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g TORCH STICK FIRST BY NECK Wins Fairmount Juvenile Event Pin Money Lowers Record. Third Consecutive Victory for Torch Stick During Current Meeting Large Saturday Crowd. COLLINSVTLLE, 111., Oct. 1. Diversified sport featured the program of eight races offered at Fairmount Park Saturday afternoon before a large half-holiday crowd. A number of the events proved highly interesting with close finishes, and the victories of lightly regarded entries added interest to the sport offered. The fifth race and secondary attraction of the day brought together nine of the speediest juveniles quartered on the grounds to vie for honors in the event, which was a handicap decided over five and one-half furlongs. At the end Torch Stick, which was provided by the Old Fox Stable, held a neck decision over Mrs. M. Allens My Day. Teperwine, from the stable of J. A. Black-well, was third, a length and a half farther back. CONSISTENT RACER. Torch Stick, a juvenile daughter of Torch-ilia and Flystick, was accounting for her third consecutive victory of the current meeting. The Torchilla filly, which was away slowly from a good start, was far -back in the field during the early stages, dominated by Mrs. M. Allens My Day. At the turn for home Torch Stick was last, but with a burst of speed which displayed stamina and courage, the game youngster forged through the field with a rush which brought her to the finish a winner. My Day, which went to the front soon after the start and which at one part of the sprint enjoyed a margin of some two lengths, could not withstand Torch Sticks bid for victory, which was not to be denied, but lasted to take second honors with ease. In turning back My Day and seven others which competed in the event, Torch Stick ran her string of consecutive victories to four, having won her initial start of the year at Chicago. Continued on thirty-fifth page. TORCH STICK FIRST BY NECK Continued from first page. In the sixth and principal event of the day, seven handicap performers met to decide the issue over the six furlongs sprint course. The event carried a purse of ,200, and favoritism for the feature was enjoyed by Prince Argo, Unassisted and the Seremba entry of Fairflax and Pin Money. The sixth race resulted in a new track record when Pin Money ran the six furlongs in 1:10, beating the existing track record set by Unassisted last week of 1:11. Pin Money, coupled with Fairflax as the F. Seremba entry, won easily by three lengths over his stablemate. Phalasan was third. Ultidue, sporting the silks of Mrs. N. W. Burkhardt, made it two in a row for the form players when she accounted for the third event. Alma Mae finished second, and Pandisco, making her first start of the year, garnered minor honors over nine others which contested. ULTIDUE BEST. Racing under the services of Willie Mc-Cadden, Ultidue was prominently placed in the early stages, while Pandisco and then Alma Mae dominated the pacemaking. Mc-Cadden kept his mount straight on the outside of the leaders in the final drive and, taking command inside the last sixteenth, drew clear to win easily. Eleven sprinters contested the five and one-half furlongs second race, and Gildas Lass, a "fielder" and favorite, scored in easy fashion. The Jurist, always closest to the winner, finished second, and Semicolon third. The opening dash, at six furlongs, saw the veteran campaigner, Bald Eagle, account for his second straight victory when he led from start tovfinish to reach the end two lengths in advance of Jokester, with Golden Ariel third over six others.
