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FAIRMOUNT DERBY FALLS TO BUDDY BAUER Avenges Defeat of Bagenbaggage by Haste in Last Years Renewal Decisively Defeats Whiskery and Osmand Before One of the Largest and Most n nthusiastic thusiastic Racing Crowds COLLINSVILLE 111 June 4 Edward R Bradley had a satisfying revenge for the defeat of Bagenbaggage by Joseph E Wideners Haste last year when his Buddy Bauer under a perfect ride by Albert Johnson took down the second running of the Fairmount Derby this afternoon Just half a length back of the son of North Star III came Harry Payne Whitneys Whiskery winner of the Kentucky Derby and still three lengths further away was Mr Wideners Osmand the gelding with which he had hoped to duplicate the victory of Haste HasteIt It was a great rewenal of the Derby and never was there a more enthusiastic gathering on any race course While the horses were parading to the post the monster crowd broke all bounds and the police were unable to check the rush to the infield that continued until the horses were at the post and almost until the field was charging down the stretch The spacious grounds were crowded to capacity and there was a day of summer warmth to make it an ideal occasion for tho sport sportAnd And while Buddy Bauer proved his qual ¬ ity beyond all question by his sterling vic ¬ tory a measure of praise yoes to Albert Johnson and his faultless Handling of the colt coltWhiskery Whiskery is also entitled to high praise for the reason that he was giving away eight pounds and met with some interference in the running As for Osmand the convic ¬ tion was forced that a mile and a quarter is a bit beyond him for he was tiring badly while Jock after his great showing in the Kentucky Derby quit badly after showing the racingJock way under restraint in the early racing Jock had started once to be an easy winner and Rolled Stocking in two starts since the Kentucky Derby had nosed out Noreaster in a seveneighths mile sprint and had been beaten a nose by Boon Companion over the mile route With such a company it is small wonder that the field had many a favored one with the crowd but Osmand appeared to be more in demand than the others for ho had given Whiskery a stern battle under equal weights at Churchill Downs and he was meeting him today with an advantage of eight pounds poundsRolled Rolled Stocking seemed to be the choice of the big crowd of Kentuckians on hand for it was argued that the son of Pennant had improved considerably since his Ken ¬ tucky Derby performance performanceRACE RACE WORTH 24400 24400Buddy Buddy Bauers success enriched E R Bradley by 24400 The owner was not hero to witness the success of his representative representativeWhile While the time 205 was considerably slower than Hastes record of 20 still it was a meritorous effort from a time stand ¬ point as the track was still dull from tho ram of preceding days and also from the showers morningThe that fell this morning The second running of the Fairmount Derby was even more colorful than the in ¬ augural when Haste was home to beat Bag ¬ enbaggage after a spirited drive Todays crowd included wealth fashion and society in addition to the staid personages in th business world and political spheres spheresThe The weather man cooperated also for the occasion and furnished his best brand the day being ideal for outdoor sport and the sunshine and warmth following the bleak cold weather that hay prevailed during tha week was decidedly welcoro welcoroThe The clubhouse contingent made the most of the occasion To most of the occupants in this exclusive section Derby day is an annual event a society occasion that must be observed and they entered into the spirit of the affair with zest zestThe The specious rounds began filling it an early hour All roads from St Louis led to Iiirmount Park and at times tin highways lering to the track ver congested and Lave the highway patrol an excuse to keep tho traffic on the move AH other roads besides tht main arteries were made use of and relieved the congestion considerably considerablyINTERESTING INTERESTING CLUIIIIOUSK ttKOUl ttKOUlAn An interesting group in the clubhouse that attracted wide attention from the others an1 seined to enjoy the racing in wholesome lishion comprised Lieutvnant Governor Sterling of Illinois Secretary of fit Km mcrson and Senator Kdvard II ngies whise dilig3iit effort on behalf of the racing bill did much towards its successful enactment Continued on tlilrtcntli pagr BUDDY BAUER WINNER Continued from first pare The Derby naturally overshadowed tre other offerings of the afternoon and inter ¬ est mainl ycentered in its decision decisionThe The Midwest Purse at one mile which served as the secondary feature furnished a big upset by the failure of Almadel an out ¬ standing favorite Almadels elimination was complete after he had gone threequarters At this stage he had figured extensively and had moved into the lead when he suddenly tired and the finish found him many lengths in the wake of the others The winner turned up in Hornsby which fought it out deter ¬ minedly with Sea Rocket and won by half a length Following the pair closely came Mallards Memory which in the earlier stages had engaged Reputation in a strenu ¬ ous task of pacemaking that resulted dis aaterously for the latter Jack Horgan and Shadowdale were troubled with symptoms of soreness on the way to the barrier and they raced in keeping with their condition and were far out of it itPoland Poland making his initial start of the meeting annexed the opening number in com ¬ manding fashion leading the eleven others that essayed conclusions with him and he won well in hand Queen of Allah coming with much determination through the stretch landed in second place and Starless finished third The favorite Fallen Leaf began re ¬ tiring after reaching the stretch and Becky Sue and Gay Hallie two qthers that were given considerable attention were hopelessly out of it when the start came cameThe The second race resulted in one of those thrilling finishes that come occasionally and which holds the crowd in a frenzy On this occasion Frank Fullen Homewood and Cleora furnished the thrill Frank Fullen coming with a terrific rush in the last few strides to get up to win by a nose Home wood which had fought it out strenuously with Cleora in the early stages succeeded in taking second place by a matter of inches It was lucky that Frank Fullen secured rac ¬ ing room in the last sixteenth nnd this enabled him to slip through on the inside to win winAnother Another close finish came in the third race when the race ended with SwcepNet a nose in advance of Gloria Quayle after a spirited battle in the last sixteenth Talequa finished third The winner always showed the most speed and was closely pursued by Gloria Quayle The latter was going fastest at the end and would have won in another stride Talequa which attracted much support raced well up for half a mile but thereafter began tiring and also sulked He bore out sharply in the stretch Thero was considerable activity about Letter Six in the race but the bad riding he had caused him to be out of it at all stages
