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OPEN REGULAR SEASON SEASONInaugural Inaugural Handicap Offered at Detroit With Eleven Eliglbles EliglblesBig1 Big1 Crowd Out Friday for Running Runningof of Charity Day Program Programof of Eight Races DETROIT Mich May 28 Topped by the 3000 added Inaugural Handicap which at ¬ tracted eleven of the seventeen eligibles to ¬ morrows program which ushers in the reg ¬ ular Detroit season is a very attractive one Todays card was for the benefit of the Horsemens Relief Society SocietyHal Hal Price Headleys Fraidy Cat a con ¬ sistent performer here last year and fresh from an eastern campaign will carry top weight of 120 pounds Mrs E B Carpenters Empty Bottle which conquered The Fighter at Arlington Downs and a winenr of three races in Florida comes next under 114 pounds and then follows the Bomar Stables Billy Bee and the Oddesa Farms Don Creole under 112 pounds each Mansco also a locally owned eligible being the property of Mrs Frank J Navin which races under the Tall Trees Stable nom de course and Charles T Fishers Erin Torch will pack 109 pounds each Prince Fellow is the low weight un ¬ der 102 pounds poundsTRACK TRACK DRYING OUT OUTWith With the track drying out hopes are en ¬ tertained for its being at its best and rac ing secretary Everett has arranged several sparkling supporting races chief of which is the Rouge Park Purse for threeyearolds A small field of five will run six furlongs with Dixianas Crows Flight carrying the top impost of 112 pounds Others named for the race are Navarre Nad Jelly Roll and Lady Sybil SybilSix Six of the eight numbers the first of which will start at 230 oclock are at dis ¬ tances of six furlongs or less while the sev ¬ enth and eighth events will be run over one mile and a sixteenth sixteenthThe The management reports only a few boxes not reserved for the session and in the event of fair weather one of the largest crowds in the short history of the track is expected to be present DETROIT Mich May 28 A big crowd turned out to welcome the return of thor ¬ oughbred racing to the Fair Grounds course here this afternoon Cloudy weather proved to be no detriment and although the reg ¬ ular season will not get under way until tomorrow enthusiasm shown for the Horse ¬ mens Relief Society card which served as a prelude to the spring session which will be topped by thirteen stakes augurs well for a successful season seasonSEVERAL SEVERAL SURPRISES SURPRISESThe The racing strip despite heavy rains dur ¬ ing the past several days was whipped into a slow condition and although there were several big surprises due to form not being established the sport as a whole was form ful fulJrVith JrVith an adverse track most of the win ¬ ners scored by big margins but several close finishes enlivened the sport and the gather ¬ ing rose to its feet to cheer its choices in many of the races racesIn In the feature number G LaFleshs First Entry scored another popular victory in the most thrilling finish of the afternoon when Continued on thirtyeighth page OPEN REGULAR SEASON Continued from first page he drove up on the inside to beat Dixianas Miss Prudence by a neck at the end of six furlongs Judge Kavanagh which alter ¬ nated with Miss Prudence at pacemaking was third a head back of the latter and five lengths before Windshield which fin ¬ ished fourth fourthThe The fifth event resulted in another popu ¬ lar and easy victory when M J Schmitts Job Printer triumphed over Richard Third Mindalo and four others at the end of a mile and seventy yards Well handled and saved by Lee Hardy who was completing a dou ¬ ble the son of Copiapo took command near ing the final half mile and when Richard Third which raced on the outside offered a mild threat nearing the final threeeighths he pulled away in fine style to reach the finish three and a half lengths before him Richard Third was some five lengths before Mindalo which came again after dropping back approaching the far turn turnLast Last Message carrying the Detroitowned colors of Mrs Frank J Navins Tall Trees Stable was graduated from the maiden juvenile ranks when she was a surprise winner of the opening race at five furlongs Star Angela was second three and a half lengths back of the winner and a nose be ¬ fore Grand Waters a fielder which came in for strong support Oddesa Nancy the Choice finished in sixth position after show ¬ ing little to merit her strong backing backingMrs Mrs J Blakeiys Irish Wake furnished the biggest surprise of the afternoon when her charge was an easy victor of the fourth fvent iiso at six furlongs Corida was ond and King Bee which led the field 6C eleven to the stretch third
