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WINS RACE FOR NEW OWNERS Good Scout Leads Throughout in Feature at Fairmount Park The Break Public Choice Buns Dull Race Rain Falls During First Four Races COLLTNSVILLE 111 June 4 Good Scout claimed at Dallas recently by Fine Full wood earned her first purse for her new owners when she triumphed in the fifth race or the Highlands Purse a claiming affair in which eight threeyearolds and over raced one mile and seventy yards Transbird a winner at the meeting was sec ¬ ond and Popo one of the much thought of ones took third thirdThe The winner ridden by apprentice G Courtney outpaced Transbird on this occa ¬ sion throughout the mile and seventy yards She maintained a twolength lead in the first quarter with Popo racing in second place and Transbird third They raced in this order until they reached the final sixteenth where Transbird coming with a rush in the middle of the track disposed of Popo and was a length and a quarter behind the vic ¬ tress at the end The Break favorite here failed to show speed at any stage and fin ¬ ished far back backThe The weather was cloudy for the opening race and rain began to fall when the horses were on their way to the post for the second Rain continued to fall until the fourth race but it failed to change the footing and it remained fast for the sevenrace program Despite the weather the largest Monday crowd of the meeting was on hand for the sport Apron ette W H Fouts eightyearold daughter of Fayette C Gingham Apron won her second straight victory of the meeting when she was victress in the first race over Dee Tees Aurica and six others over five and onehalf furlongs furlongsApprentice Apprentice H Manifold had the mount on the winner and that youngster who starred in the saddle Saturday when he was suc ¬ cessful with four winning mounts rode the Fouts mare in perfect fashion He was alert at the post and was first to leave opening up a twolength lead in the first quarter and rating her nicely Dee Tees was in closest attendance all the way and was easily best of the others Aurica the fa ¬ vorite here was close up in the early stages but could not reach the leaders under severe punishment punishmentMrs Mrs A J Pershalls Brown Polly earned her first victory of the year in the second race by a narrow margin when she defeated Credit System Our Beauty and nine other threeyearolds over six furlongs furlongsThe The winner ridden by R Tilden had thfr most speed saved much ground throughout and began to shorten her strides in the last sixteenth and barely lasted to earn a nose verdict Credit System was closest to the winner lor fiveeighths and was going gamely at the finish Had she been able to save ground in the stretch she might have won Foxie Sis one of the longpriced onesy was caught in a jam shortly after leaving the barrier and lost her rider riderAnother Another limit field met in the third race at six furlongs which was for threeyear olds and over and the winner was provided by J Goedecke Jr in his nineyearold Senator Seth Draha was second three lengths behind the winner while Saucy Maria saved third place R Tilden had the mount on the winner and it was his second of the day having ridden Brown Polly to victory in the previous race raceSpecs Specs the oddson favorite which races for E K Bryson took the measure of Witch Lass Annie N and three other twoyear olds in the fourth race when she was an easy winner winnerThe The winner earning her second purse at the meeting was much the best She was knocked back soon after the start recovered quickly and Dyer had to come to the outside of Witch Lass and Annie N in the stretch Reaching the leaders an eighth out the Bry ¬ son miss came away from her rivals and was two lengths in front of Witch Lass at the finish with Annie N just lasting to earn third from Adelia A
