Color Miss Big Surprise: Riverside Park Host to One of Largest Crowds in History of Missouri Racing., Daily Racing Form, 1937-06-01

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COLOR MISS BIG SURPRISE SURPRISERiverside Riverside Park Host to One of ofLargest Largest Crowds in History Historyof of Missouri Racing KANSAS CITY Mo May 31 Color Miss one that was grouped in the field was the surprise winner of the initial race on the program when coming from behind in the final eighth she wore down the pacemaker to cross the finish line a length in the van of Favorite Child the one that set the early pace Favorite Child was a length and a half in front of the favorite Equanimity at the end of the journey It was jockey J Adams third winning mount in two days daysRiverside Riverside Park played host today to one of the largest crowds that ever attended a race meeting in Missouri Long before the horses paraded to the post for the first race the stands and clubhouse were jammed with enthusiastic fans fansFans Fans were still striving to reach the course after the running of the initial offering and the highways leading to the track were filled with cars It was estimated that there were 12000 inside the grounds when the bugle sounded for the second race


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