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j FRIARS SCOUT IN OVERDUE VISIT TO WINNERS CIRCLE CIRCLEDrives Drives to Victory Over Cania and Edasel in Detroit Event EventDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 27 Friars Scout representative of H H Price raced to a driving victory in the initial offering at the Detroit Fair Grounds today The fouryear old daughter of The Scout and Friars Love came to the close of the six furlongs a half length before R G Whitingtons Cania and the latter was a like distance in advance of A C Silbermans Edasel Twelve fillies and mares met in the dash and after a short delay at the starting gate due to the unruly behayior of Patsy Su ¬ preme Bryan Steele sent the field away in good alignment Philljs B and the favored Jota had the highest speed for the first half mile but Valroma and the winner were close up and always within striking distance of the leaders leadersJota Jota had a length and a half advantage over her company entering the stretch and it was not until the final eighth that she gave way to the brisk challenge of the win ¬ ner nerCania Cania which had been outrun in the ear ¬ lier stages then came with a rush but could not get to the winner while Edasel was up for show money moneyFRAZIERS FRAZIERS FIRST MOUNT OF MEETING MEETINGFriars Friars Scout had the saddle services of E Frazier who was accepting his first mount of the current meeting Running time over the fast track was 113 and the win ¬ ner was held at odds of 33 to 10 in the straight wagering wageringThe The Price campaigner was winning his first purse in two years having last greeted the judges during the 1939 season seasonPartially Partially cloudy weather and the threat of showers failed to keep down the attend ¬ ance at the local plant today and the crowd which witnessed the eightrace program was a large and enthusiastic one Although the card was devoid of a feature several closely contested events added much to the active atmosphere which prevailed Wagering which has shown a good increase over that of last year for the same period continued in brisk fashion
