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TRIUMPH FOR REUTER SILKS » - — Boy Gibson Displays Winter Form at Collinsville Course. ♦ ■ Accounts for Jefferson Barracks Purse In Easy Fashion — MacFogle Second and Scarlet Brigade Third. COLLINSVILLE, 111.. June 25.— Two-year-olds held the center of the stage at Fair- mount Park again this afternoon and were called upon to furnish the feature race, which was named the Jefferson Barracks Turse. Seven youngsters matched strides in the five and a half furlongs condition affair, which gaw the colors of P. Reuter carried to an easy viclory by the stables good gelding Roy Gibson. The latter was one of New Orleans crack youngsters and is just now coming around to his best form here after a lay off occasioned by the closing of rac- j ing at the Crescent City tracks and the resumption of the sport here In May. Roy J Gibson has made a number of starts in which • • he performed fairly well, but it was not until | In his race this afternoon that he has shown any of the speed and good qualities that he displayed in the juvenile races at the Fair Grounds and Jefferson Park. Roy Gibson was piloted by jockey Dent Smith and scored just about as his rider . pleased, leading home Mrs. L. M. Holmes MacFoglo, the latter decisively best of the other starters. Scarlet Brigade, the favorite, met more than his match here and was always outpaced by the winntr and was unable to remain in front of MacFogle in the stretch racing and only lasted to secure third place. Petit Pan was also in the nature of a disappointment. Roy Gibson was hustled away into a long lead after the start and steadily increased his advantage in the first half mile of the race. Scarlet Brigade was In closest pursuit to the stretch turn and offered a challenge when MacFogle also moved up strongly three-sixteenths out, but Roy Gibson easily held them both safe to the finish. OPEXER TO VANQUISH. Maiden two-year-olds furnished the opening contest and a limit field of juveniles went to the post for the five and a half furlongs dash. W. C. Rcicherts Vanquish, finally placed favorably and given a fine ride by jockey J. Parmelee, was returned the winner in a driving finish, in which Vanquish was only up in the final strides to take the purse from Golden Art. The latter moved into the lead nearing the last eighth and began to loom up as the winner. However, Vanquish found racing room on the inside in the • etretch and then came like a flash along the Inner rail under Parmelees daring riding, overtaking Thistle Star and Golden Art to gain the decision in the last strides by a neck margin. Golden Art held on and secured second place, Thistle Star garnering third money. The Missouri Stables four-year-old filly Fallen Leaf, proved much the fleetest of the band of sprinters that started in the second race, a dash of three-quarters. Fallen Leaf was overlooked and proved a surprise. She raced into a good lead at the start and, continuing to hold sway under a hard ride, outran her opponents decisively and made every post a winning one. This race marked the resumption of the use of the Waite patented starting machine in the three-quarters chute. Forward Pass, a well supported favorite, ran a fairly good race and managed to secure Becond place, outstaying Doctor Glenn in the late stages. Forward Pass was a forward factor in the race, but ran out persistently on the turns and then came wide in the stretch, losing much ground, and he was hard pressed to outfinish Doctor Glenn. STARTLING IMPROVEMENT. Showing sudden and startling improvement over his recent efforts here, Denny Cooney, racing in the colors of E. McCuan, was the one to account for the mile race for three-year-olds. Ridden by M. Knight, Denny Cooney raced in a forward position until half way down the back stretch, and then rushing up to the leading Yargee in a resolute challenge, quickly and easily moved to the front and, continuing to race in good form, easily held a big advantage over his rivals to the end of the mile route. Thistle Arious raced in a bulldog fashion at all Stages and, after being a contender on the inside, then came to the outside of the others in the stretch and, in a long hard drive with Laudation, outstayed the latter In the final eighth for second place. Laudation made a strong rush to the leader as they swung into the stretch, but was held safe and tired thereafter. Thistle Arious was the favorite in this race. The race was marred somewhat when Jean Bond failed to leave with the others, being caught unprepared at the start. Another suddenly improved one landed in advance in the fourth race when Jay Mc-Namaras five-year-old Dubric just got up in the final stages of a mile and an eighth race to be winner from Elias B. by a head margin. Dubrics sadden success was not expected, as he was overlooked and paid big odds. Elias O. was a well-backed one and, when just a few yards from "the finish, looked all over the winner when he came up from behind Chief Sabattus and took the lead after a big saving of ground. Near the finish Dubric came like a flash when hard ridden by J. Ford, and managed to get up to outfinish Elias O. just as they reached the stand. Chief Sabattus set the early pace and easily remained in the lead until well into the last eighth in the stretch and, after disposing of Lucent, appeared able to continue in the van to the end, but he tired when the others chal-langed in the hard final drive and the best he could do was to save third place. *
