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SWEEP LIKE AN EASY WINNER Runs Three-Quarters in 1:11 at Detroit Fair Grounds. Claimed After Accounting for Ted Weeras Purse Tug o War and Sweet Memories Score. DETROIT, Mich., June 8. Sweep Like, which Mrs. A. M. Creech recently purchased at Latonia and which found a new home after the running of the race, sped over the six furlongs of the Ted Weems Claiming Purse in the fine time of 1:11 to be an easy winner of the main attraction at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Cruising, which followed in closest pursuit of the winner from the start, was second, and Miney Myer-son carried the locally-owned Motor City Stable colors into third place. Seven topnotch sprinting platers were under colors, with the winner, which had the services of Charley Parke, taking command at once. The son of Sweep sprinted into a good lead during the opening quarter arid, roused when Cruising offered a mild threat near the final furlong, reached the end in handy fashion. A length separated Cruising and Miney Myerson, with the latter a half length before Sir Ten. Mattioli handled Cruising in listless style, for, after his charge had offered a mild bid, his rider was content to let him run under his own courage. Miney Myerson and Sir Ten, the latter racing on the outside of his field, showed little, and Indiantown, which shouldered the top impost of 114 pounds, was taken up soon after the start. Genteel Lady was through after racing three furlongs. Sweep Like, which carried 113 pounds, was a 7-to-5 choice. Cloudy weather prevailed as Detroit opened its third week of spring and summer racing, but a surprisingly large crowd was present and the racing strip was at its best. Duval Headley saddled his second winner for Hal Price Headley, when The Queen was an easy winner over Molecule, Miss Bonnie and six other maiden two-year-olds that furnished the sport for the third race. Virginia J., which enjoyed favoritism over the winner, was a badly beaten sixth. Much the best of the others, The Queen, a daughter of Suprernus and Ancient Queen, was slow to begin, but Willie Saunders soon had her in a contending position and guided her to the outside of the field nearing the stretch, where she picked up the leaders in rapid fashion to be three lengths before Molecule at the end. The latter was only a Continued on twent-first page. SWEEP LIKE AN EASY WINNER Continued from first page. nose before Miss Bonnie and the picture was called for before their numbers were displayed. Eight unruly two-year-old platers that caused an eight-minute delay at the start met at five furlongs for the first race and it resulted in a mild surprise, when Bib, from the stable of J. S. Young, the steward representing the Michigan State Racing Commission, was an easy winner. Gaul was second and Broadway Girl third. Little Wichita, which enjoyed favoritism, finished fourth: after leading her field to the stretch. ONan and Tamarox were the chief cause of the long delay and the latter began from outside of the stalls. Running back to his previous good effort, Bud Broom, venerable son of Whisk Broom II., was a driving winner of the second race, for lowly platers. He only got up in the last stages to beat Mate Tea by a nose, with Peloria third, a neck back of Mate Tea and two lengths before Princess Pyre, which held a prominent position from the start. Bert Thornton had the winner away in fine style, but he was unable to keep up with Whizz James, Mate Tea and Princess Pyre, which raced in close order to the stretch. At that stage Thornton drove Bud Broom to the inside and, steadily wearing down the leaders, he forged to the front at the finish. Whizz James, the favorite, tired fast in the last furlong. The. most thrilling finish of the afternoon came with the fourth race when Tug o War, Baranca and John Bane reached the end of six furlongs noses apart and a half length before Gladess. Although Tug o Wars number was quickly displayed, the camera was used in separating the horses for minor honors. Ridden by Bert Thornton, who was astride his second winner, Tug o War worked his way forward on the inside and, going to the outside of Baranca in the final furlong wore him down in the last stages. John Bane, which was sent to the outside entering the stretch, finished fast to beat the tiring Gladess for the third award. Capitalist, a 17 to 10 choice, was never a factor.
