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PLATERS PREDOMINATE Singing Kid Furnishes Surprise at Fairmount Park. Return of Good Weather Results in Largest Attendance of Week Track Is Still Slow. COLLINSVILLE, 111., Oct. 6 After two days of miserable weather, the sun broke through to drive the clouds away and provided a splendid setting for the seventeenth day of autumn racing at Fairmount Park this afternoon. Although there was still a sharp tinge to the otherwise perfect weather, it was so much better than that of yesterday and the previous day that the best :rowd of the week was present for the eight-race program. With horses from the claiming ranks dominating the entire card, it was an uninteresting program offered for the entertainment of the patrons, but the battle between the favorites and those lightly regarded provided some thrills for the gathering. The track was slow, but improved as the program was completed. The real upset came with the running of the Edwardsville Purse, the fifth race, when R. Newmans lightly regarded Singing Kid was an eaiiy winner over the well backed Business, Chiclero, the second choice, and six others over one mile and seventy yards. It was the secqnd start of the meeting for Singing Kid and having the benefit of the experienced Otis Clelland, the three-year-old son of Swift and Sure demonstrated that he had improved over his last effort, Cleverly rated behind the pace of Beauty Bride and Balzar until reaching the back stretch, Singing Kid took command before the half-mile ground and only for a mild threat from Business midway in the stretch he experienced little trouble in leading Business by two and one-half lengths at the finish. PAYS GOOD RETURN. The latter, after wearing down Beauty Bride, made a bold but unsuccessful attempt at wresting the lead from the victor, and then was hard urged to withstand Chiclero, which was forced to come from far back to earn the minor award. Deserve, which came in for good support, was unable to offer any serious contention. Those that selected the winner received a return of better than twelve to one. Mrs. M. Eckmans Grand Baby scored his third victory of the current meeting, and C. McTague completed a double for the afternoon when the son of Baby Grand was ridden out to beat the field of ten non-winners at one mile and over in the fourth event. More Space was wearing the winner down at the finish, with the outsider, Sunny Bob, best of the others. It was a quick and ragged start from the . stalls with a majority of the field unprepared for the break. Red Vest raced into the lead before reaching the club house turn, with Sunny Bob and Gurgler showing the way to the others. Shortly after leaving the far turn, Gurgler forged to the front with Grand Baby leading the others and the latter took command entering the stretch to draw into nearly a two-length lead. In the final three-sixteenths More Space began to wear down the winner and McTague was forced to keep at him to maintain a length and one-half advantage at the finish. More Space was another length in front of Sunny Bob, which led Gurgler by eight lengths. Chutney, second choice, showed a good effort after the bad start. POLYCRON MAKES GOOD. The form players started the afternoon on the right foot when U. Sturms Polycron, ridden by W. Privett, scored her first victory of the meeting and her second of the year when she was a driving winner over eleven other fillies and marcs in the first race, at three-quarters. Amour was second, three parts of a length back of the victor and half a length before Alamae, second choice to Polycron, which finished third. After considerable delay at the start, caused by the fractious antics of Alamae, the field was sent on its way with Alamae and Thelma L. racing" as a team in the run for the first quarter. Then Alamae drew away from her adversary, only to give way to Polycron when "she charged on her in the, final eighth. Racing into a long lead in the opening quarter, D. Christians Beige continued well to be a surprise winner over a limit field of platers at six furlongs in the second race. Monnie raced to second place, three lengths Continued on twenty-second page PLATERS PREDOMINATE Continued from first page. back, and a length and one-half in the van, of the heavily supported Senator Seth4 which nosed out the tiring Lady Partridge. C. McTague had the winner in the lead in the first few strides and drew away from Lady Partridge with ease. Turning into tha home stretch, Beige-had a three-length advantage over Lady Partridge, which gradually gave way to Monnie, the second choice, and he came to the finish well in hand. Senator Seth was well up throughout and held on under punishment to beat Lady Partridge by inches. The second straight favorite met defeat when J. L. Butlers Jim Macaw finished second to the lightly regarded Easter Parade, which carried the colors of Al Smitha to an easy victory over a field of twelve maiden juveniles that raced under claiming conditions in the third race over six furlongs. Mokan, a field horse, was third. Having the most speed, the son of Dress Parade, under Dent Smiths guidance, opened up a good lead in the run down the back stretch and, after drawing away to a two length advantage, held his margin to the finish. Mokan tired after chasing the winner to the stretch and finished three lengths back of Jim Macaw. My Hero, an early factor, tired in the final furlong, while Ramsdell finished fast after meeting interference as the field swung into the final quarter. Cloisters Dream, second choice, was far back throughout. Apprentice C. McTague will depart for Latonia in time for the opening at that point Wednesday. McTague is under contract to O. Viau. W. Z. Martin is shipping the horses he has here for Breckinridge and Shouse, W. E. Charles, O. D. Randolph, Young Brothers, Lebus Brothers and others to Latonia Saturday night. Sun Gros, a recent winner here in the Charles colors, heads the shipment.
