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EPIDOR WISE MOSS ON EVEN TERMS FOR CADILLAC HONORS HONORSFilly Filly in Great Stretch Drive to Earn Decision With Median Racer RacerDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 21 The sixth run ¬ ning of the featured 4000 Cadillac Handicap resulted in a dead heat at the Detroit Fair Grounds today when A L Fergusons top wejghted Epidor and Mrs Edward McCuans Wise Moss came to the end of the six fur ¬ longs on even terms Darby Dan Farms Darby Dienst finished third a neck off the deadlocked horses to take minor honors and was two lengths before Peterson Childs StemWinder who was fourth fourthTwelve Twelve of the best sprinters on the grounds met in the dash and starter Bryan Steele sent the field off to a good start after a twominute delay at the post caused by bad behavior of Epidor and Miss Ethel In the run down the back stretch Johnny Oros who had the mount on Epidor took his charge right to the front and at the quarter was two lengths in advance of Miss Ethel Burgoo Miss was a wellplaced third and Wise Moss wa ninth Epidor continued to show the way around the turn and once straightened up in the stretch held a length lead on Darby Dienst Miss Ethel and Burgoo Miss then dropped back beaten George King who handled Wise Moss took the McCuan filly to the extreme outside for the whipA final drive and went to the whip A sixteenth from the finish Epidor was holding Darby Dienst safe but Wise Moss was coming with a rush and got up in the closing stride to share top honors with the Ferguson gelding The latter carried 120 120Continued Continued on thirtyfourth page EPIDOR WISE MOSS ON EVEN TERMS FOR CADILLAC HONORS HONORSFilly Filly in Great Stretch Drive to Earn Decision With McCuan Racer RacerContinued Continued from first pnffe pnffepounds pounds and Wise Moss was under the second high weight impost of 116 pounds Epidor and Wise Moss earned 1750 each as their share of the purse and running time over the fast track wcs 111 111In In the mutuel payoffs Epidor returned 5 straight and Wise Moss 4 4High High Fidelity sporting the silks of the River Divide Farm stable won a driving halflength victory in the Bluegrass Handi ¬ cap one mile and seventy yards secondary attraction Picking up the top weight of 123 pounds which included Roy Jack Flinchum High Fidelity came with a bril ¬ liant rush in the stretch to dispose of Peter ¬ son Childs Sun Pharos The latter was four lengths before Mrs E Clouds Had more who downed the four other starters for third thirdA A crowd of 12000 turned out to witness todays fine program at the local oval de ¬ spite the extremely warm weather which prevailed The day was clear and the sun shone brightly during the major portion of the afternoon The racing strip which was I slightly dull for yesterdays sport was much I improved and rated fast for the earlier events Wagering which has been steadily increasing over the figures for a like period last year continued in the same vein and track officials expressed satisfaction with the halfholiday business
