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SHEPHERD BOY SCORES Successful Debut in H. C. Hatchs Colors at Detroit Track. • Favorites Have Good Day at Fair Grounds — Rain Obscures Horses During Some Races. DETROIT, Mich., July 19.— Shepherd Boy, making his Detroit debut under H. C. Hatchs colors, was a driving winner of the Sturgis Purse, fifth and principal offering at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Ep, after leading for five furlongs of the three-quarters dash, carried W. F. Blacks colors into second place, with the Keeneland Studs Disaster third. Seven started and while Ep was rushed into the lead soon after the start and drew away from Disaster after reaching the stretch, the winner, one of the most strongly backed of the many favorites that earned brackets, came with his belated rush that carried him a half length before Ep, which | beat Disaster by five lengths for the second portion of the ,000 purse. Sterling Young, who had previously scored with Proposing in the first race, rode a I well judged race astride the Kentucky-bred J son of Hildur and Polly Weaver, which has I been a consistent winner under the Laffoon and Yeiser colors. After reaching the lead, Young took hold of the four-year-old and although his margin was short at the finish, Shepherd Boy undoubtedly would have increased it under pressure. With the exception of the opening quarter, where Bahamas held third position, the leading trio were the best of the others. Under 111 pounds, equal weight with Bahamas, Shepherd Boy ran the distance in 1:14%. TRACK MUDDY. The racing strip which was good for the first race, became worse from the hard downpours and intermittent showers, and it was classified as muddy for the running of the feature. A rain that reached torrential proportions after the running of the second race played havoc with the eight-race program. Cloudy and sultry weather, which gave a strong threat of rain, was chiefly responsible for a falling off in the attendance and a change in track conditions. Oderic, a consistent winner at Latonia, won his first victory here when he accounted for the fourth race. Lazi Canter was second, with Come Seven third. Six started the three-quarters dash that supported the feature. The winner took command soon after the start and, after repulsing Lazi Canters mild challenge near the stretch, maintained his lengths advantage to the end. Come Seven held third position throughout. Shasta Broom, third choice to the winner and Come Seven, were never prominent. Over the sloppy track Oderic ran the distance in 1:14. DIXIANA WINNER. The Detroit-owned Dixiana stable furnished the winner of the first race when Proposing drove to victory through a driving rain. Jake Blieden was second, a head back of the winner, and four lengths before Grand View, which was much the best of the six other juveniles that contested the five and a half furlongs. The winner, a well backed choice, was forced to better his position from a slow beginning to defeat Jake Blieden, which raced into a commanding lead in the first three-eighths. Maple Ricca, which came in for strong support, was never a factor. A terrific downpour that made it impossible to distinguish the colors fell during the running of the second race, that went to Leo J. Marks well backed Merely. Second went to Max Way, with Divert third. Although the rain was falling heavily while the small field of six were at the post, it became a torrential downpour as Max Way showed the way to the half mile ground, with Courland and Merely leading the others. From there to the finish it was impossible to distinguish the mud-covered colors, with Merely beating Max Way a length at the end. Divert, well up in the first quarter, led Thistle Flit by two lengths. Mrs. A. M. Creechs Chief Daunt scored his second success of the meeting when he provided a surprise in winning the third race from Chubasco. Little Turtle and five others. After following the pace of Nyack, which shared favoritism with Jean Brown for three-eighths. Mack Winters drove the Creech colorbearer to the front and the finish found him three lengths before Chu- Continued on twenty-sixth page. SHEPHERD BOY SCORES Continued from first page. basco, which beat Little Turtle by a length for the second award. While Little Turtle held third position throughout, Chubasco was forced to come from far back to earn his award, and Jean Brown tired while enjoying a contending position. Dignified, the consistent son of Prince Pal and Love Me, which races for J. Ko-vinsky, scored his fifth victory of the year when he lasted to head Whipper Cracker in the mile sixth race. Sad Knight was third. Only five started, with Traitor and Sad Knight showing the way to the stretch. The winner subdued Sad Knight after the latter had wrested the lead from Traitor in the final three-sixteenths, and Whipper Cracker was forced to come from far back to offer his belated challenge. After enjoying third position for five-eighths, Unencumbered, second choice to Whipper Cracker, quit badly in the final furlong. *
