,500. COYNE FURNISHES UPSET. Coyne furnished an upset in the second race by his failure to stall off the determined challenge of Island Fairy. The latter was making her first start in the colors of H. H. Chopin, who bought her recently from Sam Louis at private terms. Coyne displayed high speed and flattered his numerous backers extensively for three-quarters of the mile and a sixteenth journey, but he tired fast in the stretch and it enabled Island Fairy, his nearest pursuer, to move away steadily in the last sixteenth. Under hard urging oyne managed to outstay Dr. T. S. Dabney for second place. The margin between the pair was small. The others in the race did not figure seriously at any time. Candy Star carried H. Teller Archibalds colors to a victory over some good youngsters that started in the third race. The dimuni-tive R. Jones gave her a rousing ride and she held Prevail safe for the entire distance. The latter was a pronounced favorite and had no mishaps, simply not being good enough. Captain Applejack coming with a great rush outstayed Ada Martin for third place. Shasta Craney and Cold Heels, early factors tired fast when it came to the actual racing in the stretch. The fourth race developed another upset in the defeat of Edward Cray, which failed of getting a part of the purse. The finish was one of the closest of the meeting, with l.athrop just succeeding in outstaying Catewood. The latter contributed to his own defeat by faulty post actions, which caused him to be away slowly, and he had to race wide for part of the time. Denizen finished in third place, and it was mainly due to the rough tactics of ODonnell that he did so. He forced Edward Cray wide at the first turn and also further impeded him later. Edward Cray had to race wide, and he seemed to tire in the stretch run. The Chula Vista Stables Beauty Star was backed to the exclusion of the other starters in the sixth race and she made good in handy f— hi— after wearing down Double Quick, which had been the leader for half a mile. The last sixteenth found Philpot having Beauty Star well in hand and watching the futile efforts of Froggatte on IHmble Quirk. Tommy Foster, well handled, held the others safe and finished in third place.
