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FRAIDY CArS SPEED Enables Headley Colorbearer to Win King George VI. Handicap. Carries 126 Pounds and Runs Six Furlongs in 1:11 to Beat Empty Bottle Easily. DETROIT, Mich., June 9. Over a ;track that was benefited by light drizzles, Hal Price Headleys Fraidy Cat added further, to his laurels when he won the King George VI. Handicap, a grade "A" affair and the feature of another attractive program offered by the Detroit Racing Association at its Fair Grounds course this afternoon. Under the top impost of 126 pounds, Fraidy Cat, which won the Belle Isle Handicap, last Saturdays feature, ran the distance in 1:11, the fastest time for three-quarters since the opening, to lead Mrs. E. B. Carpenters Empty Bottle by three lengths for second. Oddesa Farms Don Creole was third, five lengths back of Empty Bottle; and two lengths before Top Dog, the light weight of the field, which saved fourth from Erin Torch and Uppermost. Herb Fisher was again astride the Head-ley sprinter, which topped those of this division here last spring and saving him after Empty Bottle jumped out to establish a good advantage during the opening sixteenth, he sent him after the leader when the sextette began the run for home. Forging to the front on the outside of Empty Bottle approaching the final furlong, he rapidly attained a big lead to be in hand when he came to the finish. NEVER THREATENS LEADERS. For more than five-sixteenths Erin Torch held third place, but Don Creole drove past him on the outside to reach third position as they came to the final quarter. Although unable to menace the leaders he was much the best of Top Dog, which was forced to race wide after being in close quarters Continued on thirty-eighth page. FRAIDY CATS SPEED i Continued from first page. during the opening five-sixteenths. Uppermost was always the trailer. The most unpleasant weather since the ; opening prevailed for the sport, which, due ! to Detroit" being a border city of Canada, honored the Kings birthday and the royal family. The main attractions were named for his majesty, the Duke of Windsor and Queen Mary. Supporting the feature was the Duke of Windsor Handicap, and it resulted in one j of the many thrilling finishes when Fanfern carried Paul Kelleys colors to a nose triumph over A. L. Copeland, Jr.s, strongly supported Chimney Top. Runamuck, furnished by the Detroit-owned stable of Mrs. M. M. Johr, was third, three parts of a length I back of Chimney Top and a neck before Navarre, which came from far back to garner fourth laurels in a field of eight. SPIRITED BATTLE. j In a spirited battle, Chimney Top led ! Emigrante and the winner to the final fur- ; long of the six-furlong sprint, but Fanfern, i under the inexperienced handling of J. G. j Wilson, showed she was much the best by outgaming the favorite during the run to the wire. Runamuck finished on the extreme outside but Always Blue found such a task too trying and gave way in the final furlong. Baste chalked up the first victory of the meeting for O. F. Woodwards pretentious stable, when she scored a surprise triumph over Gay Bill, a heavily-supported choice, Kentucky Eagle and eight other lowly placed three-year-olds at the end of six furlongs. Yankee Waters furnished another surprise when she triumphed over Capitalist, Jack Conner, a lukewarm favorite, and eight others at the end of six furlongs in the second race, also at six furlongs. ANOTHER FOR HARDY. Lee Hardy added another victory to his credit and Hastings Bros. Gay Days chalked up his first score of the year when he was a driving winner of the third race at one mile and one-sixteenth, and for which Gold Standard finished third, was a lukewarm choice. Imperial High was second and next back of the winner and three lengths before Gold Standard. A thrilling finish which found Allan Tiptons Sir George and Paul Kelleys Shes Right a nose apart at the end of five furlongs in the fourth race, was topped by the j dividends the winner returned for a Straight ticket. Holders of those certificates received 18.60. The leading pair was a length before Noajean, which led Donna Leona, the fourth horse, by the same margin. Noajean, an eleven to five hazard, was in close quarters the greater part of the trip.
