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STAR 0 MORN SURPRISES Black Dot Stable Racer Is Winner of Fairmoimts Handicap Defeats CogAir and Nellie Custls Which WhichHad Had Easily Beaten Him In Previous PreviousMeeting Meeting Master HalUgnii Scores COLLINSVILLE 111 May 30 Fairmount Parks Decoration Day Handicap which car ried a value of 2000 added was won by the Black Dot Stables Star o Morn which showed a return to his best form and re ¬ versed matters as attended his last previous performance and defeated several sprinters that had previously left him far behind Star o Morn was practically neglected in the betting bettingIn In this upset Nellie Custis the Sir Barton filly racing in the colors of the Audley Farm again disappointed her backers and finished third being beaten for second place by the consistent CogAir Todays crowd was the second largest of the Fairmount meeting exceeded only by that of Derby Day Although there was a chill in the air the attendance was close to 10000 the club house being packed to ca ¬ pacity and the grand stand having its usual large quota The start in the feature was a good one Tlie fleet Nellie Custis was the one to show first from the bunch followed closely by Star o Morn and CogAir The fillys ad ¬ vantage was shortlived for Star o Morn took the lead after the first quarter and well ridden by jockey G Arnold stalled off repeated challenges from CogAir all through the rest of the trip having a halflength advantage at the end Cog Air striving for his third victory on the local track was not beaten until after the most determined op ¬ position he could offer offerDAY DAY OF UPSETS UPSETSIt It was another day of upsets In the first five races only one favorite won this being Master Halligan in the third thirdThe The feature was worth 1570 to Star o Morns owners and he ran the distance in 111 which was but twofifths of a second slower than the track record held by My Dandy Incidentally the time was the same as that of CogAir in his last winning effort effortSurgeon Surgeon a threeyearold son of Apothe ¬ cary graduated from the maiden ranks when lie carried the colors of Mrs O Chancy to a wellearned victory in the first race King Halma second choice in the speculation finished second with Betty Browning third thirdThe The winner under a good ride by jockey M E Meyers raced far out of contention during the first half and it was during the stretch racing that he proved his superiority coming with a burst of speed that brought him to even terms with King Halma which was setting the pace It was the good riding of the diminutive Meyers which got him to the finish in front of the O W Bagley repre ¬ sentative The latter showed a good effort and held on until almost the last stride after leading from the start Betty Browning took second by a length from the favorite Hues inan inanCharming Charming Lady chalked up her second vic ¬ tory of the meeting when under the clever handling of apprentice Buddy Hanford she scored handily over Scotland Girl which got second place from the heavily supported Fal ¬ len Leaf which finished third thirdBY BY SAFE MARGIN MARGINThe The E E Major mare did not encounter much difficulty in her triumph Following the pace of Fallen Leaf to the final quarter she drew by the favorite with the utmost ease to be home three lengths in front Scotland Girl which began rather slowly made up ground gradually until reaching the contention and despite losing ground getting to the leaders finished full of run Her be ¬ lated rush brought her to the finish a head in advance of the faltering Fallen Leaf LeafE E E Watson furnished the winner of the fourth race which brought together eight useful platers at a mile and seventy yards in the fouryearold Baritone Braggadocio racing in improved form won second place from Bearcry Lincoln Plaut was installed the choice but after racing closer up than usual faltered badly and failed to share in the purse purseJockey Jockey Joe Ford gave a sparkling exhibi ¬ tion to get the winner home in front as he appeared beaten as the horses turned for home Braggadocio assumed a brief lead in the stretch but was no match for the win ¬ ner when challenged Bearcry raced into command soon after the start and maintained that to the final quarter where he tired tiredMaster Master Halligan proved best of the eight juveniles that visited the post for the five eighths third race when he won over Broad A Night Flash and five others It was the second winner for apprentice Buddy Han ford and his alertness at the barrier prac ¬ tically cinched the victory for he had the J G Demarest twoyearold off running and clear of interference interferenceThe The opening quarter found Master Halligan racing smartly with Broad A in nearest pursuit Miss Zelpha which had begun slug ¬ gishly was rushed into contention and it appeared as if she was going to get to the winner As they reached the turn for home she suddenly bolted taking Nervator and Ann Clay out with her ruining whatever chance they had of sharing in the money Night Flash after a tardy beginning closed an immense gap to be third
