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OFF-DAY AT COLLINSVILLE • Waite Stall Gate Used in Second and Fifth Races. » Rundark Scores in First Race After Stirring Stretch Drive— The Orleanlan Best in Fifth Race. COLLINSVILLE, 111., June 11.— Today being an off day at Fairmount Park, the entire program consisted only of claiming races, in which an opportunity was afforded some of the lesser grade platers an opportunity to earn purses. No outstanding feature attraction was arranged, but this did not serve to detract from the interest shown in the sport by the patrons, for another large crowd was on hand to witness the deciding of todays races and those in attendance witnessed interesting and hard fought racing in all of the races. For the first time during the meeting the Waite patented stall gate was used for a start other than at three-quarters when in the second race it was brought up to the five and a half furlongs starting point and the field in that race was dispatched from the machine. The starting device was also used in making the start of the fifth race, which was a mile and a sixteenth contest beginning right in front of the grandstand, and the spectators had their first opportunity to witness the use of the starting machine at close up range. Good starts were effected out of the device throughout the afternoon. Managing director M. J. Winn was in co-ferencs with general manager C. Bruce Head at Fairmount Park this morning and spent the afternoon with a party of friends and officials of the track in the club house. Pieasant weather conditions prevailed for the sport this afternoon and added to the enjoyment afforded the goodly crowd which attended. The crowd was furnished a big thrill in the opening race with the finish being so close as to necessitate the official placings before the winners were determined. Rundark, Doctor Glenn and The Cocoon arrived at the finish simultaneously and so closely lapped on one another that the spectators were kept in a high pitch of excitement until the final strides were made and the placings posted. Rundark, the favorite, just succeeded in getting up in the final few yards to head Doctor Glenn. The latter had set the pace from the start to right near the finish. Rundark overtook Doctor Glenn while just a few yards from the end, but did not succeed in finally vanquishing him until the last stride. Doctor Glenn tired slightly when Rundark challenged and it was only by inches that Doctor Glenn lasted to outfinish The Cocoon for second place. Wild Bill was a forward factor in this racing just a head in the wake of the Continued on twenty-fourth page. 1 OFF-DAY AT COLLINSVILLE Continued from first page. leader until inside the last sixteenth, w.iere he began tiring and dropped back. A very ordinary and lowly band of maiden three-year-olds and upward furnished the contest in* the second race, at five and a half furlongs and the start of this race was made from the machine, that contraption being moved from the three-quarters starting point into position at the five and a half furlongs barrier. The outcome of the test was an easily accomplished victory for E. McCuans three-year-old filly Mother of Pearl, this one making a runaway affair of it throughout, when she led by a decisive margin at every post, ultimately winning in a canter by six lengths. Master Eddie, one of the rank outsiders, surprised by racing into second place in the stretch and he held Penguin safe for that award to the finish. Penguin, which attracted much the most attention, failed to figure up to expectations and was a lucky third, when finally able to get through in the stretch to finish going fast, but too late to offer serious opposition to the first two. Another favorite performed to the satisfaction of the form players when Rival, heavily backed choice for the third race, scored a victory for the Mrs. L. M. Holmes Stable, winning almost as easily as did Mother of Pearl in the second race. Rival raced in his best form and, after overtaking Booze Beyer as they made the far turn, the eventual winner then moved far away into a big lead and, continuing to hold sway decisively, came to the finish five lengths before Snakebite to win as his rider pleased. Snakebite was always a strong contender and also easily disposed of Booze Beyer when in the stretch, but began tiring slightly near the end and was hard ridden to outstay Coral Reef for second place. Coral Reef gave a fine effort when after he was outpaced to the stretch, the veteran sprinter moved on the outside with a rush, flashed past the others in the final eighth and would have overhauled Snakebite at a slightly longer distance. Booze Beyer set the early pace in this race and was close up to the last turn when he quit almost to a walk near the end. Another dash of three-quarters mile, brought out a field of ten starters for the fourth race on the card, and the favorite in this performed well when Polante, second choice in the betting, succeeded in leading home Love Pirate, the latter the favorite. Love Pirate was easily best for second place, while third was the award of the lightly-backed outsider First Pick. Love Pirate was away into a good lead after the start, while Polante and Kama raced close in her pursuit Polante reached the leader at the stretch turn and, making a strong challenge in the last eighth, passed by Love Pirate into a short lead. Polante held sway for the remainer of the distance, but had to be hard ridden to outfinish Love Pirate. Love Pirate held on well after being headed in the stretch by the winner and had no trouble besting the others for second place. Nama was done in the stretch, and it was then that First Pick moved into third place, holding it thereafter. L Gentrys recent acquisition, the three-year-old The Orleanian, raced to his second straight victory at this track when he scored in the fifth, bringing out a field of seven ordinary ones to try conclusions at a mile and a sixteenth. The Orleanian was a safe winner from Scotland Forever, which landed in second place, while Famine was the one to secure the short end of the purse. Scotland Forever, strongly backed, ruled favorite over The Orleanian, only slightl; , as there was almost as much attention given the winner.
