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RIZLA WINS BY SMALL MARGIN Captures Closing Day Feature at Fairmount Park in Final Strides. ♦ Defeats Pat C. by a Nose With Galapan Third — Only Crowd of Memorial Day Surpasses Yesterdays Attendance. ♦ COLLINSVILLE, 111., July 4.— Headed by the Independence Day Handicap and seven other races, the final or thirty-fourth day of the Fairmount Jockey Club came to an end at Fairmount Park today, with the second largest crowd of the season in attendance. That of Memorial Cay was the only one to surpass the throng that jammed its way into spacious Fairmount Park to witness the last card of the season offered by the management of Madison Countys only racing plant. The weather was warm again and many of the spectators remained under the grandstand or found cooler spots on the grounds, where conditions were more comfortable. Rizla, EL E. Majors consistent and game four-year-old daughter of Justice F. — Lydia B., accounted for the Independence Handicap when she earned a nose verdict from Pat C, with Galapan third, a length behind them. Pat C. outsped his field, and while the latter and Wise Eddie were showing the way. Creese had the winner racing in fifth position but always in contention. Rounding the far turn, Rizla moved up to the leaders, and when Wise Eddie showed signs of tiring in the stretch the Major filly, bearing out badly, was fast catching Pat C, and they matched strides from the seventy-yard post home, with Rizla just earning the decision. The victress might have won with much more to spare had she been able to keep a straight course in the final drive. In earning her victory Rizla made it five straight for the form players. The first race, at six furlongs, in which twelve three-year-olds and older met, resulted in an easy ■ win for F. Davitts Wig-rose, which served as an even money favorite. Monde was second, and Statecraft saved the show. The winner, ridden by apprentice H. Manifold, outbroke his field, shook off The Nile in the opening quarter and opened a good lead when reaching the far turn, and had a six lengths advantage an eighth out, appeared tiring in the final furlongs, although his margin of victory was three lengths. Monde was making up ground gradually and wore down Statecraft in the final furlong to take second place by a half length from Statecraft. The second race, at a mile, for three-year-olds and older, resulted in a stirring finish when King Faro, the second straight favorite, won for the form players. Brown Polly was second and Rex Regent a close up third -Crash had the most speed of the twelve and outraceu his field going around the clubhouse turn, with King Faro second and Double Shuffle third. In the run down the back stretch Crash maintained his advantage, with Shift replacing King Faro and Brown Polly third. Miller took the favorite back off the pace when in close quarters at the far turn and dropped back to fourth, but in a contending position. Entering the stretch the winner got through on the rail and Crash, King Faro, Brown Polly and Rex Regent raced as a team to the final eighth. King Faro got the decision at the finish, with Brown Polly a neck before Rex Regent and the pacemaker, Crash, a half length to the rear of Rex Regent to save fourth money. Apprentice H. Manifold scored with his second winner of the day when he outrode G. Julian in the third race, which was at a mile. The winner was produced by C. R. Allen, when his aged Prate garnered a nose verdict from Redins, with Lovely Amelia saving the show. Senator Mike showed the most speed and opened a good lead on his field, but began to tire when reaching the stretch turn and was replaced by the winner in the straightaway. With better racing luck, Redins might have been the winner. He was off badly and was forced to go to the outside of horses throughout the mile route. He was on even terms with Prate during the final eighth, but tired from his early effort. The third straight driving finish occurred in the running of the fourth when the fourth straight favorite earned brackets. The winner was Alkali, which races for E. Robinowitz. Minnequa was second and Threat third. The successful one had P. Martinez in the saddle, and he handled the son of Slipalong in good style. He went to the front at the start and rated his mount nicely with a saving of ground, and when the Robinowitz gelding began to tire in the final sixteenth, he shook him up repeatedly and kept him going to earn a half-length victory. Minnequa was a length before Threat, which saved the show by a neck from the tiring High Complexion.
