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FOOTING RUINS CARD Claiming Race Replaces Petoskey Handicap at Detroit. Feature and Supporting Attraction Go by the Board Because of Condition of Track. DETROIT, Mich., June 21 Rain, which has greatly interfered with the Detroit racing spring season, dealt its severest blow during the week-end, and as a consequence, the feature and supporting race of the original program carded for the opening of the Fair Grounds fourth full week of spring racing went by the board. The carded substitute also was riddled by scratches and it was necessary to reopen the race and recruit additional entries. It took the place of the original seventh, and the sixth event, the Petoskey Handicap, was replaced by a claiming event, entries for which were received this morning. Although the skies cleared and ideal overhead conditions prevailed for the program, the track for the first time since the sport was revived here four -years ago was classified as heavy. It became better during the afternoon and from all indications it will be near its best by tomorrow. The crowd, far above expectations, was swelled by many visitors present in Detroit for the Shriners convention, which started today. WAHCOO BY NOSE. With the leading races discarded, the best field met over six furlongs in the fifth event and it resulted in a thrilling finish when O. F. Woodwards Wahcoo got up in the final stride to beat Marion Allens Born Lucky by a nose. The latter was only a half a length before Pansy Ann, furnished by Jack Carter, but High Polish, one of the choices, was some fourth lengths back of Pansy Ann and eight lengths in the van of Hearty. Tartarus, the other three-year-old, was a badly beaten last. Born Lucky, under Lee Hardys guidance, sprinted into a good lead during the run to the final half mile with High Polish closest in pursuit and Pansy Ann next. Tartarus was close to Pansy Ann and although he was a strongly supported choice, that was all he showed during the sprint. Entering the stretch Bobby Montgomery drove Wahcoo down on the outside, and Pansy Ann was sent to the inside with Born Lucky still maintaining a clear advantage. Despite Hardy pursuing a weaving course with the winner, he was unable to withstand the winner, and barely managed to outfinish Pansy Ann. Born Lucky was a lukewarm favorite, with the winner being held at odds of 23 to 5. He ran the distance in 1:16, which was the best time of the afternoon for six furlongs. LITTLE REIGH SURPRISES. The sixth event, which was arranged this morning to supplant the feature, resulted in another surprise, and the first victory of the meeting for Little Reigh, when he turned back Gibbys Choice, Blazing Torch and seven others at the end of six furlongs. Dixie Fox, a lukewarm favorite, was fifth. Under Charles Stevenson and forced to lose ground when improving his position, the Continued on thirty-eighth page. FOOTING JUJINS CARD Continued from first page. winner forged to the front near the final furlong to come to the end a length and one-half before Gibbys Choice, which also made up ground in the drive. Prosy made his 1937 debut in auspicious fashion, when finding a track to his liking, he turned back Snoops, Royal Image and six others, including B Eighty, an 11 to 10 choice. The winner, under R. Wholey, was rever far back while Snoops and B Eighty showed the way t6 the final quarter and moving into second position thereafter, Prosy was sent to the inside to beat Snoops by a neck at the. end. Some three -lengths separated Snoops and Royal Image, with the latter coming from far back to beat Imperial Lu by a nose for third honors. ANOTHER FOR CHANCE QUEEN. Chance Queen scored her second victory of the meeting when she provided a mild surprise in winning the three-quarters second race, for which Hip Boots, which was a neck back of her, was the choice. Forewarned was third, some two and a half lengths back in the wake of Hip Boots and three lengths before Molly Greenock, which carried off fourth laurels. Play Sweep graduated from the maiden ranks when he turned back Blue Chatter, Georgia Meaden, a 7 to 5 choice, and four other lowly plater three-year-olds at the end of one mile and seventy yards in the third race. Returning 3.40 for each straight ticket and ridden by Charlie Hanauer, Play Sweep came to the finish slightly more than a length before Blue Chatter, which beat the favorite by three parts of. a length for second. After ten unsuccessful efforts this year. Free Spirit chalked up his first victory of the meeting when he lasted to o.utfinish Brass Buttons at the end of the mile and a sixteenth in the fourth race. John Tio, 8 to 5 choice, was third, some six lengths back of Brass Buttons and a head before Miss Petrina, with Baby Joe, the other contestant, rounding out the small field of five mediocre platers.
