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DEFEAT FOR WHOPPER Finishes Unplaced in 0,000 Frontier Handicap Under 130 Pounds. Infantry the Winner in New Track Record Time With War Minstrel Second and Azucar Third. DETROIT, Mich., June 26. Hal Price Headleys Whopper, double stake winner here, met his first defeat of the local season when he attempted to carry the top impost of 130 pounds and run the mile and three-sixteenths of the 0,000 added Frontier Handicap, which was revived by the Detroit Racing Association this year as the feature for today. Infantry, from Mel Emericks Millsdale Stable, was an easy winner. Infantry took the lead under Charlie Stevensons superb handling before passing the stand the first time and making his own pace he came to the finish four lengths before Mrs. Emil Denemarks War Minstrel, and with a new track record of 1:56. Fred M. Alger, Jr.s, Azucar, which was bidding his farewell to flat racing, was third, a half length back of War Minstrel and the same distance before Mrs. James Chesneys Professor Paul. Then came Whopper, two lengths back of Professor Paul and three lengths before Sir Jim James. War Emblem, Siam, Gyral, Carl S., Grey Gold, First Entry and Paradisical completed the journey in the named order. EARNS ,725. Infantry carried 108 pounds or seven pounds less than Azucars assignment. He earned ,725 for his Chicago owner and it was his first stake victory of the year. He began from outside of the stalls, which was made necessary by the field of thirteen. The race was unusually free of crowding but while War Minstrel held a contending position throughout, Azucar and Professor Paul were forced to come from far back. In Continued on forty-second page. I , I I DEFEAT FOR WHOPPER Continued from first page. fact, Azucar was" a trailer when the field reached the final half mile and did not get j to running until nearing the stretch, where I Wholey put him to strong pressure and j steered him through the field. i I Professor Paul made his bid at the same time but Azucar was favored by better racing luck and he wore down Professor Paul when the latter got in a little trouble nearing the" final sixteenth. Grey Gold and Paradisical held prominent positions for three-quar- ters but they dropped back thereafter. The winner was the second choice, being held at odds of .50 to . Whopper was an 11 to 5 favorite. ATTENDANCE 18,000. Summertime weather prevailed and the crowd, estimated at 18,000, included many visitors from the Dominion, Cleveland, Toledo a"nd other Michigan cities. The excellent program was formful and many of the finishes were so close that the j camera decided many races. One of the imost thcilling finishes came with the Pfeif- fer Brewing Company Handicap, the fifth : event, when Long Run Stables Dolaway and A. P. Canales Mary Vito were so close at the end of six furlongs that the stewards called for the second picture before giving the decision to Dolaway. This pair finished in a dead heat fifteen, days ago. Biscayne Blue and Crows Flight were the high weights of the field and the choices but at no stage of the journey did they threaten Dolaway, which ran the distance in the sparkling time of lillU. BASTE AGAIN. Baste chalked up her third victory of the meeting when she led Kentucky Eagle, Jules Lazard and the heavily supported Gay Bill to the end of six furlongs in the second race. Farrell Jones drove the winner down on the outside to wrest the lead from Kentucky Eagle inside the final furlong and won drawing away. Gay Bill raced wide and showed little. A thrilling finish and the biggest surprise came with the Border States Purse and fourth event for three-year-olds when Mrs. A. J. Abels Jelly Roll got up in the final stride to beat Sun Frolic by a nose. Black Sleeve, which came over sharply when improving his position in the stretch, was third, a half of a length back of Sun Frolic and the same distance before Linas Son, which enjoyed favoritism. Catnap, a strongly j supported second choice, was caught in the crowding in the stretch.
