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WHOPPER WINS EASILY Romps to Victory in ,000 Added Wolverine Handicap. Giant Headley Horse Carries 130 Pounds in Detroit Stake Net Value to Winner ,330. DETROIT, Mich., June 19. Whopper served notice on the others of the handicap division that he intends to take up where Discovery left off when, packing the crushing impost of 130 pounds, he was an easy winner of the fourth running of the ,000 Wolverine Handicap before, a crowd of 15,000 or more at Detroit this afternoon. He reached the end of a mile and one-sixteenth, which he ran over a slow track in 1:49, three lengths before Mrs. Tom Stevensons Tempestuous. Mrs. James Chesneys Carl S., the only three-year-old in the race carried his feather impost of ninety-five pounds a neck back of Tempestuous and a nose before Infantry, Millsdale Stables invader from Chicago. Corinto and War Emblem, the hope of Mrs. Emil Denemark, also Chicago-owned, Professor Paul, a stablemate. of Carl S., Exhibit, Gyral, First Entry and Cardarrone finished back of the leaders in the named order. FOURTH STAKE VICTORY. Ridden by Lee Hardy, the big son of Phar-amond H., which won the Colonel Alger Memorial Handicap, and which has not been under colors since, added ,330 to the coffers of this Kentucky owner, and swelled his winnings for the year to more than ,000. Incidentally, it was his fourth stake victory in thirteen starts tnis season. Although Tempestuous raced into the lead on the club house turn, it was Whoppers race all the way. Hardy permitted the Canadian-owned colorbearer to lead him into the backstretch, but once called upon he took command under light urging and steadied along thereafter, drew away during the run for home despite Hardys strong hold. Tempestuous held on in fine style, and but for losing ground during the run to the turn from his extreme outside position, there was no excuse for Infantry. EXHIBIT POORLY RIDDEN. Carl S. came from far back to garner third honors and Corinto and War Emblem tired after holding prominent positions the greater part of the trip, excepting Exhibit, which was poorly handled by the inexperienced F. Jones. The others were never factors. Blue Ridges Galeco, a recent arrival from Chicago, rewarded her backers that installed her a strongly-supported second choice when Continued on thirty-eighth page. WHOPPER WINS EASILY . Continued-JrQtn first page. she was an , easy winner of the second race. Blazing Torch was second and Just High third. Kentucky Eagle,, which remained favorite despite his odds receding, led. only. Pompegret, which refused to break with the field, at the end. Lady Flash graduated from the maiden juvenile ranks when she won in easy fashion over Bob Lee, Texas Boy and Soda Time, Which was coupled with Cup Defender as the Dixiana entry and the "choice at the end of five furlongs in the fourth race. She rapidly established a big advantage and ""Buddy" Guymon had her well in hand when she reached the end three and a half lengths before Bob Lee, which rewarded 9.40 for each two dollar place ticket. The latter was only a neck before Texas Boy, which tired after chasing the winner the greater part of the dash. NEAR RECORD CROWD. Favored by ideal weather, a crowd that approached the record gathering present on Decoration Day, witnessed the attractive pro gram, which despite track superintendent Norman Millers hard labor was in a slow condition. Favorites, however, were successful in; most instances, and the first most popular victory of the afternoon came with the fifth event and secondary number when Mrs. Emil Denemarks Linas Son, which had the services of Charles Kurtsinger, triumphed in easy fashion: over H. R. Bains Sun Power, T. D. Buhls Nad and, four other three-year-olds at a mile and seventy yards. Steadied along while. .Nad was showing the way, the winner went into command on the j outside and in the final three furlongs and drawing clear steadily, he soon established a j clear lead to be well in hand and two lengths ! before Sun Power, which, raced wide throughout, at the end. Nad held on to be four lengths back of Sun Power and the same distance in the van of Eddie H., which also followed the overland, route from the start. Lee Hastings quit badly after three-quarters and the others were always far back.
