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SPANISH SPANISH BABE BABE RUNS RUNS GAME GAME RACE RACE AT AT HAWTHORNE HAWTHORNE Beth Beth Bon Bon Scores Scores in in Bomar Bomar Stable Stable Colors Colors at at Detroit Detroit Fair Fair Grounds Grounds SPARTA TAKES SECOND Motor City Establishments Filly Romps to Easy Victory. ? t Bryson Completes Double Victory, Piloting Chiliad in Opening Event Conditions Favor Sport. DETROIT, Mich., June 4. Beth Bon, speedy daughter of Jean Valjean, and another representative of the locally-owned Bomar Stable of Charles A. Bohn and Peter A. Markey, was an easy winner of the River Rouge Purse, fifth event and first of two features offered at Detroit this afternoon. Sprinting into a good lead during the first quarter, Beth Bon, which was ridden by J. Bryson, who also was astride Chiliad in the opening race, reached the end of the six furlongs a length and a half before Hal Price Headleys highly regarded Sparta. Runamuck was third, four lengths in the wake of Sparta and half a length in the van of Genteel Lady. Best Bid, Amy Cooper and Chance Queen pursued the leaders to the finish in the order named. Seven fillies and mares were under colors with Chance Queen the first under way. Beth Bon, which was scoring her second success of the year, was tardy in reaching her best stride but she attained a good lead during the first quarter and was merely cantering when Sparta offered a mild threat approaching the final three furlongs. Drawing away fast when Bryson put her under pressure, Beth Bon had a three lengths advantage approaching the final furlong. From there on Bryson took a light hold on her and the finish found her in hand. For three-eighths Amy Cooper and Chance Queen enjoyed contending positions but they gave way rapidly in the drive and it was no task for Runamuck to wear them down in the drive. The winner, under 106 pounds, ran the distance in 1:121.. She was fourth choice to Sparta, Genteel Lady and Best Bid. The latter, which carried the top impost of 114 pounds, showed little. TRACK AT ITS BEST. Conditions were again good for the sport. The track was at its best, and the largest crowd of the week was on hand. J. S. Rileys Born Happy, a castoff of the E. R. Bradley stable, furnished the biggest surprise of the afternoon when he was an easy winner of the Lincoln Park Purse, sixth event and co-feature. Whisking was second, with Fraidy Cat third. Under steady restraint while in closest pursuit of the pacemaking Fraidy Cat, the winner forged to the front in the final furlong to lead Whisking by two lengths at the end. Whisking, which was far back for a half mile, drove through the others in the stretch to beat the tiring Fraidy Cat by a neck for second. The Pelican, which enjoyed favoritism, tired after holding third position for the greater part of the sprint. Born Happy paid 2.60 for each straight. Showing improvement over his previous effort, Chiliad, from Mrs. A. J. Abels stable, was a handy and popular winner of the opening race. High Bottom, which was permitted to bear to the inside when reaching the lead in the stretch was second and Silent Don third. Johnny Bryson was unable to improve the winners early position but entering the stretch he drove the Abel colorbearer through the field to wear High Bottom down in the last sixteenth and lead him by a length and a half at the end. During the opening half mile of the three-quarters sprint, Steponit, Barney Allis, Skippy McGee and High Bottom raced in cavalry order, but tired in the final furlong. VETERAN RENAISSANCE. The useful and aging Renaissance, which races for Star Buckland, won his third race of the year when he got up to beat Alwin-tour by a head at the end of the second race. Matapeake, third choice to the leading pair was third, six lengths back of Alwintour Continued, on third page. BETH BON SCORES FOR BOMAR STABLE AT DETROIT Continued from first page. and two lengths before the fast-finishing Transpose. Sprinting into a long lead during the first quarter, Alwintour held a comfortable margin to the final furlong where the winner had supplanted Matapeake at forcing the pace. From there to the end Renaissance steadily wore Alwintour down to be drawing away from him at the end. W. F. Lutz Lady Trust won her first race of the year when she turned back Nawab, Peeper and nine other lowly platers that met over one mile and seventy yards in the third race. Lucky to find room on the inside during the first five-sixteenths, Lady Trust drove to the front leaving the back stretch to establish a clear lead soon afterwards. However, she tired in the last sixteenth and was under urging to withstand Nawab, which reached contention after the first five-eighths. All Bays tired after offering a bold bid near the final furlong. After many good but unsuccessful efforts, Chiefs Pride scored his first victory in some time when he-lasted to beat Wild Pigeon by a nose at the end of the fourth race. Ladino was third, a length back of Wild Pigeon and a head before Homer L., which tired after offering a bold bid approaching the final furlong. Under the good handling of Charley Parke, who was astride his first winner since returning to competition, Chiefs Pride wore down Free Again after racing a half mile and, although he was unable to draw clear, held on in fine style to outfinish Wild Pigeon, which drove down on the outside in the run for home.
