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BOB WEIDEL TRIUMPHS AGAIN Makes It Two Straight by Winning Headliner at Fairmount I Heavy Track and Threatening Weather WeatherHave Have No Effect on Attendance Favorites Win Regularly COLLINSVILLE 111 June 11 Bob Wei del J Holubs consistent sixyearold son o of Paul Weidel Battle of Flowers made it t two straight at the meeting when he was a driving winner over Miss Glace Double O and four others in the fifth or Glen Car ¬ j bon Purse a claiming affair which served as the best race at Fairmount Park Monday g and was decided over the mile and seventy yards distance distanceThe The winner was nicely ridden by D Ri Stuller He was lucky to escape interference going around the clubhouse turn and after getting out of the jam without mishap Stul ¬ J ler elected to go to the outside He took his time with the Holub gelding and allowed Nora D Mayetta and Jack Murphy to set the pace in the first quarter Going to the half mile post Stuller began moving up to 1 the leaders Double O Nora D and Miss Glace were showing the way Bob Weidel J passed Nora D when she tired and was only a length back of Double O and Miss Glace turning into the stretch and there the win ¬ 3 ner went to the front and appeared an easy winner but Miss Glace came again and put the son of Paul Weidel to a drive to earn a neck verdict Miss Glace was four lengths in front of Double O for second place placeA A heavy track and threatening weather j failed to keep the attendance down The largest Monday crowd of the meeting was on hand for the sport with form players having their best day of the season when the first five winners were backed into favoritism favoritismGiven Given an energetic ride by Lr Buddy Haas Switch which races for R T Watts lasted long enough to win a nose decision over Princess Dare in the first race over one mile and a sixteenth More Power was third thirdHaas Haas took his time with the son of Su ¬ premus and allowed Bobs Luck Princess Dare and Open Go Shut to set the pace for the first quarter In the run down the back stretch Haas made his move
