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MY DANDY DISAPPOINTED ♦ Crack Sprinter Unplaced in Handicap at Collinsville Track. « Fine Falls to Shasta Lad with Big Sweep Sec .ml and Poly Third — Numerous Surprises. ♦ COLLINSVILLE. Ill . June 8— My Dandy, crack sprinter of the 1928 season around the Illinois racing circuit, made his return to racing and his 1929 debut at Fairmount Park this afternoon in the feature race, the Pennsylvania Railway Broadway Limited Handicap. My Dandy was the favorite for the five and a half furlong race, serving as the main offering of an eight race program, but proved a big disappointment, failing to get any portion of the purse and seemingly lacking good racing condition. He was last, but one in the field of five. The winner was G. Collins five-year-old Shasta Lad, capably ridden by jockey V. Smith. Shasta Lad landed in advance of Lewis and Kemps Big Sweep, the Mullrick Stables Poly and the two other starters. My Dandy beating one horse, the erratic Runaway Princess. It was Shasta Lads second straight victory here in his last two starts. The start was good, which found My Dandy away well to take a short lead in tie first few strides. Shasta Lad, Poly and Runaway Princess followed as named. For the first three-eighths My Dandy and Big Sweep raced as a team, setting a rapid pace to the far turn, with My Dandy racing outside of Big Sweep with a very slight advantage. Shasta Lad was closest in pursuit. After making the far turn, My Dandy began tiring, was raced into submission by Big Sweep and began to drop back gradually and by the time the stretch was reached was completely out of it. Big Sweep tired also entering the stretch, the fast pace having told on him and it was then an easy matter for Shasta Lad to come on in the final drive to wear down Big Sweep to win drawing clear at the end. Maiden two-year-olds furnished the contest In the initial race of the day and there was a band of twelve youngsters which vied for honors over the five-eighths route. Once again there was the usual upset in a race of this caliber and the favorite finished unplaced. It was O. L. Steeles Mike Carey which raced to the finish a length in advance of his nearest opponent. Another lightly-backed one accounted for second place, Jane Williamson, the early leader, just lasting in a hard final drive to outfinish Star Play. HEATHER WINE SURPRISES. There was another limit field of starters for the second race, in which some ordinary platers started over the one mile and seventy yards route. The result was a surprise when A. J. Pershalls Heather Wine got up in the final few strides to take the decision from E. Pritehards Paton. The latter loomed up as the possible winner after racing well under good riding to near the finish, but in the final few yards Heather Wine challenged on the inside and proved too good for Paton. However, the latter held on gamely at the end and was a safe second in advance of the tiring Fore Star. Lewis and Kemps e;c:ht-year-old mare. Bliss Rosedale, racing in her best form, was an easy winner of the third race, a three-quarters sprinting affair, bringing out another field of twelve starters. Son Ami was the one to race to second place and safely outfinished Full Speed, which was third. Two of the starters. Nevermore and Watchward, under poor rides, had scant chance, owing to the pulling up tactics of their riders as they moved away from the post. Lounger and Witchmount attracted the most support In this race but neither was formidable at any stage. Miss Rosedale began fast and, under hard riding, proceeded to show the most speed, racing into a long lead before the first half mile was over. She continued to hold sway and easily made every post a winning one. Son Ami raced in nearest pursuit of the winner but was never able to seriously threaten the aged mare. R. Cramer piloted the winner. In the claiming handicap, over one mile and a sixteenth, six good ones started and they furnished a great contest in which Sterling Silver just managed to defeat the game filly Thistle Star at the end of a long, hard stretch drive. Thistle Star lost the lead to the winner in the final few strides, but finished gamely and held Nursery Rhymes safe for second place. Nursery Rhymes, after being outrun to the stretch, worked his way slowly into third place. Step Along set a good pace for the first three-quarters, but was soon raced into def?at by Thistle Star, which took up the task of leading after passing the far turn. Sterling Silver, well ridden by jockey R. Finnerty, worked his way up gradually on the outside and, then saving ground in the stretch, came with a strong challenge in the final eighth and overtook Thistle Star, heading th-3 filly in the final stages of the race.
