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FEATURE TO GREENOCK ♦ V. Sutros Colors in Front in Cot linsville Handicap. ♦ Blackwood Second and Shasta Lad Third in Inaugural Attraction at Fairmount Park. ♦ COLLINSVILLE. I1L, May 25.— V. Sutroa Greenock, acquired recently through the claiming route and, making his initial appearance at this track, scored a hollow victory in the Collinsville Handicap over some good sprinters and placed ,870 to his owners credit. Blackwood, shipped here from Louisville to start in the race and to be shipped to Chicago tonight, finished in second place, with McTinkle beating Shasta Lad for third place, the latter the winner of last years renewal of the race. The three-quarters was run in 1:12%. Eleven started in the race. The Audley Farms Bobashela was a pronounced favorite, but he finished far back, due mostly to the poor ride he received and also to being away poorly. The start was a ragged one, Judge Murphy, by his bad post behavior, causing a delay and being practically left. Greenock, with a good display of speed, readily moved into command and, holding on in game fashion, increased his advantage steadily and in the last sixteenth was well in hand. Blackwood suffered interference in the early stages, but, under hustling tactics, continued steadily and when clear in the last eighth, sprinted fast and drew clear of the others, but was no match for the winner. McTinkle was always prominent, but was caught in a jam which caused him to be in difficulty for a brief period. He finally secured racing room in the stretch. Shasta Lad also showed a good effort, but suffered interference to the stretch, where he came with a good display of speed. Shasta Lad had considerable backing in the race. AUSPICIOUS START. Racing got under way today in auspicious fashion and gives promise that the present thirty-seven-day term of summer racing will exceed by far the success expected for the meeting. This is based on the fact that the attendance and interest was much greater than has been noted on former openings and this, too, in spite of threatening weather. The visitors had to sutler some annoyance by being forced to travel over detours to the track because of the flooded condition of the highways. The club house contingent was particularly large and some of the box occupants comprised St. Louis leading families. They displayed refreshing interest in the sport and at times were impartial in their cheers, the vanquished being equally favored with the winners. The racing was spectacular and several of the finishes close enough to satisfy the most exacting. Several of the starters performed disappointingly, but this was in the main due to the poor rides they received. B. B. Rice had the distinction of taking down the first purse of the meeting when his Angel Bright, coupled with Toltec, was victress over a dozen youngsters. Angel Brights success was in the nature of a surprise, for Toltec was held in more esteem oy his connection, and the public held the belief that Wood River and Meltelian were the main factors in the race and backed their opinion accordingly. MELTELIAN UNFORTUNATE. The favored ones never figured to any serious extent, primarily due to poor riding. W. Dellow, on Meltelian, was particularly at fault. He took his mount back sharply after the start and was content to let him follow far out of it until straightened out in the stretch, where the colt came with a rush. The winner was always in a prominent position and drew away into the lead in the last sixteenth to dispose of Thistle John, another strong factor for the entire race. Top Kick made a good effort and overcame considerable interference in the race. Wood River will show to better advantage with better riding. The second race found the public again astray in the betting judgment, for Little ■ Asbestos, backed confidently, was beaten oft and gave a particularly disappointing per- ■ formance. Redcliffe was the winner here. He displayed a good flight of speed from the • start and was well in hand at the end. Sun Sweeper was closest in pursuit from the start Continued on twenty-fourth page. FEATURE TO GREENOCK Continued from first page. but he had to give his best near the end to outstay the fast-finishing The Runt. Another pronounced favorite went down to defeat when Frank Hawley was beaten handily in the third race by Mascara and Alabama Bound. The winner was one of the outsiders and showed a good effort to attain the victory. He disposed of Magic Light, the early leader, in the first half mile and, after taking command, fought it stubbornly to retain the lead and succeeded in outstaying the fast finishing Alabama Bound by half a length. Frank Hawley raced flatteringly in a prominent position in the early stages of the race, but Parmelee took him from his vantage position on the rail to an outer part of the track, entailing a loss of ground. He tired unexpectedly right at the end. North Breeze, another well backed one, was always far out of it and will show better form later on. The incompetency of N. Coltoff was responsible for the defeat of Ben Marshall in the fourth race, in which Uluniu was the winner. Uluniu, under alert riding, was away prominently and racing into a good lead, but was forced to do his best in the stretch to land the purse. Ben Marshall almost lost his rider immediately after the start and he might just as well have continued riderless for all the assistance he got from his jockey. The colt raced wide and outside the others for half a mile and in the stretch came gamely, but could not catch the leader. He beat home Elizabeth Bolla for second place. The latter was an outsider in the betting and showed a good effort. There was considerable crowding after the start, in which Lieut. Russell and Corbeau suffered.
