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CREECH FILLY VICTRESS Miss Dolphin, Claimed for ,000, Wins Detroit Feature. Moslem Temple Stakes Chief Half-Holiday Headliner at Motor City -Coramine Second. DETROIT, Mich., June 20. Miss Dolphin, which finished second to Challite in the St. Clair Stakes and was later claimed by Mrs. A. M. Creech for ,000, won herself out for the Missouri sportswoman when she was an easy winner of the ,000 added Moslem Temple Stakes, Detroits feature, which was viewed by 15,000 fans this afternoon. Cora-mine, making her first start of the meeting and under the California-owned colors of Mrs. C. S. Howard, was second, six lengths in the wake of the daughter of Stimulus and a nose before Manager Mike, from Charles T. Fishers locally-owned Dixiana Stable. Yellow Tulip, the hope of the Bo-mar Stable, another Motor City establishment, was a head back of Manager Mike and a head before Matas Brother, which was coupled with Manager Mike. Nations Taste, Planetoid, Reaping Reward, I Little Upset and Rebecca Lee pursued them to the end in the order named. Coming back from her previous winning effort when she set a track record of :58 for five furlongs, Miss Dolphin equalled the track mark of 1:05, held by Lady Bowman. She carried 113 pounds, six less than Little Upset and three less than that toted by Nations Taste. She was a 2 to 1 choice and earned ,490 for Mrs. Creech. Second award was 00, third 00, and fourth 00. There was a slight delay before the start, but Eddie Thomas sent them away in fine style, and Yellow Tulip was the first in motion. However, Charles Parvin was lucky in finding room on the inside when sending Miss Dolphin to the front, and at the end of the first three-sixteenths she held a five lengths advantage. Manager Mike was in closest pursuit, with Nations Taste and Yellow Tulip showing the way to the others. Continued on thirty-eighth page. CREECH FILLY VICTRESS Continued from first page. Coramine began rapidly, but she was forced back from her outside position and did not reach contention until the field swung into the stretch. In rapid fashion she caught the leaders, but she was no match for the winner and only got up to beat Manager Mike in the final strides. While Nations Taste gave way in the drive and Yellow Tulip, which was in close quarters for three furlongs, held on well, Matas Brother refused to extend himself early and only made up ground during the run through the stretch. Shortly after the running of the second race, the Moslem Temples Million Dollar Band and its crack drill team paraded down the track and while the band played the team went through many formations. The crowd, swelled by many Shriners from all over the state was one of the largest of the meeting. The racing strip was at its best and this was the cause of fast time being recorded in most races. The seven races that supported the feature were named in honor of officers of the Shrine. Judge De-Witt Merriam, in whose honor the sixth race and a handicap was named, presented a blanket. Running the distance in 1:11 and within two-fifths of a second of the track record, Bomar Stables Billy Bee got up to beat Hal Price :Headleys Fraidy Cat by a nose in the Judge DeWitt H. Merriam Handicap, the sixth event and supporting attraction. Grand Rock, was third. Billy Bee carried the top impost of 116 pounds. Ten three-year-old maidens furnished the sport in the opening race, and it resulted in a popular score when Mrs. ,H. Allisons locally-owned Prophetic was a driving winner. Purple Wing, which was, neglected in the wagering, was second, slightly more than a length back of the winner and a length and a half before Dasaki, which held a prominent position from the start. Indian Lace, co-favdrite with the winner, showed the way for more than a half mile, with Purple Wing supplanting her leaving the back stretch. However, the latter was unable to draw clear, and Prophetic, which finished under terrific pressure, swept by her in the final furlong. Baydrop, a recent arrival from Canada and which came in for good support, rewarded his backers when he turned back Volomite, Ladino and six others in the second race. Ridden by Charles McTague and away well, Baydrop was rushed into the lead and, increasing his advantage after disposing of Wigrose, lasted to beat Volomite by a half of a length at the end of six furlongs. The latter held the same advantage over Ladino, which came from far back to be much the best of the others. Seven Up chalked up his second straight victory here, and his seventh of the year when he beat Alwintour by a nose in the Paul W. Shafer Claiming Purse, the third event. Bonynge was third, five lengths back of the leaders and a head before Red Garter, which tired after improving his position. Alwintour, as customary, sprinted into a good .lead, but tired after five furlongs of the three-quarters sprint, and gave way to Seven Up. However, he came again in the last few strides, and the placing judges awaited the picture before displaying the numbers. In a thrilling struggle that prevailed the greater part of the mile and one-sixteenth, White Ginger, locally-owned gelding, carried Fred M. Alger, Jr.s colors to a driving victory in the Mocha Claiming Purse, fourth on the program. Ilchester, in the thick of the fight from the start, was second, with Poop Deck driving down on the outside of the small field of six to beat Almarine by a nose I for minor honors. j Shuffled back entering the final three-quarters, the winner was guided to the outside and in steady strides he Wore down the leaders to reach the end three parts of a length before Ilchester, which led Poop Deck by a length and one-half for second. When White Ginger was pinched back Fanfern, Ilchester and Judge Kavanagh dominated the pace, but they gave way when Lee Hardy, who was completing a double, drove the winner to the front.
