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GILPIN RECORD CLEAN Saddles Third Horse and Third Winner at Detroit. Seagram Trainer Wins Again With Biography Detroit Derby Candidate, Flag Cadet, Second. DETROIT, Mich., May 26. Biography, the second of the E. F. Seagram Canadian-owned performers to be under colors since the Detroit spring and summer season opened and the third to be saddled by trainer Frank Gilpin, kept that trainers record perfect when he was an easy and popular winner of the Dearborn Claiming Purse, sixth and feature offering at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. The five-year-old Legatee gelding reached the end of the mile and seventy yards well in hand and a half length before Butsey Hernandez Detroit Derby eligible Flag Cadet, with Hokuao carrying Joe Roberts colors into third place a half length in the wake of Flag Cadet and four lengths before Indian Salute. Mickeys Man was fifth and Mamas Choice was pulled up after bolting approaching the final half mile. Eddie Burns had the winner away well but he was hard put in saving the Seagram representative when Hokuao went out to show the way. After five-sixteenths, Biography drove to the front on the outside of the pacemaker and increasing his advantage rapidly, he was four lengths in the van approaching the final quarter. From there on, Burns nursed the favorite along and the finish found him under strong restraint. While Hokuao held on well after relinquishing the lead, Flag Cadet, the only three-year-old to oppose the older performers, was forced to come from far back to gain his award. After holding a prominent position during the opening five-sixteenths, Indian Salute was allowed to drop .back but he experienced no trouble in saving fourth from Mickeys Man, which was never a factor. Mamas Choice, which was fast improving her position, bolted and Gordon Arnold pulled her up. The winner ran the distance in 1:4.4. and carried 107 pounds. Clear and cooler weather prevailed for the sport which, with the exception of several mild surprises, was very formful. The racing strip was at its best and the crowd was on a par with that of yesterday. A well meant "good thing" rewarded her backers when High Torque, from the locally owned stable of Mrs. M. Eckman, was the winner of the fifth race, the fourth of the afternoon at six furlongs. Prince Heather was second and Bal Ele third. The winner, which showed little in her two previous starts, was backed from 20 to 1 down to odds of 39 to 20 and, although she gave her backers cause for worry during the opening furlong, she responded well in Continued on thirty-fourth page. GILPIN RECORD CLEAN Continued from first page. the stretch to wear Prince Heather down "and lead him by a length at the end. The latter held the same advantage over Bal Ele, which held third position the greater part jof the way. The dozen platers caused a long delay before the start, and Alwintour sprinted into a clear lead during the opening quarter. .Bal Ele was in closest pursuit and Prince Heather, forged to the front, but he was unable to cbraw clear, and it was no task for High Torque, which drove through the field, to take command and win drawing away. After relinquishing the lead, Alwintour quit rapidly, while Anna V. L., which enjoyed favoritism, was always far back. Field players, were successful in the opening race when Lonmeg carried the Mayfield Stables colors to victory over Trahison, Chiliad and nine other lowly platers. The winner, always in closest pursuit of the speedy Gray Porte, forged to the front entering the stretch, and the finish found her half a length before Trahison, which but for repeatedly interfering with Ghiliad probably would have wore the winner down. Holding third position from the start, Chiliad was impeded repeatedly and he did not find room until the late stages. Red Garter, strong second choice to Chiliad, was always far back. The locally-owned Bomar Stable furnished another winner of a two-year-old race when Peace River got up to beat Rome Haul by a nose at the end of the second race for maiden two-year-olds. Dunnamany was l third. The picture was used to separate the I leading pair. Always in closest pursuit of Rome Haul, which sprinted into a three lengths lead during the first three furlongs, the winner, a son of Jean Valjean and Donna Roma, steadily wore the leader down to beat him at the end. During the first half mile Wah-coo held third position, but he gave way fast in the last furlong, and the finish found him some five lengths in the wake of Dunnamany, which was always prominent. With the exception, of Thistle Red, which was : done after- five-sixteenths, the others were never prominent. Another sparkling finish came with the third race when the Blue Ribbon Stock Farms Runamuck lasted to beat Always Blue by a head at the end of six furlongs. Over Yonder, co-favorite with the winner, was third, a length and a half back of Always Blue and three lengths before Transit Lady. Six of the better grade sprinting three-year-old platers were under colors with Over Yonder attaining a clear lead during the run to the far bend. Runamuck was the trailer, with Always Blue and Transit Lady in closest pursuit of Over Yonder. Approaching the final quarter, Runamuck was sent around her rivals, but after taking command in the stretch, she was kept under strong urging to withstand Always Blue, which was guided to the inside for the run for home. While Transit Lady gave way in the final quarter and Witson was done after three-eighths, Sundad was always far back. In one of the most thrilling finishes of the meeting, Vanda Cerulea, from the stable of Mrs. A. J. Abel, emerged the winner of the fourth race, also - at six furlongs. She drove through on the inside of Fancy Flight to : gain the verdict, with Homer L. a nose back of Fancy Flight and half a length before Fair Time, which tired after forcing Fancy Flights pace to the final stages. Earl Porter, who was astride the winner, kept her in striking distance of Fancy Flight and Fair Time from the start. Turning into the stretch, where Fancy Flight swung wide, Porter steered Vanda Cerulea to the inside and in a nip and tuck battle she proved the gamer. Far back for half a mile and forced to circle his field, Homer L. picked up the leaders in rapid strides to be the strongest of all at the end. Capitalist, which enjoyed favoritism, was a factor from the start, but after offering a bold bid at the close of five furlongs, he gave way gradually to be well beaten by Fair Time at the end. Temple Hill, which came in for late support, was never prominent.
