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DETROIT HAS OFFDAY Disqualification Marks Third Race Miss Purray Set Back Midshipman Accounts for Race rL rLLong1 Long1 Price Imperial Bob Adds Addsto to Days Upsets DETROIT Mich June 19 An offday program was offered at Detroit this after I noon With the exception of the first race for maiden twoyearolds the other six events were given over to those from the claiming ranks Despite the fact that at the regular time for closing of entries yester ¬ day when rain was falling in torrents the card engaged more horses than on any day of the meeting A warm sun that ushered in the day worked wonders with the track and the footing dried out rapidly from its hot rays and was classified as slow slowThe The third disqualification of the meeting came with the running of the third race which attracted the best field from the claim ¬ ing ranks when the Tranquility Farms Miss Purray which finished third to R R Green lees Midshipman and Mrs J McGraws Lady Menifee was set back for a foul and the minor award was given to A J Halli wells Don Vern Apprentice F Mauro who was astride Miss Purray was suspended for six days for rough riding ridingNINE NINE STARTERS STARTERSA A field of nine started the six furlongs and the well backed Miss Purray and No Doubt went out to show the way They raced head and head for the first halfmile with More Anon and Don Vern the best of the others After reaching the stretch Mauro sent Miss Purray wide taking No Doubt and Lady Menifee with her Saving ground with the ultimate winner J Paradise drove the victor through on the inside and after Lady Menifee had overcome the interference she was not good enough to withstand the win ¬ ners rush A head separated them at the finish with Lady Menifee a length before Miss Purray which beat No Doubt by a half length lengthMidshipman Midshipman which was earning his first success of the year paid 6080 for each 2 investment and ran the distance in 115 115Another Another Detroitowned hope was success ¬ ful when Imperial Bob sporting the green and gold colors of the Imperial Stable headed Chinese Indian at the end of five furlongs in the fourth race Sun Teaparty was third Eleven juveniles started with the winner grouped in the mutuel field with Meribelle a lightly regarded one The field paid 1020 for 2 2SUN SUN TEAPAKTY TIRES TIRESAlthough Although first under way the maiden son of Wildair and Nancy Dyer which was rid ¬ den by Earl Steffen who previously scored with Bartering Kate was saved back of the pace of Chinese Indian and Sun Teaparty until reaching the final furlong From there on he gradually wore down Chinese Indian to be drawing away at the finish While Nice Habits like the placed trio also Detroit owned was forced to come from far back to be a half length back of Sun Teaparty at the end Jim X which was second choice to Sun Teaparty tired in the final stages Clyde Van Dusen saddled his third win ¬ ner of the meeting for Charles T Fishers Detroitowned Dixiana stable when Debs Delight left the maiden twoyearold ranks at the expense of Count Arthur Night Serge and four others at the end of the five fur longs introductory race The son of Epinard and Miss Fire and a product of Dixiana Farm was forced to race Billy Bee into submission and withstand the continued challenges of Count Arthur in his popular victory While the latter moved into second place after the first quarter Night Serge was forced to come from far back to beat beatthe the tiring Billy Bee for the minor award At the end of the dash Debs Delight was half washalf a length before Count Arthur which beat Night Serge by a length for second whenSam Another favorite earned brackets when Sam Fursts Cincinnatiowned Bartering Kate was an easy winner of the second race Nine started over the six furlongs and at the end Saint Kitts was second three Continued on nineteenth page DETROIT HAS OFFDAY Continued from first page lengths back of the winner and a length before Safe and Sound SoundAfter After disposing of Gene D in the run to the stretch Bartering Kate drew away to her winning advantage but Saint Kitts was forced to make up considerable ground In the final furlong he bore over sharply on the fast finishing Safe and Sound and the tiring Lenawee After holding third place for threeeighths My Letitia tired rapidly and finished last of the field fieldJohn John Anhuts Odessa Farm Stable was the third Detroitowned stable to furnish a win ¬ ner when Muslet making her first start since the New Orleans season was a driving winner over the wellbacked Bright Bubble Raccoon and five others that contested the mile mileAlthough Although slow to begin and forced to lose ground in improving his position Muslet which provided the third straight upset wore down the leaders with ease and al ¬ though she appeared to bother Bright Bub ¬ ble midway in the stretch came on to beat the favorite by a half length for the win ¬ ners portion portionThe The sixth race at one mile was productive of another surprise and close finish when Transpose lasted to beat Catino Third went to Lotta Airs which was two lengths before Pertinacious at the end endThe The winner ridden by the veteran J Cow ley followed the pace of Electric Gaff for liveeighths and after taking command was under strong urging in withstanding Catino which impeded Lotta Airs when she made her move in the final furlong
