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MY BABY RETURNS 9260 IN FIRST SCORE OF HER CAREER CAREERComes Comes From Far Back for Nose Decision Over Codoll at Detroit DetroitDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 4 My Baby threeyearold daughter of Transmute and Squall racing under the silks of Smith G Baker Sr scored a surprising nose decision in the first race at the Detroit Fair Grounds today tThe Baker filly came from far back and gave a sterling exhibition of gameness to get up in the closing strides of the six furlongs sprint to down B M Smiths fa ¬ vored Codoll C A ONeil Jrs Hi Winnie finished third a neck farther back to gar ¬ ner the minor award from the five other threeyearolds which met metStarter Starter Bryan Steele effected a good start immediately after the field entered the stalls and Codoll sprinted into the lead before reaching the initial quarter post Hi Winnie was second just a head off the pacemaker while Phillis B raced third My Baby was last at this stage of the running and was nearly ten lengths off the leader Codoll continued to show the way at the halfmile post and held to her advantage despite fre ¬ quent challenges from Hi Winnie WinnieTurning Turning for home Codoll and Hi Winnie were heads apart and Phyllis B showed signs of having had enough My Baby then was taken to the extreme outside by jockey Ovie Scurlock and the Baker colorbearer began the bid that landed her victory Codoll held gamely to her task but My Baby was not to be denied and closed with a rush to get the verdict right on the wire Hi Winnie raced well in the final eighth to save third thirdFAVORS FAVORS MUDDY TRACK TRACKMy My Baby showed a strong liking for the muddy track which prevailed and after negotiating the distance in 117 paid her supporters off in high figures The usual 2 straight investment returned 9260 9260Heavy Heavy rains which began to fall here late last night and continued throughout the morning hours turned the racing strip to slop for the eightrace program today Be ¬ cause of the many scratches racing secre ¬ tary Charles Henry reopened both the co featured Sabula Handicap and the seventh race a claiming event at a mile and seventy yards for new entries entriesThe The sixfurlong Sabula which was decided as the fifth event on the card drew a good field of seven sprinters and of these Charles Leists ShakerMan and John Greeners Clarksville were named to compete this thisContinued Continued on fourth page MY BABY RETURNS 9260 IN FIRST SCORE OF HER CAREER CAREERComes Comes From Far Back for Nose Decision Over Codoll at Detroit DetroitContinued Continued from first page pagemorning morning Late entrants for the seventh race were Mrs John Massey Jrs Techy Mrs E Oros Fanfun and P E Byrums Pari Call CallThe The Roman Soldier Purse sixth offering on the program vied with the Sabula for interest and six of the best routers on the grounds went to the post for the mile and a sixteenth test The Charles Graham entry which was comprised of Scandalous and Boss Hoss was the medium of a strong play while J L Wildes Show Up and Mrs E Ores Bucking also received strong support W E Balls Sidout and Beezley Hirschbergs Mission Step completed the field fieldThe The threatening weather which prevailed failed to detract from interest in the sport and another banner crowd was in attend ¬ ance The sun broke through the heavy cloudbanks occasionally to add to the com fort of the regulars and an active atmos ¬ phere prevailed throughout the evening eveningThe The silks of Beezley Cohn were car ¬ ried successfully in the second race by Big Bubble which came to the end of the six furlongs three lengths in advance of Pep Talk while the latter enjoyed a three and onehalf length margin over Firing Pin Big Bubble became a double winner at the cur ¬ rent meeting when he downed his seven rivals and he was favored in the wagering at odds of 5 to 2 He also completed the Daily Double which was worth 19560 19560Euclid Euclid LeBlanc who had the mount on the winner lost little time in taking his charge to the front and the combination opened up a twolength lead before reach ¬ ing the first quarter post Big Bubble con ¬ tinued to show the way around the upper turn with Pep Talk always in closest at ¬ tendance Entering the stretch LeBlanc took no chances and kept after the winner through the final quarter to have his mount score handily Pep Talk was an easy second over Firing Pin which closed well to gain the short end of the purse
