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BRYSON FILLY WINS AGAIN « 1 — _ Stitches Captures Third Straight Purse at Fairmount Park. 1 First Favorite to "Win During Afternoon at Collinsville Course — Post Mistress and Tost Dispatelt Surprise. COLLI XSVIL.LE, 111.. June 27.— B. K. Brysons three-year-old filly Stitches, eon-tinuing to race in her best form, accounted for the Intelligencer Claiming Purse, fifth and principal race on the Fairmount Jockey Club program here this afternoon. Stitches was ridden to her fourth consecutive victory by the diminutive jockey A. Tiner and scored impressively from a fast band of sprinters. It was her third straight victory in a like number of starts in races at this meeting. Stitches ruled a pronounced favorite and was the first of the public choices to win during the afternoon and gave some aid to what otherwise would have been a disastrous day for the followers of the short-priced ones. Favorites were bowled over consistently. Stitches victory was accomplished over three-quarters and she vanquished V. M. Cains Aviator, B. Coggins" Adventuress and five other starters. Conditions for the sport were again ideal with a fast track and what was one of the largest mid-week crowds to attend during the present meeting, on hand. Stitches was slightly outpaced in her race to the stretch turn when Mazetta. Altura and Sut Sus exhibited the most early speed and raced closely lapped on one another in the lead. Adventuress and Stitches followed in close pursuit to the stretch, and when Mazetta and the others began quitting just after the turn into the home stretch. Stitches began gaining fast on the inside and fortunate in finding racing room was daringly ridden up into the lead by Tiner and after taking command, easily held sway to the end, holding Aviator safe in the final stages. Adventuress and Aviator also moved up fast in the final drive, came on the outside and passing the tiring leaders. Aviator got up in the final few yards for second place. Adventuress garnering the minor award. BLESS MBS IIEAKT GKADUATES. The Audley Farm Stables Bless Her Heart, ridden by C. ronc.e, accounted for the race for maiden two-year-olds and finally managed to graduate . into the winning class. The finish here was of the blanket variety, only noses separating Torn Cagwin. Mardion and Photograph at the finish, the three finishing a half length in the wake of the winner. Bless Her Heart showed much the most speed at all stages of the five-eighths and, after withstanding the challenges of Photograph and Mardoon, gamely kept her advantage in the final drive to win by a safe margin. Tom Cagwin raced along the inside, coming like a flash in th final eighth and, in a furious drive, just got up in the last stride to take second place. Mardoon was a prominent factor and held on well, but only las.ed for third place by a nose. Mardoon w?s the offending favorite, being backed with rare confidence considering the fact that he was a first-time starter. Ruth Gold, a strong favorite, and the heavily backed Meriwick were both disappointments in the opening race. Each of the well-played ones failed to get any portion of the purse and caused considerable loss at the very outset for the form players. C. W. Halls Post Mistress turned up winner when she raced in her best form to make every post a winning one throughout the five and a half furlongs dash. Ridden by F. Salus she sprinted into the lead after the start and. outrunning her rivals at every stage, outfinished the strong-challenging Forenoon at the end. Forenoon followed in closest pursuit and hold second place safe to the wire, managing to outstay Fortunate Mann. The latter, one of the lightly regarded outsiders, was so strongly persevered with by Farmelee on the inside in the stretch racing that he easily got up to down Meriwick and Ruth Gold for third place. BLAZE A DISAPPOINTMENT. Another favorite went down in defeat in the third race when J. B. Clohers lightly regarded Post Dispatch took the measure of S. Louis heavily supported Blaze, the latter racing to second place, while Nugent Brothers Coy wound up third. He was backed overwhelmingly and performed fairly well, but proved no match for the winner. Post Dispatch raced away from his rivals into a big lead after passing the far turn and, continuing well under good riding t i the stretch, had a good lead and was never in dangc from the fast-finishing Blaze. Although unable to make an inroad on the winners lead in the late stages. Blaze made a strong bid for honors in the final quarter, but only succeeded in proving much the best for second place. Coy raced forwardly and, seemingly beaten when entering the stretch, came again in the final drive and was best for third place. Botch had to race extremely wide in the last quarts and except for a serious loss of ground might have been more formidable. Furnishing still another upset and a defeat for another favorite, G. C. Miltons Body Guard won the" fourth race, in which nine good sprinters matched strides over five and a half furlongs. Black Agate was installed the public choice and after being in the lead entering the stretch he again quit and disappointed badly. Black Agate was not good eno igh for Body Guard and after losing the lead to the latter was then unable to outstay Louisville and Nashville.* The latter gave another of his good efforts and, after racing prominently throughout, lasted under hard riding by Parmelee to take second place. Rival and Alex Woodliffe w re also forward contenders that tired and were done in the stretch when the real racing began. Jockey L. Edwards had his first mount in some time and was the successful pilot of the winner.
