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CARBINES GOLDY, 17.58 Murphy Juvenile Graduates From Maiden Ranks at Long Odds. Fairmount Park Attendance Increases Despite Return of Heat Wave— Final Week of Meeting. COLLJNSVILLE, 111., July 2.— Fairmount Park entered its last week of racing today, which covered the thirty-second of the thirty-four day meeting, and once again the card of seven races was turned over to platers of the lower class performing here. Four of the races were run over sprint distances, while the fourth and sixth were at on* mile and seventy yards, and the seventh race was decided over the mile distance. -The scorching weather prevailing last week in this vicinity returned today and patrons of racing were forced to find cooler spots in the spacious plant. A good Monday crowd was on hand, much larger than the previous Monday when the heat wave was at its height. Eleven three-year-olds raced in the opener over six furlongs, and the winner was produced by S. T. Baxter when his Roselake won an easy victory, her second of the meeting. Wind Song, a contender throughout, was second, a neck before Poppinalong, while the latter saved third by two lengths from the fast finishing Claflag. Carbines Goldy, racing for Mrs. S. F. Murphy, was a surprise winner in the second race, which was for two-year-old maidens. She earned a half length victory from Ter-razzo, with Margies Doll saving third. The winner was ridden by jockey G. Miller, and he handled the Murphy two-year-old in good fashion. He followed Margies Doll in the first quarter and took back off the pace when Miss Berwyn went to the front on the far turn. Miller came to the extreme outside entering the stretch and, after wearing down, the leaders, had to stand a drive to outfinish the fast finishing Terrazzo. In winning her initial race Carbines Goldy paid 17.58 to win, 5.10 to place and 0.52 to show. Buddys Choice, odds-on-favorite in the race, began slowly and, when making an effort to get through on the far turn, ran on the heels of Princess Pal, and both horses lost their riders. Scurlock, Buddys Choices rider, was unhurt, while apprentice F. A. Smith was badly shaken up and forced to cancel his remaining mounts. After many attempts Auf Wiedersehn, the four-year-old son of Bostonian, finally found a band he could defeat when he was a driving winner in the third race. Statecraft, the favorite, was second, and Purple Robe, which came from far back, was third. Good Time May, as usual, had her speed and outpaced her opponents until midway in the stretch. When caught by the winner and Statecraft just before reaching the last sixteenth, Good Time May quit badly.
