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EVEN DOZEN ROUTE RUNNERS IN FEATURE AT FAIRMOUNT FAIRMOUNTThree Three Bangs to Give Much Weight to Rivals in Running of Handicap HandicapCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 June 27 Prepara ¬ tions are being made by the Fairmount Park Jockey Club to entertain another larLe gath ¬ ering for the halfholiday program tomorrow at Fairmount Park The present season the most successful spring meeting since the local organization purchased the plant from Col Matt J Winn and his associates has attracted crowds of more than 10000 during the first Saturdays of the meeting and with the largest halfholiday Jhrong of the sea ¬ son attending the racing last Saturday gen ¬ eral manager D C Burnett is hopeful that the crowd will be even larger than the 12000 which turned out for the eightrace program last weekend weekendHeading Heading the sport tomorrow is the St Louis GlobeDemocrat Handicap which is for threeyearolds and upward at one mile and seventy yards for a purse of 1200 Named through the entry box this morning were an even dozen and racing secretary R A Leigh Jr is hopeful that all of them will accept the weights for their engage ¬ ment Top weight was assigned Fred Seroys Three Bangs one of the most popular horses to race at the Madison county track Leigh has assigned the gelded son of Sir Gallahad III the impost of 117 pounds which owner trainer Seroy is expected to accept although he is giving much weight to his opponents opponentsDISTRACT DISTRACT RECORDHOLDER RECORDHOLDEREqually Equally weighted at 106 pounds each the next highest impost was given the Montell Farms Briery James Bronnenbergs Dis ¬ tract record holder of the five and one half furlongs mark established last Satur ¬ day Woodcock Kings Low Sat Miss M Hornbecks Yondell E and Board Bill from the J O Humes stable Asked to carry 105 pounds each are Doubtful coupled with Board Bill and Turntable coupled with Low Hat HatWalter Walter Wilkersons Fancy That and Ed Rachals Brave Up got in the GlobeDemo ¬ crat at 104 each while Percy C James Cam bau is asked to carry 103 pounds The low weight of the field 102 pounds was given to C N Finchs Burman BurmanSupporting Supporting the feature is the fourth race anallowance vent for twoyearolds which will bring together the best juveniles on the grounds The doublewinner and track rec ¬ ord holder for four and a half furlongs ThataBoy owned by C B Gooch Nebo Ky breeder will probably serve as the pub Jic choice when he matches strides with In shoot Pittistraw Swif Sue Red Set Chick Jackson Brown Blizzard and his stable mate Fay Mate
