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DETROITTOPENHEART" Racing Fans of Motor City Do Their Part for Worthy Cause. Showers Fall Before Post Time for First Race — Fisher Makes Generous Offer. DETROIT, Mich., June 15.— The Detroit Racing Association and turf fans did their bit towards the Detroit Open Heart fund at the Fair Grounds track this afternoon, despite a heavy shower before the horses paraded for the first race. The principal offering, the Open Heart Fund Handicap, attracted six speedsters and it afforded Dixianas Allegro an opportunity to display his wares for the first time this year and the first time since he ran Johnstown to a head victory in the Breeders Futurity last fall. It was a big task for the son of High Time, for under his 119 pounds he was called upon to make great weight concessions to his five opponents. Charles T. Fisher, owner of the horse, announced before the running of the race that in the event Allegro was triumphant he would give the winners portion of the ,000 purse to the Open Heart fund. The racing association donated the commission from the race to this worthy cause. MOST INTEREST IN HANDICAP. Although the most interest centered on the handicap, a fine field of three-year-olds met for a run over six furlongs in the Grosse Pointe Woods Purse and fifth event and six top-notch claiming sprinters ran the same distance in the Twilight Purse. The program opened with a surprise when A. Zitniks Norman D. led Hazel Nut, Opening Night and nine others, including the well-regarded Sister Jean, to the end of one mile and seventy yards. The showers before the race had no effect on the track and the field combination of Hazel Nut, Hg Salsinger, Winnataska and Puritan Lady was backed into 23-to-10 favoritism. I Opening Night did the pacemaking until approaching the final quarter, where Hazel Nut moved into the lead, but S. Williams was steadying the winner along and drove him to the front approaching the final furlong. Steadily increasing his advantage, Norman D. came to the finish with slightly more than a length to spare, but Williams had him under strong handling. Sister Jean Showed little to justify her support, finishing a well-beaten fifth after racing far back the stretch. SPECTACULAR CONTEST. Todays fans were still talking about the brilliant finish of Wednesdays Toledo Handicap when less than a length separated the first five of the six contestants. Imperial Sir got up to win, but Show Up and Siam were only noses back of him and the latter beat Golden Era by a head for third. Wedding Morn was only a half of a length Continued on thirty-fifth page. p ■ ■ s I - r i r f - . ? j i 3 3 t B i e i - e e e e , i il si s a r_ n ■ d n g to o e e tl n r h DETROITS"OPENHEARF Continued from first page. farther back with Catomar a well-beaten last. Enrique Rodriguez, who has taken a new lease on life after serving a ten days suspension, was very much in the limelight. The son of the Antilles was astride three winners, one of which was Sudie Greenock which finished in a dead heat with Michil-linda in the third race. His other winners were on Mrs. H. Torrientes Aftermath and Muggins in the fourth and fifth races, respectively. Cloudy skies again prevailed the greater part of the day but the weather was consid erably warmer and this no doubt aided in attracting the large crowd. Linden Way graduated from the maiden ranks when, in a game effort, the daughter of Monks Way— Mem accounted for the second race. Just Tiny, which alternated with the winner at setting the pace, was second, and Wise Attorney came from far back to garner third honors. Tipton Slasher was a strongly-supported choice but he tired after a brief display of speed and finished in fifth position.
