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DAYS HONORS TO ROSEN Pilots First Three Winners at Detroit Fair Grounds. Favorites Dominate in Motor City Races Fanfern Earns First Purse of Current Meeting. DETROIT, Mich., June 25. An all-claiming: program that was devoid of a feature was offered at the Fair Grounds this afternoon, but Joe Rosen gave the fans a big thrill when he rode the winners of the first three races. However, he failed to hold the spot light as favorites, which dominated the program, kept the big crowd in a lively mood. -One of the best races came in the fifth and resulted in the first victory of the meeting for Paul Kelleys Fanfern, which made every post a winning one to lead Speed Girl by slightly more than a length at the end of the six furlongs. Sarahmond was third, a neck back of Speed Girl and a length before Sweet Memories, which raced far back for more than half a mile. Despite coming back off of distance racing, Fanfern was installed the choice and demonstrated that her backers were correct when Louis Guymon rushed her to the front in the first few strides. After five-sixteenths, she drew clear of Speed Girl and after increasing her advantage, Guymon took hold of her. Sarahmond was the real disappointment. Meloche had her in a contending position from the start but, after steering her to the inside for the drive, he was of little help during the final furlong. Jane F., which was pinched back on the far turn, tired thereafter, and Sweet Memories and Polly B. were always outrun. Fanfern ran the distance in 1:13, considerably slower than some of the other races at that distance during the afternoon. UNEXPECTED HAPPENINGS. A bad start, a spill shortly after the break and one of the biggest surprises of the meeting came with the running of the first race for plater two-year-olds. El Portal carried E. W. Cragins colors to victory and the heavily supported Gaul, which was in motion when the start came, was second. Third went to Sashemus. In the first few strides Takeme fell and unseated jockey Earl Porter. Gaul sprinted into a long lead during the opening three-sixteenths with the winner, a son of Bon Homme and Cameo, in closest pursuit. Nearing the final furlong, El Portal drove to the front to reach the end three-quarters of a length before Gaul. Belleek, from the locally-owned stable of E. W. Duffy, won her first race of the year and the second of her career when she led Able Abe, Peter Pepper and nine other three-year-olds to the finish of the second race. Incidentally, Joe Rosen won both ends of the "Daily Double," when he steered Belleek to the finish four lengths before Able Abe. Working her way forward steadily while Free Again and Able Abe dominated the pace for a half mile. Belleek, an 8 to 5 choice, drove to the front entering the stretch to be well in hand at the end. Peter Pepper, which was shuffled back on the far turn, came again to be much the best of the others at the finish. PROHIBITION IN FRONT. Rosen was astride his third straight winner and the second favorite was successful when Prohibition accounted for the third race, at one mile and a sixteenth. Grey Man, which was neglected in the wagering and which bore out after reaching the lead in the stretch, was second, and Rcelaway third. The winner was good enough to drive his way through close quarters and benefited when Grey Man bore out in the stretch and took command in the final sixteenth to lead Grey Man by a length at the end. Reelaway moved into contention through saving of ground entering the stretch and held on to be a nose back of Grey Man and three lengths before I. Novotny, which tired after leading the pack to the stretch. Mrs. A. J. Abel furnished another winner and a favorite again was successful when Treasury Key chalked up her second straight victory of the meeting when she led The .Continued, on third page.l DAYS HONORS TO ROSEN Continued from first page. Point, San Lu and eight others to the finish of the three-quarters of the fourth race. Ted Meloche drove the winner to the front after five-sixteenths and drawing clear entering the stretch she reached the finish a length before The Point, which got up to beat San Lu by a nose for second. Indefinite, which, led the field out of the back stretch, and Outside, a prominent factor from the start, were done after three furlongs. Paul Kelley saddled another winner, this time for R. T. Flippen, when Crazy Jane won the St. Clair Shores Purse that was the sixth number. Close Call was second and Speed Limit third. Completing a double for Guymon, the winner wore Amy Cooper down after the opening five-sixteenths to lead Close Call by three lengths at the end. Speed Limit made up ground to garner third laurels.
