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VICTORY FOR FAST STRIDE Outstays Right Rank in Thrilling Finish at Detroit Cadillac Purse Heads List of Motor City CityAttractions Attractions Change in Track TrackConditions Conditions DETROIT Mich June 17 Although a rain which fell the greater part of the night and this morning was the cause of many withdrawals and a change in track condi ¬ tions an attractive program was offered here this afternoon The first of the two main attractions was the Cadillac Purse for threeyearolds and it resulted in a thrilling finish the second of the afternoon when the Elmtree Stables Fast Stride led Marchant Guybergers Right Rank by threequarters of a length at the end of the fifth race Elwawa racing under I J Col ¬ lins colors and a slight favorite over the winner was third six lengths in the wake of Right Rank and three lengths before Gum the only threeyearold of the field of eight named overnight to start startThere There was an immediate start to the race with Gum and Elwawa racing on even terms to the end of the half mile where Elwawa gradually drew away from his tiring op ¬ ponent However Charles Stevenson was just biding his time with the winner and although he was forced to steer the winner to the outside in reaching the lead he brought him to the inside for the drive During the run through the stretch Right Rank offered a bold challenge but Fast Stride responded in fine style to be drawing away at the end Elwawa which tired after relinauishing the lead bled while being pulled up upUnder Under 102 pounds the light weight of the field Fast Stride ran the distance in 143 creditable time considering the condition of the track trackThe The Tranquility Farms Cross Ruff dem I onstrated that he is one of the best plater threeyearolds here by accounting for the Marquette Purse that served as the sixth event and cofeature He completed rie mile and a sixteenth a length and a Aalf before Glynson which led the wellbrcked Shady Well by six lengths for second secondThe The Marquette was put on in an effort to give Bahamas a chance of winning enough money to become eligible for the 25000 added Detroit Challenge Cup nomi ¬ nations for which close tonight He was only 125 short being a winner of 40000 Continued on twentyseventh page VICTORY FOR FAST STRIDE STRIDEContinued Continued from first page in his five years of racing and for that reason the purse was so distributed as to give 125 to the horse finishing third How ¬ ever Bahamas gave way rapidly after re ¬ linquishing the lead and his chances of being an eligible for the rich race went by the wayside waysideA A big surprise and a spectacular finish came with the introductory race when S Hoovers Alcodema Col Hatfield and Rac ¬ coon reached the end of the six furlongs noses apart and in the named order orderThe The winner which was registering her first success of the year disposed of Ceylon after fivesixteenths but after drawing clear of the nine others she was put to strong urging in withstanding Col Hatfield and J accoon at the end With the exception of Ceylon which stopped rapidly after relin ¬ quishing to the lead and Don Vern which tired after offering a bold bid in the stretch the others were never factors Don Vern was a 2 to 1 choice choiceL L M Biggs Injustice experienced little trouble in leading Commandman Lamp Black and five others to the finish of the threequarters second race for which Royal Purchase was the favorite Taking command soon after the start Injustice made every post a winning one to be two lengths before Commandman at the end Although unable to menace the leaders Royal Purchase was always the best of the others othersJack Jack Whyte furnished the winner of the Miles Purse an allowance affair for three yearolds when Little Dinah led Torch Maid ¬ en Sun Arena and four others to the finish of the six furlongs sprint that served as the third thirdRidden Ridden by C Turk and taking command at the start the winner led all the way to be two and a half lengths before Torch Maiden at the end After the first quarter where Marmosa held third place Sun Arena was the best of the others Dancing Spirit slight favorite over Sun Arena and Torch Maiden was far back throughout throughoutJack Jack Whytes colors were carried to their second success when Peaceful was an easy winner of the fourth race The daughter of Rustic a 8 to 5 choice turned in a spark ¬ ling effort in reaching the finish four lengths before Come Home with San Rafael saving minor honors from five other plater juveniles juvenilesThe The fourth issue of condition books for the meeting were distributed among the horse ¬ men Monday It covers an eightday period from June 19 through June 27
