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I i 1 PLATERS IN LIMELIGHT i Cheaper Horses Monopolize Program at Motor City Course. ] Heavy Shower Falls Before First Race — Honor Nearby Hamlets With Names of Purses. DETROIT, Mich., June 22.— Platers pre-» dominated on the first day of summer at - ] Detroit. The old reliables had their manes ■ j and tails combed and decked in ribbons to contest the eight races under allowance con- • ditions. , They munched their oats in the twi-l | light of the evening in the same surround-» ings, | for no haltermen were ready after their f performances to lead them to a new place of l | shelter. It was the first time since the sport was t revived in the Motor City that a program t failed to carry a claiming race. It was a I hard task for racing secretary Charles Hen-5 ry, for he did not recruit enough horses to : • fill the eight races until nearly 4 oclock yes-, | terday, but he stuck by his guns and the card i r I was very well balanced. It was quite a treat for Toast, Golden i J Shoe, Raymond, Blagden, Gunwale, Mere e 1 ! ! Blaze, Red Hay, Knowing, John Allen, Mug- - ! j gins, Mandas Baby and Listowel, for they f 7 have changed ownership since the meeting ? - opened. e A heavy shower before the first race put 1 the track in a slow condition. Incidentally, i starting Monday post time for the first rac? will be moved up to 4:30 oclock instead of f - 4:45. NEARBY HAMLETS HONORED. The eight races honored nearby hamlets s j y and the best was at six furlongs in the e ! ■ e Lincoln Park Plater Purse and sixth race. i Six were under colors with Personable e , ; shouldering the top impost of 118 pounds, | y Hayden Dupuy, who rode two winners yes- !- j j 5, terday to run his total victories to twenty- - j j n six for the meeting, had seven mounts and i i | , several of them were pre-post favorites. Running back to her previous good ef- f- j | ;» forts, Francine C. rewarded the talent when n j j n she won the first race. Xpert Girl was a a ; ; r length back at the end of six furlongs and d t the same distance before Maebob. Racing Nadeen into submission during the run to o e the stretch, Francine C. drew clear on the • -- turn and, responding to Mario Quinteros s I good urging, she had enough left to with- - , j •s stand Xpert Girls strong challenge. Im- - j j in n proving his position after being forced back k j | ■ at the upper turn, Maebob worked his way y j | 8 forward steadily to be easily the best of Red d j at it Haste for minor honors. There was good d 4 support for Rough Party, but he dropped i j - back soon after the start and never was a a d factor. of if
