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FAIRMOUNTS PLATER DAY * Unexpected Itesults in Exciting Afternoon of Sport. ♦ - Toreher Furnishes Outstanding Upset by D feat: ii g lady Fanshawe — Large Crowd Witnesses Races. »~ COLLINSVILLE. 111., June 15.— Claiming races predominated on the program arranged for todays racing at Fairmount Park and all of the races decided, with the exception of the fourth, for two-year-olds, had the claiming clause attached to the conditions. Instead of this condition bringing ahout routine racing, as might he anticipated, sport of the best caliber, with exciting finishes, was the rule and made for another enjoyable afternoon for the patrons of Fairmount Park. The attendance was again of large proportions when the best crowd of the present week was on hand and betting activities had a lively increase. Perfect weather and track conditions prevailed. K. K. Major, Sr.s, five-year-old gelding Toreher was responsible for furnishing the outstanding surprise of the day when he reached the finish of the mile and a sixteenth fifth race a safe margin in advance of R. S. Clarks Lady Fanshawe, thereby taking the purse and unexpectedly upsetting the calculations. Torclicr was but little thought of and was passed up by the players for several of the others which were well backed and long odds were returned the fortunate backer-; of the winner. Lady Fanshawe, also an outsider, raced into second place, holding safi- and out finishing the tiring Dr. Larrabee, which finished third. Duckweed was the defeated favorite in the race which Toreher accounted for, while Dr. Larrabee, Ramble and Chief Snbattus were also well supported and were offenders. Jockey A. finer was the saddle star of the afternoon, scoring a double for himself when he successfully rode the winners of the first two races. VICTORY FOR IT. G. BEDWELI,. There was a H. G. Bedwell victory in the first race when that stables three-year-old filly Fair Lark, well ridden by the apprentice A. Tiner. raced to r.n easy victory over Intense, Idealia and six other ordinary ones, including the recent winner Mother of Pearl, the latter ruling favorite. Mother of Pearl was only slightly more in demand than the winner, Fair Lark having practically as much public support as did Mother of Pearl. Cris-pie Seth was the one to cot the pace and did bo, holding a good load to the last eisrhth, with Mother of Pearl, Idealia and Fair Lark strung out in the order named. At the eighth post in the stretch Crispie Seth gave way and at this stage Fair Lark made a strong bid outside and, quickly racing past Idealia and Mother of Pearl, easily disposed of Crispie Seth and won by a two-lengths margin. The Capitol Stable earned its first purse in some time when the six-year-old Alex Woodliffe made good in the three-quarters second race. E. McCuans Ruth Gold, making her first appearance under colors since last fall at Lexington, put forth a good effort to land second place. W. F. Hausmans Red Blaze wound up in third place. Alex Woodliffe was the favorite. The winner moved into the lead soon after the start and made every post a winning one, refusing to permit Ruth Gold to mak » any inroad upon his advantage and he kept her safe to the end, winning safely. SOUTHERN KISS TRIPLE WINNER. The B. B. Rice successes continue and Southern Kiss became a triple winner at the meeting when she raced a mile in 1:49%, to be victress in the third race, which attracted seven fillies and mares. Southern Kiss landed in advance of P. O. Andersons three-ycar-oltl Mon?ague, while L. Gentrys Grierdilda finished third. Southern Kiss was restrained by Cavens for the first five-eighths, but suddenly rushed up to the leaders on the far turn and then, challenging the leading Moncague in the stretch, took a slight lead on the outside and managed to hold Moneague safe to the finish in a strenuous drive. Denny Cooney. one of the starters in the first race found a new home, EL Median claiming him from M. P. Caruso for ,000. J. C. Milans Scarlet Brigade furnished the only big surprise when that youngster got home in advance of Josephine II., a first-time starter, and Dare Devil, that pair accounting for second and third places in the fourth race, a dash of five-eighths, for maiden two-year-olds. Ten went to the post and the winner promptly assumed a big lead right after the start and continued to hold sway in a decisive manner to the stretch and when never seriously threatened won easing up. Josephine II. raced coupled with Jessie Carey, that pair comprising the Oakland Farms Stable entry. Anotiier mishap occurred to one of the Three Ds Stock Farm Stables horses in this race when Hatonden was racing right up with the leaden near the far turn when suddenly the colt took a faulty stride, giving the rider the impression that he was probably cut down, and Eaton-den was pulled up at the finish. Eatonden was installed a well-backed favorite and was ridden by jockey L. Morris.
