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GREY GOLD VICTORIOUS Returns to Best Form to Win St Clair Shores Purse Finishes Head Before Good Catch at atDetroit Detroit Eddie Joe Falls in inThird Third Race DETROIT Mich June 3 Grey Gold E W Duffys erstwhile hope for Kentucky Derby honors showed a return to best form when he was a driving and popular victor of the St Clair Shores Purse fifth event and best race offered before a good gather ¬ ing at the Fair Grounds of the Detroit Rac ¬ ing Association this afternoon afternoonDisplaying Displaying his bad post manners and be ¬ ginning from outside the stalls the erratic son of Sir Greysteel drove down on the out ¬ side of the small field of five to beat Dixi anas Good Catch by a head in another of the several picture finishes at the end of six furlongs Black Sleeves furnished by H C Hatch was third some three and a half lengths back of Good Catch and clear of Noble Boy which tired badly after show ¬ ing the way to the final furlong Nad the other contestant completed the small field three lengths back of Noble Boy BoyA A moderation of the weather was respon ¬ sible for the increase in patronage and the track was at its best Grey Golds triumph was the second of the afternoon for the choices choicesROSENS ROSENS STRONG RIDE RIDEDespite Despite beginning in fine style the Duffy representative refused to extend himself while Noble Boy Nad and Good Catch held sway for more than a half mile But after reaching the stretch J Rosens strong han ¬ dling brought results and steadily wearing down the leaders he defeated Good Catch which subdued the tiring Noble Boy soon after reaching the final furlong Nad showed speed for three furlongs and Black Sleeve came from a good way back to carry off third honors The winner was timed threequarters in 113 and carried 109 pounds or three less than the impost toted by Good Catch and Black Sleeve SleeveAlthough Although slightly marred when Eddie Joe wheeled to the inside fence and fell in the first few strides after the start the third race for twoyearolds at five furlongs re ¬ sulted in one of the most popular and easy victories of the meeting when Dixianas Torchy and Wicked Time carried off first and third honors Noajean second choice split the pair being two and a half lengths back of Torchy which led throughout and three lengths before Wicked Time which was always the best of the others Joe Jacobs was taken to the track infirmary where preliminary examinations failed to Continued on thirtyeighth page GREY GOLD VICTORIOUS Continued from first page reveal any broken bones but he was forced to cancel his remaining engagements engagementsUnder Under Bob Wholey Torchy which was scoring his second success in as many starts here took command at once and after sprinting into a five length advantage dur ¬ ing the run to the far turn he was taken in hand to have plenty in reserve when Noa jean offered a mild threat during the run for home homeFernstar Fernstar scored a surprise and lucky vic ¬ tory when she drove through on the inside to defeat Grand Waters Kings Double and eight other maiden plater juveniles at the end of five furlongs in the first race Toney one a 19 to 10 choice finished fifth after showing little to justify his strong backing backingAnother Another thrilling finish which required the picture to separate the leaders came with the threequarters fourth race The improved Luxuro was the winner Royal Command was second and Capitalist third For five furlongs Que Gato and Capitalist dominated the pace with Royal Command showing the way to the others of the field of ten During the run to the wire Que Gato gave way and Capitalist went into com ¬ mand but he was unequal to the task and Luxuro and Royal Command subdued him in the final strides stridesBe Be Big displayed a game performance when winning the sixth race at one mile and one sixteenth Setting his own pace and repulsing the bids of Gunwale and Lovely Spy the winner which completed a double for Meloche came to the finish a half a length before Lovely Spy which enjoyed favoritism over him Proposing was third Blackmail whose price receded was taken back repeatedly during the opening five eighths and made up little ground in the drive
