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SISTER SHIP IN FRONT — i — • False Pride Forces Filly Out to Limit to Win. | « ? Races Five and a Half Furlongs in,-Fastest Time of Meeting — . Omar-Flo Scores. A COLLINSVILLE. 111., May 29.— The Audle* Farms speedy Sister Ship carried her owners colors to their first victory of the meeting here when she triumphed in the Eada Purse, the feature of Fairmount Parks program, and attracting some of the more highly; rated sprinters in these parts. Sister Ship, to achieve her success, was forced to race the five and a half furlongs in 1:06%, the fastest for this distance during the present meeting. False Pride, which attracted betting support despite his poor showing in the Inaugural Purse when he was beaten off, gave the Audley Farm filly a hard tussle and for a while it appeared he would win, but in the final strides Dellow proved of little help to him and the filly beat him by and neck. Ben Marshall was another victim of a poor ride. In his case it was Berrys timidity that prevented a better showing by the colt. He finished in third place. Sister Ship, from a fast beginning, moved promptly into a good lead with False Pride and Ben Marshall alternating in second place. The trio was almost on even terms approaching the stretch turn, where Berry, in an inner position, suddenly took back to go outside the leading pair and it entailed a big loss of ground for Ben Marshall in addition to throwing him off stride. False Pride, too, for some reason, was raced wide on the stretch turn and this gave Sister Ship a good lead again. She tired some in the last sixteenth but False Pide could not overhaul her. Had Ben Marshall been kept next to the inner rail he might have beaten her home. Big Sweep was made the medium for a big play, but he gave a dull performance and indicated that he was far from his best form as he tired badly in the last eighth and did not show any great speed at any stage of the race. PERFECT RACING CONDITIONS. Perfect weather and track conditions prevailed today and. coupled with the prospects of good sport, attracted a big crowd. Betting activities showed decided improvement over the two preceding week days. The best finish came with the running of the fourth race, in which Chatter Black and Germaine Chauvelot engaged in a sharp duel that lasted throughout the stretch. Finner-tys superior riding near the end was the factor in Chatter Backs success. Germaine Chauvelot was the favorite here and raced well. W. M. Ingrams Omar Flo was winner in the opening race, which brought a dozen maiden two-year-old fillies to the post. She had an advantage at the start, which virtually assured her victory. Ruth Long fin- ■ ished in second place, with Rose Jar landing third. Baronne and Annamation were the favored ones in the race, but the former raced wide at the turns and it entailed a big loss of ground for her. Baronne was away too poorly to be much of a factor. The second race found Miss Rosedale. favorite, the winner when she beat home Flying Torch, with Nevermore following a considerable distance in back of the pair. The winner showed the most speed from the start and only had to be hustled mildly in the • final stages to stay in advance of the chal-l lenger. The race furnished added incident by • the fall of Van Luella. She was so severely l injured that she died. Van Luella was owned ; by J. W. Marchhank. [ LOCAL OWNERS WIN. J The local owners, Nugent Bros., earned i their first purse of the meeting when their . Coy was an easy winner in the mile and , seventy yards race which brought a dozen - ordinary ones to the post. He won from Glee, which was grouped with others in the field i Fore Star landing in third place slightly in - advance of Hengist. Coy displayed the most 1 speed for the entire race and drew away decisively in the last eighth. Glee made a i game effort just before reaching the stretch - to overhaul Coy, but he began tiring in the 2 last sixteenth. Hengist. a well backed one, and Sly Polly, suffered from interference. . The latter, however, showed a dull effort. , The sixth race found another favorite go-. ing down to defeat and making a poor showing. In this case it was Sport Dress which" finished in last place and failed to be a factor at any part. The winner was Charming Lady, a winner in her former start. The doubt as to her ability to go the mile and ■ seventy yards distance caused the good odds rl about her. She moved into the lead at once f and holding on gamely just managed to last e long enough to beat Harpoon, with Fanta e landing in third place. Confidential, an- f of other well-backed one, performed disappointingly.
