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LADFIELD PROVES BEST Easily Outruns Band of Handicap Performers at Detroit Big Crowd Despite Extremely Hot Weather Favorites Justify Con ¬ fidence of Public DETROIT Mich June 28 Ladfield a consistent handicap star under the Mrs C R Crane colors turned in one of his best efforts in accounting for the third race at Detroit this afternoon afternoonA A small field of six of the handicap stars competed under claiming conditions and at the end of the threequarters the fiveyear old son of Ladkin which had the services of the veteran George Woolf was three lengths before C V Whitneys Salaam which beat Mrs A M Creechs Terrier for second De Valera carried F A Carreauds colors into fourth place with Up and Frost Bite completing the dash in the order named namedThe The sprint was the best of three races which engaged fields from the higher class claiming ranks and Ladfield provided the third straight success of those held in high ¬ est esteem esteemWith With the temperature registering 100 in the city and about that figure at the track the attendance was wonderful considering the uncomfortable weather conditions JOCKEY WOOLF ALERT ALERTAlthough Although Frost Bite and De Valera beat the winner away from the gate Woolf who was astride his second winner lost little time in having the victor in command Ter ¬ rier and De Valera offered strong threats in the run to the stretch but after a half mile Ladfield drew away to a comfortable margin and the veteran pilot had him under mild restraint at the end endWhile While De Valera gave way fast after reaching the stretch Salaam which was the last in motion was forced to lose ground in improving his position in the run to the far turn After a quarter he came to the inside and although he failed to threaten the winner he was much the best of the others Under 116 pounds the same as car ¬ ried by De Valera Ladfield ran the dis ¬ tance in 112 112The The consistent Black Target which races for Mrs A J Abel and ridden by A Abel registered his ninth success of the year when he was an easy winner of the fourth race Second went to Nocturnlabe with Noahs Pride third Only five started in the mile race the first of the four races at a distance greater than six furlongs With the AlongWhile winner second choice to Stroll Along While Black Target was the first in mo ¬ tion and showed the way to the lower turn Stroll Along forged to the front before reach ¬ ing the back stretch Shortly afterwards however Abel drove the winner into com ¬ mand and from there on he was complete master Entering the stretch Nocturnlabe moved into second place and although un ¬ able to menace the winner he was much the best of the fastfinishing Noahs Pride which disposed of Stroll Along in the final sixteenth After holding third position for threeeighths Tug o War dropped back OUR COUNT SCORES SCORESH H Neusteter furnished his second winner of the afternoon when Our Count which he recently purchased from Mrs John D Hertz was a driving victor of the fifth race at one mile After holding sway for the greater part of the trip No Doubt was second with Aunt Flor third While the winner overcame early interference to defeat No Doubt three quarters of a length The Petter which was supported in the wagering was taken back repeatedly and was not put to pressure after reaching contention Full Tilt was allowed to drop out of it after making a mild bid near the final quarter George Woolf who rode the latter reported sick after the race and was allowed to cancel his remaining en ¬ gagements gagementsLan Lan registered his second success of the meeting when he carried H Neusteters colors to a driving victory over nine other unruly juveniles that started in the first race Suncircle Blaze was second with Her endeth third George Woolf had the son of Stimulus in command soon after the start of the five furlongs dash and after draw ¬ ing away to a safe margin was forced to put the youngster to pressure to beat Sun circle Blaze by threequarters of a length The latter led Herendeth by half a length With the exception of Red Rod which was in close quarters the greater part of the race the others were never prominent Continued on twentysixth page LADFIELD PROVES BEST Continued from first tage A nose decided the second race when W Elliotts favored Kalola beat Careful Kitty at the end of the threequarters sprint Bright Day was third Close to the pace of Brass Buttons in the run to the stretch Kalola took command after reaching the stretch and in a nip and tuck battle with Careful Kitty during which he impeded the latter Kalola emerged the victor From a slow beginning Bright Day improved her position gradually and she was much the best of the others at the end After being practically eliminated at the start Divert came with a rush to finish in fourh position positionThe The Three Ds Stock Farms Strideaway had his final preparation for the 2500 added Pingree Handicap which features Sat ¬ urdays program when he went a handy mile In 142 Thursday morning Fred Alger Jrs Sabula breezed fiveeighths in 104 and the Lone Star Stables Rip Van Winkle ran a handy threequarters in 116 116Headed Headed by Projectile the Col Alger Me ¬ morial Handicap winner the horses Lloyd Gentry returned here from Toronto are In Motion Holster Church Call Boys Holiday Trigling and Indiantown Boys Holiday was recently returned to training after serving several mares A foal by the Cuban Grand National Handicap winner was recently an arrival at owner H C Hatchs Ontario farm farmP P O Anderson has Grand Champion and Commandman to carry his colors The pair arrived here from Fairmount Park
