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INSHOOT EQUALS TRACK MARK FOR FOUR AND HALF FURLONGS FURLONGSMurdock Murdock Filly Covers Distance in 5425 at Fairmount Course CourseCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 May 313nshootj a twoyearold daughter of Infinity Chante suta raised on Creek Side Farm adjacent to Fairmount Park and racing in the silks of Harry Murdock who maintains Creek Side equalled the four and a half furlongs track record in the fourth race an allow ¬ ance event for twoyearolds which served as the feature of the eightrace halfholiday card at Fairmount Park this afternoon In covering the distance in 54 the wellcon ¬ formed daughter of Infinity now holds the record with Billie Day who raced the dis ¬ tance in the identical time two years ago as well as Blind Star which did likewise in 1934 1934At At the end of the sprint event the Mur ¬ dock colorbearer was two lengths before the evenmoney favorite AnnaaVish from the barn of Sam Gorbet also an Illinoisbred filly with Brigade Colors sporting the silks of A A Busch Jr of St Louis a distant third and half a length before Hes It coupled with Macks Prince as the George B McCamey entry entryTed Ted King leading rider at the meeting and contract rider for the Murdock stable had the mount on the winner and had he not eased the victress up in the final sev ¬ enty yards would have shattered the track record recordThe The sport was contested under partly cloudy skies and about 10000 patrons took in the eightrace program which was run over a fast track trackUnder Under an excellent ride by Bobby Mont gomgry My Day William Stocks consistent fiveyearold mare earned a head decision over Selma May an outsider in the betting bettingContinued Continued on fortysecond page INSHOOT EQUALS TRACK MARK FOR FOUR AND HALF FURLONGS FURLONGSContinued Continued from first pace paceSly Sly Kitty second choice to the winner and nine others in the first race which was contested over the sixfurlong distance Assuming the lead shortly after the start the daughter of Tryster disposed of Sly Kitty after a quarter then shook off the challenge of Mummer entering the stretch and when Selma May came alongside her in the final strides managed to hold on long enough to get the verdict although tiring rapidly rapidlyEntering Entering competition for the first time this year Fountain Grove from the stable of B L Dishong made a show of her field in the second race when she was an easy winner of that five and a half furlongs event scoring by three lengths Bramble Sortie was second and a half length to the rear was Blanock who forced most of the pace Taking the lead shortly after the start the sixyearold daughter of Serajevo never was headed headedThe The silks of G F Woodman were flaunted for the first time at the meeting and Marbold sevenyearold son of Misstep carried the colors of his owner to victory in the third race a sixfurlong sprint de ¬ feating I Might Elder Jock a field horse and nine others Ably handled by appren ¬ tice Nick Jemas the winner was reserved while forcing I Mights pace and when ready came around the early leader enter ¬ ing the stretch and drew out to win by a length
