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WISE MOSS GETS DECISION IN DETROITSDOMINIONHANDICAP DETROITSDOMINIONHANDICAPNose Nose Victress Over Burgoo Miss in Top Event Sun Pharos Best BestDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 24 Wise Moss threeyearold daughter of Wise Counsellor and Locust Moss racing in the silks of Mrs Edward McCuan raced to a nose vic ¬ tory in the six furlongs of the Dominion Handicap feature attraction at the Detroit Fair Grounds today Miss Louise Vimonts Burgoo Miss earned second honors and was a neck before Peterson Childs Stem Winder who downed the ten other starters for minor honors Epidor and Aerial Bomb both of whom were stoutly supported fin ¬ ished fourth and thirteenth respectively respectivelyWise Wise Moss picked up her impost of 103 pounds which included jockey George King who was completing a double and gave a sterling performance to account for the top offering At the start which was a good one Wise Moss broke fourth and in the run down the back stretch was well placed while Burgoo Miss and Darby Dienst bat ¬ tled for the early lead At the upper turn Burgoo Miss disposed of Darby Dienst and Wise Moss then began her bid bidTurning Turning into the stretch Burgoo Miss still held a short advantage but King worked hard on the McCuan filly and she responded with a fine burst of speed that made her the winner over the pacesetter by the scan ¬ tiest nose margin Burgoo Miss held on well to withstand StemWinders belated chal ¬ lenge but the latter was moving stoutly and his effort was a good one oneThe The Dominion enriched Mrs McCuans coffers 1800 through the winning effort of Wise Moss and the running time over the fast track was 111 Both the victor and Burgoo Miss were in the mutuel field and heldat odds of 53 to 10 10WOLVERINE WOLVERINE WINNER WINNERThe The silks of Peterson Childs were car ¬ ried to victory in the Wolverine Handicap one mile and seventy yards cofeature by Sun Pharos a son of Sun Briar and Alex ¬ andria Jockey J Robertson drove the black colt to the finish threequarters of a length in advance of J L Wildes Show Up and the latter was two and onehalf lengths before the early pacemaker B M Smiths Cooling Spring at the close The latter was installed the betting choice for the test Sun Pharos was outrun in the early stages but after reaching the upper turn responded well to vigorous handling and once straight ¬ ened for the drive came with a rush in the last furlong to gain the top award Sun Pharos stepped the distance in 143 and re ¬ warded his supporters with a 1020 straight payoff payoffThe The first Saturdays half holiday sport of the current Fair Grounds meeting was de ¬ cided under ideal weather conditions A warm sun shone brightly and the tempera ¬ ture remained at a pleasing level An en ¬ thusiastic crowd which numbered in the vi ¬ cinity of 15000 witnessed the eightrace pro proContinued Continued on thirtysecond page WISE MOSS GETS CLOSE DECISION AT DETROIT DETROITThreeYearOld ThreeYearOld Nose Victress Over Burgoo Miss in Dominion Handicap Sun Pharos in Front FrontContinued Continued from first page pagegram gram Wagering was brisk and betting rings were well patronized during the matinee matineeThe The silks of Mrs Silas T Baxter were car ¬ ried to their second success of the meeting when Baf Gee racing under her silks scored a driving length and onehalf decision in the first race which engaged twelve platers at six furlongs The early pacemaker Vote Boy lasted for second and was a nose in advance of Mistletoe at the finish Baf Cee who had the saddle services of George King stepped the distance in 113 and paid 1120LOCALLY 1120 LOCALLY OWNED VICTOR VICTORCheer Cheer Star a representative of the locally owned Mrs M M Johr stable received a well judged ride from Paul Keiper and came to the end of the six furlongs of the second race a length and a half before Chestnut Bur The latter was a neck in front of San touri who downed the six other platers which met for minor honors honorsKeiper Keiper did not call on the winner until rounding the final turn where he asked Cheer Star for her best The Johr mare responded rapidly and went to the front but had to be hard ridden to withstand the be ¬ lated bid of Chestnut Bur who came from far out of it Favored in the wagering at odds of 16 to 5 in the straight pool Cheer Star also completed the Daily Double worth 4020 4020Twelve Twelve ordinary platers met in the third Iace a sixfurlong dash which resulted in a threelength victory for Mrs H D Walkeis Bert W Big Bubble was a nose before the early pacemaker Hutoka at the wire The latter set the pace until inside the final furlong where she gave way to Big Bubble and the winner Big Bubble lost much ground when he went wide at the final turn and but for the mishap might have offered sterner opposition Overlooked in the bet ¬ ting Bert W returned 2120 2120Valdina Valdina Lord a recent arrival from the West Coast and a member of the Beezley Cohn stable scored an impressive triumph in the fourth race a sixfurlong dash which engaged seven useful sprinters Well ridden by Euclid LeBlanc Valdina Lord came to the end four lengths in front of Prahs who set the pace for the first half The latter enjoyed a length margin over Neighbor at the wire The favored Wicked Time flat ¬ tered with a nice turn of early speed but gave way in the final quarter Valdina Lord negotiated the route in 112 and paid 940
