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UPSET AT FAIRMOUNT PARK False Pride Defeats WellBacked Nellie Custis C E Grahams Sun B Outruns Band oi oiJuveniles Juveniles in Second High Life LifeScores Scores In Third COLLINSVILLE 111 May 13 The most startling upset of the meeting occurred here today in the Madison Purse the feature attraction run as the fifth race W J Henfling furnished the winner in False Pride the brown daughter of Rire aux Larmes Fallacy which defeated the popular Nellie Cuntis Both False Pride and Nellie Custis started in the Inaugural Handicap here on opening day and while Nellie Custis fin ¬ ished third to Brown Wisdom and My Dandy False Pride was fifteenth On the basis of that race the spectators did not figure False Pride to have any chance to defeat Nellie Custis this afternoon consequently he was overlooked in the wagering Third place in the Madison Purse fell to Coots CootsA A G Woodman saddled the winner of the first race when his The Show Off scored an impressive victory over Highway Patsy H and nine other sprinters It was the first purse that Woodman has won this year and as his representative came in for much support the result was well re ¬ ceived Following the pace to the final quarter where he was aided by a big savins of ground under the good riding of appren ¬ tice G Cimerak The Show Off continued with good courage and racing up on even terms with Patsy H and Highway soon sped past them to win by two lengths Highway was a rank outsider and as a result of his being second paid off at the liberal odds of 2518 for 2 for place Patsy II came in for much support and after flat ¬ tering her backers by leading to the stretch soon faded from serious contention when challenged and although he failed in his endeavors to stall off the first two had a fourlengths margin over Le Flore for third place placeCONSISTENT CONSISTENT SUN B BSun Sun B which displayed consistency at Agua Caliente joined the ranks of the win ¬ ners here when he defeated a good band of twoyearolds over the four and onehalf fur ¬ longs route winning by two lengths from Nervator witii Galenia leading the others The winner gave the spectators a thrill when she unseated her rider and ran away taking a course among the stables After a brief chase the pony boy brought her back to the track The victory marked the first winner for apprentice E Decamillis and if the lads performance on the daughter of Sun Shot is any index to his ability he is destined to become a star starSun Sun B came in for late support and her odds were cut down by the last minute play Broad A was the favorite of the form play ¬ ers but failed to race to expectations and the best she could do was to finish fourth fourthSuperior Superior horsemanship of apprentice jockey W Day was the contributing factor in the victory of Murdock and McQuillens High Life which just lasted to outstay E McCuans Bearcry Patuxant and three oth ers that started in the third race which resulted in such a close finish that only the judges could separate the horses Although the winner was held lightly in the specula tion there were many of the fans that cheered lustily when the numbers were shown on the placing board boardSEPARATED SEPARATED BY INCHES INCHESTwenty Twenty Two Sixty was the one to set the early pace and for a time appeared as if he would maintain the advantage he had gained during the first threequarters but as they reached the stretch he showed signs of dis ¬ tress and it was at this point that High Life and Bearcry challenged for the lead As the pair supplanted the tiring Jenkins representa ¬ tive they drew away to engage in a duel that brought them to the imaginary wire noses apart During the final eighth Patux ¬ ant which was the favorite made up enough ground to take third by four lengths from Twenty Five Sixty SixtyGuide Guide Right a recent acquisition to the R Pollard stable won his first race for his new owner when he took the winners share of the fourth race from Poppyfield while Geoige Collins Simon Kenton was in the van of Theo Rochester for third money moneyThe The winner began slowly but after going half a mile worked his way into a contending position and as they reached the stretch apprentice B Hanford was fortunate in find ¬ ing racing room on the inside and urged his mount through what appeared a rather small opening and kept after his mount As they entered the final eighth he got to Poppyfield and after subduing her went on to win in game fashion The latter might have been a more serious factor with an experienced rider as he lost much ground as they made the upper turn and jockey Belyski was of little assistance to her when the real drive came Simon Kenton of which much was expected indulged in forcing the pace but gave way badly when put under punishment
