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1 ANOTHER PURSE FOR HEADLEY Pelerine Holds Nose Margin Over Combahee at Detroit. First Purse of Year for Daughter of Supre-mus Stairs, Seven Up and Little Argo Win. DETROIT, Mich., June 15. Hal Price Headley, who furnished the winner and runner-up in the Detroit Derby, and whose colors have been very prominent since the opening, provided the winner in Pelerine of the Hazel Green Park Purse, Detroits main attraction this afternoon. The daughter of Supremus, which had yet to win a race this year, lasted to beat Butsey Hernandez Combahee by a nose at the end of the three-quarters sprint that was the fifth race of the day. Southern Way carried Mrs. A. M. Creechs colors into third position, two lengths back of Combahee and the same distance before Skipton, which held a prominent position from the start. Spur Flower and Chance Queen, the others of the six three-year-oids under colors, pursued the leaders to the end in the order named. Willie Saunders, who was scoring his second straight triumph, rushed Pelerine into a long lead during the first quarter and after a breathing spell she was able to repulse Southern Ways strong attack. Entering the stretch Pelerine drew away and when Combahee. which was taken back early, drove down on the outside she had enough left , to gain the major award. Used up from chasing the winner, Southern Way lost ground fast but she was much the best of Skipton, which held the others safe throughout. Pelerine was held at 3 to 1 and ran the distance in 1:12. Southern Way was an even money choice. Clear, cool weather prevailed for the opening of the fifth week of the spring and summer season, and favorites were in the minority. The racing strip, although a little deep, was classified at its best. Supporting the feature was a three-quarters sprint for mediocre platers, and it was marred when Wardell Ormont, one of the carded starters became so unruly that he was ordered withdrawn, and the money bet on him refunded. Winning honors went to Mrs. W. H. Denhams Little Argo with John Bane, the favorite, second, and Fancy Flight third. During the misbehavior, Wardell Ormont unseated A. Craig. When the horse was returned to the paddock to await a new rider, he ran away and the stewards then ordered his withdrawal and the refund of money bet on him. Fancy Flight took command at the start of the sprint and she held a clear advantage over Alwintour and Full Tilt, which were closely aligned during the run to the stretch. Royal Command, which was with- fContinued on thirty-eighth page. ANOTHER PURSE FOR HEADLEV Continued from first page. in striking distance of the leaders, in close quarters, moved into second place near the final furlong. A hard-fought contest opened the program with Red Garter, from the locally-owned J. Baumbach stable, getting up to lead the lightly regarded Dorothy Hicks by a neck at the .end of six furlongs. Treasury Key" favorite. over the winner, was thirds slightly more than a length back of Dorothy Hicks and a nose before the tiring Wigrose. For more than a half mile. Dorothy Hicks and Wigrose raced as a team, and when the latter tired, Dorothy Hicks drew clear but was unable to withstand the determined challenge of the winner. Treasury Key broke very slowly and L. Guymon used her up in reaching contention. The erratic Seven Up, which races for the Mikel stable, scored his sixth victory of the year when he was an easy winner of the three-quarters second race. Ana X. was second, three lengths back of the winner and a length before Celtic Prince, which held the same advantage over Rain or Shine at the end. For a half mile eight of the ten platers raced in cavalry alignment, but driving around his field entering the stretch, Seven Up rapidly drew clear to be in hand at the end. All Night, which enjoyed favoritism, was pinched back when the winner went to the front and tired thereafter. Despite repeated interference by Making Time, which enjoyed favoritism and which was permitted to carry her wide all during the run through the stretch, Stairs won the first five and a half furlong dash for juveniles, in accounting for the third race. Making Time was a head back of her at the end and six lengths before Ruth Scout, which enjoyed a prominent position from the start. Charles T. Fishers Manager Mike and Matas Brother will arrive Tuesday from Latonia to fill their engagements in the Moslem Temple Stakes to be run Saturday. Jockey Charles Stevenson, who will be astride one of the eligibles, and trainer Clyde Van Dusen, will be here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. I. Kalvin, Chicago enthusiasts, were guests in the box of Miss Florence Lafin.
