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UNEXPECTED RESULT 4 Twinkling Surprises by Beating Audley Farm Representative. Carries Black Silks of R. Nicholas Home First in the St. Clair Country Club Purse. .... GOLLINSVILLE, 111., June 20. Summerlike weather prevailed for the sport at Fair-mount Park this afternoon and the program of interesting and hard-fought contests was witnessed by a large turnout of the racing . enthusiasts from nearby St. Louis and the thriving little cities in the vicinity of the course. The place of honor on the card was given to the St. Clair Country Club Purse, a ,200 condition affair, attracting eight capable three-year-old sprinters to the post. The result -was a surprise when the lightly regarded Twinkling, carrying the black silks of Nicholas, and ridden by jockey C. Yates, vanquished the Audley Farm pair of overwhelming favorites, Purple Pirate and The Major, and at the finish was safely in advance of the Brown Shasta Stock Farms Shasta Bullet, also well backed, the latter taking second place, while Mrs. R. M. Hoots" speedy Beggar Boy was third. The Major and Purple Pirate finished next in order, badly beaten favorites. Purple Pirate and The Major were outpaced most of the way, Beggar Boy and Twinkling setting and forcing the pace between them from the start, Twinkling having to come from behind Beggar Boy on reaching the last eighth, overhauling him to win by a safe margin. Shasta Bullet, interfered with in the early stages, found racing room near the end and raced into second place, outstaying Beggar Boy. CANDY STAB. WINS. The Monroe Purse, another allowance race, and following the feature, proved a more popular attraction, and gave the fans another opportunity to observe H. T. Archibalds sparkling filly Candy Star. Candy Star, one of the holders of the track record for the mile at Fairmount Park, having recently equalled the time record for the distance here, met strong opposition in her race today, but was again returned the winner, taking into camp Mrs. W. F. Mee-hans Ruanc, the Audley Farm Stables Mallards Memory and four other good ones, including C. A. Coyles Edward Gray, which, along with Prickly Heat and Candy Star, are the joint holders of the record for the one mile. Large fields during the afternoon made for rough racing, much crowding and interference resulting among the starters in the earlier races. Twelve lowly ones went to the post for the intial race of three-quarters, and .-H. G. Bedwells Fortell had an easy time of it, leading his opponents easily from start to finish, and scored by many lengths from Mrs. J. T. Carrolls Spats, while Lamp-ward was awarded third place. Blue Granite was the favored one here, but he was unable to .keep the pace with the leaders. Finishing with a rush, however, in the last eighth, he would have proved formidable at a longer distance. GKETA GRADUATES. The daily race for maiden two-year-olds resulted in the graduation of E. J. Connells Greta, a St. Rock filly, into the winning class when she took the measure of the ordinary field which started in a dash of five-eightlis. Alma, from the Audley Farm Stable, showed suddenly improved form and, after racing close up all the way, finished second. Lady Welcome, an early laggard, got up in the final stages to take third place. Greta came from behind the leaders, to take the lead in the stretch and, after straightening out for home, won easily as her rider pleased, when the leaders tired in the last eighth. Gold Boots set the pace to the stretch, then tired. Greta was the favorite. There was also twelve starters in the third race a mile and a sixteenth contest, which brought out another field of ordinary ones. J. J. Corcorans Plain Dealer, racing coupled in the field, proved much the best and scored over Tazewell, while Nani-Hawaii, the early pacemaker, and one of the choices, wound up in third position. Plain Dealer was slow to get started and raced well-back for the first half mile, then jockey Elston began urging him forward and the ultimate winner soon wore down his opponents one by one and, when the stretch was reacned, passed Nani-Hawaii into the lead and held safe the challenge of Tazewell to the end, winning by a Bafe margin. The field was well backed, with the presence of Plain Dealer In this combination, and his success was widely anticipated by the bettors.
