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Toast Returns 5820 tor 2 in Defeating Friars Scout by Nose at Detroit Track Pompey Fijly Neglected in Wagering Despite Winning Last Outing OutingDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 11 Toast four yearold daughter of Pompey and Sandwich racing under the silks of Mrs T Hastings earned a driving nose victory in the first race at the Detroit Fair Grounds today Sec ¬ ond honors in the sixfurlong sprint fell to H H Prices Friars Scout and the latter was a length and a half before Mrs E Me Cuans Firing Pin at the final marker markerTwelve Twelve went to the post for the initial offering and starter Bryan Steele dispatched the field to a good start after a minute at the post Guy B went to the front in the run down the back stretch and passing the first quarter post was a length in advance of Friars Scout Mistletoe was a well placed third and the ultimate winner was ninth Approaching the final turn Friars Scout went to the front and took a half length advantage on Guy B while Mistletoe held on in third position and Toast had moved up to fourth fourthFriars Friars Scout continued to show the way when straightened for the drive and an eighth from the finish held a twolength lead over Guy B which was a head in ad ¬ vance of Toast Aullie Carr who had the mount on the latter was hustling his charge hard in the final stages and Toast re ¬ sponded well enough to take the top award from Friars Scout right on the wire Firing Pin which had been outrun to the stretch came with a rush to garner minor honors honorsOVERLOOKED OVERLOOKED BY PATRONS PATRONSToast Toast overlooked in the wagering paid a 5820 straight mutuel and covered the dis ¬ tance over the fast track in 112 112Despite Despite the fact that cloudy and cool weather obtained for the eightrace program presented at the local track today a good sized crowd turned out to witness the sport The threat of rain held off and the racing strip was rated fast when the field for the initial offering went to the post Wagering was brisk and an active atmosphere pre ¬ vailed eveningTheGrosse throughout i he evening TheGrosse Isle Handicap which matched nine good sprinters at six furlongs and was decided as the sixth event on the card pro ¬ vided th feature attraction A L Fergu FerguContlnued Contlnued on thirtyfourth page TOAST RETURNS 5820 IN DEFEATING FRIARS SCOUT SCOUTSecopd Secopd Straight Score at Detroit for Pompey Filly FillyContinued Continued from first pace pacesons sons topweighted Epidor was installed one of the betting choices for the sprint but Mrs S T Baxters Isalot C A Valentines Gallee and Darby Dan Farms Darby Dienst also came in for strong support Bomar Stables June Bee M Schmitts True Star G W Morrisons Poesy B M Smiths Cooling Spring and Dr J A Blackwells Miss Ethel completed the field for the headliner headlinerThe The secondary offering the Sophomore Purse was the fourth race on the program and brought out a good band of seven two yearolds at four and onehalf furlongs A L Fergusons Uncle Jock and the locallyowned P L Grissom colorbearer More Roman were well fancied for the dash Darby Dan Farms Patriot F M Alger Jrs Fate J A Prices High Street R L Stivers Diego Red and C K McDowells Epistle also contested contestedEleven Eleven average platers met in the second race of six furlongs and it resulted in a two and onehalf length score for R L Stivers Brown Moss King Bee1 finished second and was two lengths before JoBeu lah at the final marker The favored Show abal wound up fourth a nose farther back George King handled the winner and al ¬ lowed his mount to pick up her field stead ¬ ily when she was outrun the first quarter Turning for home King Bee held a length and onehalf advantage over Showabal and the latter was a head on Brown Moss The latter however had something left and after disposing of the leaders drew out in handy style Brown Moss paid 1460 in the straight mutuel pool and completed the Daily Double which was worth 72520
