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OPERA QUEEN GAINS VICTORY IN FAIRMOUNT PARK SPRINT SPRINTEscapes Escapes From NonWinner Ranks by Turning Back Bertawest BertawestCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 June 18 Racing to the expectations of her backers Opera Queen a daughter of Jack High Songbird flaunting the silks of James Glenn left the ranks of nonwinners when she proved easily best in the fourth race at Fairmount Park this afternoon defeating Mrs R G Bur mans Bertawest W F and C V Sparks Rosy Future and nine other maidens at four and a half furlongs Serving as the public chuice the Glenn filly lost little time in dis ¬ posing of Expensive the early pacemaker and after gaining command continued to in ¬ crease her margin to win by three lengths Bertawest after as low beginning forced the pace the last threesixteenths but was unable to reach the victress and at the end was a length before Rosy Future which was coupled in the mutuel field fieldThe The sport was contested over a fast rac ¬ ing strip with the weather clear and warm A crowd in proportion to the usua mid ¬ week gathering was on hand for the evenly balanced card of eight races racesForm Form players got off to a good start in the first race when Mrs James Bronnen bergs Snow Flower outfinished Tropical Gal by a neck in a stretch duel Miss Balko fin ¬ ished third The daughter of Zacaweista had to be hard ridden coming out of the gate to keep up with her field and after the first quarter disposed of Doc Oster Hi Baby and Gray Verse On the far turn Tropical Gal moved up with a rush and challenged the Bronnenberg miss and they raced on almost even terms to the final strides where Tropi ¬ cal Gal weakened Miss Balko who saved much ground in the stretch reached the leaders but faltered badly in the last six ¬ teenth and was two lengths to the rear of the second horse at the end of the five and a half furlongs sprint
