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I I l ; i i ! PLATERS DAY PROGRAM Cheaper Horses Monopolize Card at Detroit Fair Grounds. • Favorites Fare Well, However, and Spirited Sport Is Provided — Un- Favorable Weather Prevails. DETROIT, Mich., July 6. — An ordinary program was offered at Detroit this afternoon, six of the eight races being decided over six furlongs, and the other two at one mile. Performers from the claiming ranks had complete charge of the card and for the second time during the meeting there was no race for two-year-olds. The unfashionable performers provided spirited racing and a majority of the winners came from those held in greatest esteem. Unfavorable weather conditions prevailed and a high wind that gave out a strong threat of rain reached its height shortly after the running of the fourth race, followed by a blinding rain. Despite the conditions a good sized crowd was on hand for the sport. One of the best fields paraded for the fourth race, which went to J. D. Weils Ham-mel. At the end of the six furlongs A. J. Halliwells Divert was second, with L. J. Marks Merely third. Seven three-year-olds started, and after Chatterdoo and Theron had shown the way to the stretch, Hammel and Divert came with their belated rushes that carried them "to the finish a neck apart. Merely, which was on the inside throughout and was shuffled back near the stretch turn, came again to be two lengths back of Divert and a half length before the tiring Theron. After holding third place for a half mile, the favored Grey Hip quit badly. Over a fast track Hammel ran the distance in 1:14%. CHANGE OF RIDERS HELPFUL. A change from apprentice R. Cochrane to F. Mauro aided A, J. Halliwells Style Corner, which provided the biggest surprise of the afternoon in accounting for the fifth race. Second went to Commandman, with the stanchly supported Morsun third. While the latter lost little time in assuming the lead, Style Corner was never far back, and at the close of the half mile he forged to the front to beat Commandman three-quarters of a length at the end of the six furlongs. The latter was saved when Style Corner supplanted him in second position, but he came with a rush in the final furlong to beat Morsun a half length for the second award. Blackstrap scored his third success of the meeting when he beat Shoot at the end of the sixth race. Third went to The Point, a 17 to 10 choice. Never far back of the pace of Le Bruyere and Manners in the run to the stretch, the winner came to the inside for the drive and, after disposing of Le Bruyere held on gamely to beat Shoot when she came with her belated rush, Prince Torch, a home-bred son of Torchilla and Dulce Tokalon, carried the colors of Mrs. Clyde Van Dusen to a popular victory in defeating six other aging maidens that contested the three-quarters first race. Making the third start of his career and displaying greenness, the son of Torchilla was hustled into an early lead, but after Colonist, which shared favoritism, forged to the front near the last turn, the winner came again to draw away to a two lengths advantage at the finish. After the first quarter, where Indefinite held third position, Bell Man was always the best of the others. SEQUOIA MAKES GOOD. After many unsuccessful efforts here, Nix and Hunters Sequoia found a field he could beat and at the end of the three-quarters second race, for which he was favorite, the son of Carlaris was a length and a half before the lightly regarded Monastic, which beat Mervin B. the same margin for second. Nine started, and although Scout Chief and Mervin B. displayed the early speed, apprentice F. Fernandez drove the winner around the leaders, and after attaining a clear advantage had him under a strong hold at the end. Scout Chief was pinched back at the far turn and was forced to go to the extreme outside in improving his position.
