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DELLOR INJURIES FATALI Accident in the Marquette Handicap F Results in His Destruction. Manie OHara and Her Reigh Run 1 Dead Heat for Stake — Calumet Handicap to Grass Cutter. CRETE, 111., June 17.— The Marquette Handicap, which shared the spotlight with the Calumet Handicap at Lincoln Fields this i afternoon, was marked by a dead heat for 1 .first money between Manie OHara and Her Reigh, and an accident in which the favorite, Dehor, suffered fatal injuries. ] The accident which marred the ,500 added test at a mile and a furlong, occurred on the first turn when Dehor, which had been racing in fairly close quarters, stum- j bled and fell, suffering injuries which neces- , sitated his destruction. When he went down, 1 Burning Star ran into his prostrate form and . stumbling badly, threw his rider, but neither ; Carroll Bierman, who handled Dehor, or Irv- ing Anderson, who was astride Burning Star, J was injured. Dehor was the property of . James W. Parrish, while Burning Star was performing under the colors of the Shandon Farm. The finish of the stake was a thriller for | as Manie OHara and Her Reigh raced under i j the wire on even terms, Dolly Val, which I ran third, was only a head back and the fourth horse, Bala Ormont, stablemate of Manie OHara, just a half length farther away. PREVIOUS STAKE WINNEUS. Through their joint victories, Manie OHara. owned by Friedberg and Axton, and • Her Reigh, the property of William Maloney, earned ,302.50 each. Their time for the ! nine furlongs was 1:53%. Both Manie OHara and Her Reigh -are previous stakes winners this meeting, the former having two added money victories to her credit. Her Reigh was the early pacemaker, but , approaching the far turn Dolly Val forged to the front and then she remained there to [ within a few yards of the wire, where Manie ! . OHara and Her Reigh, finishing on the cut-side, overtook her. Dolly Val, the property of James Emery, ; might have lasted but for being sent to the front too soon, although both Manie OHara I and Her Reigh both turned in splendid efforts. J Bala Ormont moved up boldly on the stretch turn and then held on fairly well in -the drive but was not quite good enough for her. assignment. Manie OHara was ridden by Nunzio Pa-riso, scoring his second triumph of the day, while Her Reigh was handled by T. E. Ward. TWO BROKEN FORELEGS. An examination of Dehor, which was returning to the races this year after having i been idle most of 1938, revealed that he suffered two broken forelegs. As a three-year-old he was one of the leaders of his division. Burning Star apparently suffered no more j ] serious injuries than some scratches and i i bruises. Todays gathering was the largest, Decoration :- Day excepted, since the meeting began, :- and the weather was ideal. The sun ■ shone brightly all afternoon and a nice e breeze swept the course. j The Calumet Handicap also was an inter- •- | esting contest and it resulted in a surprise e , ! victory for the Shady Brook Farms Grass ! . • j Continued on twenty-eighth page. | , • . . ■ • ; r ; » | j ! | » C . . . • • • • • , | J J • J • DELLOR INJURIES FATAL Continued from first page. Cutter, backers of which received 5.60 for in the mutuels. With Nunzio Pariso in the saddle, the Shady Brook Farm gelding, carrying 107 pounds, ran the three-quarters in 1:12%, a performance that landed him in front by a little more than a length. By win-1 ning he earned ,225. Cross Keys was second to complete, with Dora May third and Tiger fourth and the well-supported Talked About and Silvcrette well back at the end of the trip. DORA MAY PACEMAKER. After a brief brush with Silverette, Dora May established herself the pacemaker and in that role she lasted for a little more than a half mile. Then Grass Cutter, which had moved into a challenging position on the stretch turn, took command and held sway to the end. Cross Keys, well up from the beginning, dropped back on the turn and then in the drive came to the outside to present her bid. She finished gamely, but could not get to the winner while taking the place, a length before Dora May. Tiger was another length back at the end. Silverette raced well up for a half mile and then she began to tire under her top impost of 119 pounds, while Talked About never did reach a contending position. The victory was the second in six starts this year for the Shady Brook Farm four-year-old. Lassie Flo, winner of three of five starts at Fairmount Park, made her first start here a successful one when she turned back seven other sprinters in the opening race. The daughter of Republic, owned by Harry Bensinger of Louisville, was close up from the beginning and in the last eighth wore down Free Spirit to win by a head. Maskil-lo was third, and Bereit, the favorite, fourth. Near the end, T. E. Ward, who rode Fiee Spirit, struck Lassie Flo across the nose twice in attempting to whip his own mount but the Bensinger mare, after flinching each time, came on again to score in smart fashion. Otto Grohs was astride the winner. Ron paced the field here to the final quarter and then steadily gave way, finishing far back. EASY FOR PETARD. The second race, also over seven furlongs, saw H. H. Battles Petard score in easy fashion as the favorite, Dark Seeker, ran second. Petard, handled by George South, was slow to get going, but after about three-eighths, he began to move up on the outside without the need of strong pressure. Upon reaching the home stretch, South roused his mount and the Battle six-y on-old rallied smartly, taking command approaching the final eighth, and drew out to score by four lengths. Dark Seeker, which had been a sharp factor from the beginning, finished gamely, but the best she could do was to run second, a length and a half before Jewelry, with the pacemaking but tiring Merry Pete fourth. Wise Decision, the favorite in the six fur-. longs third race, might have rewarded the judgment of his backers, but, after swinging into the stretch with a good lead, he began to bear out and finally had to be content with second honors. L C. Mishlers Buttons B., carrying apprentice Grohs to his second triumph of the day, beat him a neck, charging up next to the rail to earn the decision. Viernes Santo was a distant third, with Fall Rock fourth in the field of nine three-year- olds. FOUR IN A ROW. Mrs. N. W. Burkharts Ultidue, winner of her only three engagements at Fairmount Park, ran her winning streak to four in a row by accounting for the fourth event, an- other sprint of six furlongs. The victory also gave apprentice Grohs another saddle success, for he was astride the daughter of Duelist. Abanico was second, Miss Pittypat third, and Deep Rock fourth. While the favorite, Nigrette, was setting the pace, Ultidue was improving her position next to the rail. Upon reaching the stretch, the Burkhart filly forged to the front and after shaking off the tiring Nigrette, had enough left to with- stand the challenge of Abanico. Ultidue won by a neck, the same margin by which Abanico beat Miss Pittypat for second place. Deep Rock was a distant fourth, while Nigrette was far back at the end. Adolph Matheis, turf writer for the Cin-« cinnati Times-Star, was present for Satur- days racing here. • .
