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FORTUNATE VICTORY Knight Commander Lucky to Win Fairmount Feature. ♦ Contest Marked by Blessings Unseating Rider and Running Away Three Miles. t COLLINSVILLE, 111.. June 3.— In the Belleville Purse, a three-quarters dash, for sprinters. Knight Commander, making his second start, became a double winner at the meeting and carried J. C. Milams silks to victory by defeating the Audley Barms Lieut. Russell, Sporting Lady and four others, including the favorite, Herade. Knight Commander took the lead right after the start, set the pace and was winner all the way, but tiring badly during the last sixteenth, just lasted to outfinish Lieut. Russell and Sporting Lady and was lucky to win. Lieut. Russell, slightly outpaced to the stretch, came fast on the outside and but for having to go very wide near the end to get by Sporting Lady, might have been the winner. Sporting Lady raced well to the stretch, but could not withstand Lieut. Russell and was an easy third. Herade, which could never get closer up than third position at any stage, had no excuses, tiring badly in the final drive. Mrs. T. J. Regans Blessings with M. Meyer up in this race, threw her rider at the post and escaping from the clutches of the assistant starters, got free and ran away riderless for three miles and finally off the track among the stables. At the request of her trainer, Lloyd Gentry, the race waa started without the mare. OPENER TO ANNEX. Annex, a two-year-old from the stable of A. J. Pershall, making her second start, was victress in the first race, over five-eighths, defeating a limit field of maiden juveniles. The Audley Farm Stables Lady Louise, one of the favorites, had a rough time, but managed to secure second place with a game effort in the final three-sixteenths, coming fast from the rear in the final drive. Mothers Choice, a Paul Weidel youngster, set most of the pace and was in the van to the final eighth, where she began swerving badly and, tiring rapidly, was lucky to save third place. The Paradise Stock Farm Stables Pink Blossom ruled the favorite, but failed to live up to expectations and finished unplaced. Annex, one of the field horses, was close in pursuit of Mothers Choice on the outside and in the stretch easily wore the latter down, safely outfinishing Lady Louise. The four-year-old Bourbon, carrying high weight, chalked up another victory in the second, his second straight at the meeting, when he unexpectedly took into camp the small band of sprinters which started over three-quarters. Black Darling, prominent for the entire distance, suffered much crowding and interference in the stretch, due to the rough tactics of her jockey, but gamely lasted for second place. Son Ami took the minor end of the purse, outlasing the tiring Charming Lady. Son Ami was the favorite, but commenced tiring in the final stages in the worst part of the track. Black Darling, in the lead turning into the stretch, was taken wide by his rider, C. Turk, with the intent of carrying out Charming Lady, ridden by Cavens. This pair of riders staged a duel of rough riding for the next fifty yards, with the result both were called to the stewards stand following the race for questioning. CONFIDENTIAL IN CANTER. Confidential, starting with an ordinary band of three-year-olds in the third race, reached the finish line six lengths in advance of her nearest opponent, winning in a canter. The filly was ridden by the apprentice C. Turk and was a strong favorite. A. L. Smithas Athens took second place easily, while Sunny Port just got up in time to down Red Robe for third money. Agnes Wynn set the pace to the far turn, where Red Robe also proved unequal to the test, and when Confidential challenged in the stretch Red Robe offered little resistance. Confidential moving into the van and steadily drawing away. There was a return to more suitable weather conditions for the sport here and a fairly good crowd attended. Favorites were beaten in most instances with the exception of Tannery and Confidential, which won for C. W. Moore. Jockey C. Turk, the rider of Black Darling in the second race, was given a five-day suspension by the stewards for foul riding.
