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GOVERNOR WATCHES DETROIT SPORT States Chief Executive Decorates Clotho After Latter LatterGallops Gallops ThreeQuarters in 110 to Win the theOpening Opening Day Feature in Record Time DETROIT Mich May 17 The Whitney colors ever prominent in American racing were carried to a surprising but wellearned victory in the Detroit Inaugural Handicap which topped the opening days program of the 120day season at the Fair Grounds track this afternoon It was the sixyearold Clotho that ran the threequarters in 110 clipping twofifths of a second from the mark established by Speedy Skippy in the pre ¬ vious race to beat H C Hatchs Projectile for the major award A Bartelsteins Poly ¬ dorus was third a length before Flying Sailor which proved better than the well backed Curacao Constant Wife and Dark Hope which completed the dash in the order named Rehoboth fell near the final three eighths but luckily Mack Winters escaped serious injuries The lad was shaken up and cancelled his remaining engagements The fall probably was caused by the horse bleeding for he was covered with blood when he got to his feet feetThere There was a quick start to the race and although Projectile was first under way Constant Wife was rushed into command She drew away into a good lead in the run down the back stretch but Projectile forged to the front near the final quarter At that stage A Robertson called on the winner and entering the stretch Clotho took command Although he drew away into a clear lead Projectile was not done and he came again with a determined rush that put the winner under pressure to withstand his last chal ¬ lenge From a slow beginning Polydorus gradually caught his opponents and in the run through the stretch wore down Flying Sailor for the minor award awardThere There was a fast pace to the race the quarter being covered in 22 and the half mile in 46 Clotho carried 109 pounds seven less than the top impost assigned Polydorus PolydorusA A crowd estimated at 10000 turned out for the inaugural program which was con ¬ ducted under clear skies and over a fast Continued on twentieth page WHITNEY HORSE SURPRISES IN DETROIT INAUGURAL Continued from first page track The new clubhouse was packed to capacity the Junior League having sold 3000 tickets for the privileged section Governor W A Comstock and Mrs Laura Higbie head of the Junior League placed a floral wreath over the winner winnerSharing Sharing honors with the Inaugural Han ¬ dicap and providing the fifth straight upset of the afternoon the DetroitLeland Purse for threeyearolds brought several Derby eligibles under colors It resulted in an easy i victory for Hal Price Headleys Thomasville i the third of his career Second went to L j Haymakers Slipper King with Elf Lock coupled with Rhadamanthus as the C V I i Whitney entry an evenmoney chance third Thomasville ran the distance in 144 threefifths of a second faster than Pari Mutuels record recordEight Eight of this age went postward and while Rock X and Our Sailor showed the most speed L Dronet was saving the ultimate winner After reaching the stretch he sent the Headley threeyearold through the mid j die of the field and disposing of Slipper King in the last furlong drew away to a two and a half lengths advantage at the end Close up throughout Money Getter tired in the last stages with Elf Lock getting up to i beat him by a head for the small portion of the purse purseTo To the Greentree Stable of Mrs Payne Whitney went the honor of winning the first j race of the meeting when Blackbirder left I the maiden juvenile ranks in triumphing over C V Whitneys highly regarded Synod Polly Hundred and nine others that con ¬ tested the five furlongs under claiming con ¬ ditions He established a track record of 59 for the distance distanceAnother Another mild surprise came with the run ¬ ning of the threequarters second race when M Lowensteins Burning Feet scored his first victory in two years Second went to the wellbacked Style Corner with Devilish lasting to head Morgil for the minor award awardNever Never far back of the pace of Merry Chat ¬ ter and Devilish the winner ridden by H Callahan disposed of Style Corner in the final furlong and although drawing away to a comfortable margin Callahan rode him out After showing the way to the stretch Merry Chatter quit badly Forced to race on the outside during the first quarter and un ¬ der pressure in reaching the lead Style Corner was inclined to bear in in the final quarter and but for this probably would have offered the winner a sterner battle Broadway Belle unseated jockey J Cowley soon after the start startSpeedy Speedy Skippy the hope of A A Baroni Reno turfman for Detroit Derby honors made an auspicious debut here when he ran six furlongs in the third race in 111 and lowered Morsuns mark fourfifths of a sec ¬ ond At the end of the race which engaged a small field of six Sabula took second hon ¬ ors with Playing On third thirdAlthough Although outbreaking his opponents Mor is Peters took hold of the winner and al ¬ lowed him to follow close to the pace until reaching the final threeeighths At that stage the winner moved past Playing On and the wellbacked Stroll Along which was offering a challenge for leadership Once in command Speedy Skippy drew away into a good lead and Peters had him under re ¬ straint at the finish After being rushed into contention Stroll Along tired badly in the drive and finished fourth fourthForm Form players selected their first winner when Even Up proved better than Sand wrack Bright Beauty and two others that started in the sixth race raceWhile While Unencumbered and Sandwrack were enjoying a comfortable lead F Mauro was saving the winner After reaching the final threeeighths he sent Even Up into the lead on the outside and he drew away to nearly a three lengths advantage at the end
