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MANDAS BABY EARNS BRACKETS AT DETROIT DETROITRegisters Registers in FrontRunning Style in Opening Event of Day Double Whisk Second SecondDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 22 Mandas Baby representative of Mrs Edward McCuan earned a frontrunning three and onehalf lengths victory in the initial offering at the Detroit Fair grounds today when she downed ten others of her class in easy style Double Whisk from the Robert Grundy barn earned second honors and was a half length before H M Walkers Ada W at the wire wireJockey Jockey Paul Keiper had the mount on Mandas Baby who was making the first start of her 1941 campaign and had his mount well placed at the start Before reach ¬ ing the first quarter post Mandas Baby had opened up a two lengths margin over Ada W and the latter was a length and onehalf before Ina Dear This order was maintained until the field was straightened out for the drive and Mandas Baby then continued to widen on her rivals without need of strong urging After disposing of Ada W and Ina Dear the McCuan mare had enough left to easily withstand Double Whisks belated bid The latter a member of the favored mutuel field closed fast after a slow beginning but could not menace the flying winner winnerRETURNS RETURNS 920 FOR 2 2Mandas Mandas Baby negotiated the six furlongs over the sloppy footing in 116 and re ¬ warded her supporters with a 920 straight payoff payoffA A heavy shower which visited the course about one hour before post time for the first event converted the racing strip into a sloppy condition The sun broke through the cloud banks occasionally however and good weather predominated for the major portion of the eightrace program Attendance rivaled that of yesterdays in ¬ augural day and wagering was brisk espe ¬ cially on the better events eventsThe The featured attraction the Appealing Purse decided as the fifth race drew a small but select field of six threeyearolds which met at six furlongs Dixianas Big League Beezley Hfrschbergs Aaron Burr Mrs Silas T Baxters Isalot Mill B Stables Mad Bachelor and E K Thomas Fairly Fly met in the sprint sprintThe The sixth race a test of one mile and seventy yards served as the supporting event and like the top attraction drew a small but well balanced fied C Grahams Scandalous and Beezley Cohns Dear Yankee backingMrs were both accorded stout backing Mrs T L Klapproths Bamboo Broom proved an easy winner of the second race which engaged eleven platers at six furlongs when she came to the close eight lengths in advance of the early pacemaker Trans view The latter was a length before Tua cross at the wire The favored Jo Itfary could not reach the leaders at any stage and wound up seventh in the sprint Bamboo Broom an outsider in the wagering
