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COGAIR WINS FEATURE Defeats Chiclero and Skibo in inKrey Krey Company Purse at i Fanmount Park COLLINSVILLE 111 May 23 Todays feature for a large crowd of racing fans that are anxiously awaiting the running of the Fairmount Derby tomorrow was the Krey Packing Company Purse carrying a value of 1000 It was won by R Pollards Cog Air Chiclero which had up 120 pounds was second and the lightly weighted Skibo third thirdLe Le Flore won his first race in many months when he proved much the best of the nine that answered the call for the threequar ¬ ters first race F Scovilles Queen Whims finished second with Pebbles Last getting the third portion of the purse purseThe The winner under apprentice B Hanford was rushed to the front soon after the start and once in the coveted position never left the ultimate issue in doubt having a fourlengths margin when they reached the mythical wire Queen Whims offered the most opposition throughout but at no time threatened to wrest the lead from the pacemaker Pebbles Last was six lengths further back at the end endBetting Betting judgment of the patrons was vin ¬ dicated as they backed the winner with confidence and as a result he paid off at a little better than even money The second choice Son Ami failed to get into contention at any time timeShasta Shasta Lover a son of Bistouri and Love ¬ liest graduated from the maiden ranks when he carried the Brown Shasta Stock Farms colors to a hollow victory in the fiveeighths second race fashioned for nonwinning two yearolds B B Rices Molly Hogan was second with Mrs R Pollards Lauhala third The latter was one of the favorites but got away slowly and it took much of his power to get to contention Although finishing gamely he could not menace the ones that finished ahead of him Molly Hogan was under per ¬ sistent urging throughout but she failed to make any creditable impression matching strides with the victor victorCharlie Charlie Irby furnished the winner of the third race when Billy carried his colors to an easy victory over Gaineswood which took second place with Mat Hunter taking third thirdThe The winner was a popular favorite with the public with the result his odds were short and he never gave his backers much concern during the running in which he raced in close attendance to Gaineswood and could have supplanted the latter at any stage Apprentice B Hanford who was riding his second winner of the afternoon elected to follow the pace to the stretch before releasing the restraining hold on the winner and when he did the son of Royal Canopy sped past the pacemaker to win by four lengths Gaines ¬ wood held second position and three lengths back came Mat Hunter The latter was the medium of a plunge but never got into serious contention contentionMy My Beauty scored her second consecutive victory of the meeting when she annexed the winners share in the Mark Twain Hotel Purse which brought together ten useful sprinters at threequarters Jack Grain came from a long way back to get the place while Head Cover also closed much ground to earn his placing placingThe The Padre racing in the interest of George Ogle came in for stout support as they lined up and flattered his backers for a half when he forced the winner along at top speed As they turned for home he gave way badly and was passed by Jack Crain then Head Cover came from behind him himMrs Mrs Sidney Stearns made the presentation of a garland of races a token of the occasion given by the hotel management for which institution the race was named
