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Fairmount All Set For Inspection Day Visitors Invited to Track Sunday Three Test Races Planned for Afternoon COLLINS VILLE, 111., May 22. Inspection day, one of the pre-season opening features, will be held at Fairmount Park throughout Sunday, and general manager D. C. Burnett, assisted by racing secretary R. A. Leigh, Jr., has arranged an interesting piogram for the visitors. Three test races at six furlongs will be sent away from the gate in the afternoon by starter C. H. McMillian and in addition to these features several owners who have nominated their stars for the Memorial Day Handicap, feature on the opening days program, have notified Burnett they would parade their handicap stars before the grandstand and have them break from the McMillan gate. One of the first to agree to train his horse in the .afternoon instead of the usual time was James L. Chesney. The Illinois horseman notified Burnett he would have Franks Boy break from the gate for the benefit of the fans. Others who intendvtrying for the Memorial Day Handicap probably will save their charges for a workout Sunday afternoon instead of the usual morning hours. Schooling Begins at 2 Oclock The schooling of horses Sunday afternoon will begin at 2 oclock and following that featurwill be workouts by nominees for the Memorial Day Handicap. To finish up the inspection day events, there will be the test events, and among the horses "already entered and which will be run in groups of six each are W. C. Gillems Money Hill and Scotch Play, Ira Gawthorps Eva Webre, Jennie May, from the H. Wells barn, J. M. Newtons Perfect Maid, W. M. Bedingfields Markee, Martin Whitesides Moccasin, H. Ledermans Books Pride and Frank G. Orrs Canavia. Sam Pershall has entered Mountain Air, while Enoch Ray named Daytonian, and from the stable of H. Scroggin the colors will be flaunted by Carlarlass. A. LeBlancs Zinbag, J. Cv. Humes local favorite, Doubtful, A. C. Moss Love Kee and Big Marco, representing P. L. Broussard, clerk of court at Abbeville, La., make up the remainder of the fields. With more than 400 horses already in the barns awaiting the opening of the 26-day season which begins May 30, horses continued to unload at the local course. Arriving this morning from Churchill Downs was Litton Vimonts good handicap performer, Burgoo Miss. An effort was made to breed Burgoo Miss this past spring by her owner, and since she was booked to the ill-fated Wise Counsellor she was placed back in training. According to her trainer, the, daughter of Burgoo King will need little work to make her fit for an early campaign. Ship McCamey Unit From Louisville Among some of the other stables to unload was the George B. McCamey establishment, also sent here from Louisville. The unit, under the direction of H. K. Barron, is made up of Hes It, Easy Flying, Fair Georgia, Miss Martha, Macks Prince, Yokel, Real Jim and Scotch Pert. Two or three others are to come from the McCamey farm in Texas. Another Texan, Felix J. DeMary, sent his stable here from his farm at Orange, Texas, and in charge of trainer ,N. K. Burkhart were Selma May, Anabels Girl, Michigan Anna, Voluble, Border Sis, Orange County, Marco B. Good and Borders Pride. In the same car Julius Green unloaded Big "Marco, owned by P. L. Broussard, clerk of court at Abbeville, La. Rounding out the car to come from the Lone Star State were Lafayette Girl and Carry Cash, owned by John Counque, Lafayette, La., planter. They will be conditioned by Sam Hoggatt. Al Gaal, a regular here each season, sent six of the Montell Farm horses in advance and two others are to join the stable tomorrow or next day. Coming by van from Sportsmans Park, were Byrdson, Tates Boy, Briery, Scblene, Bowler Eye and Memory Chair. The final shipment to reach the course this afternoon was four horses sent here by Jack Carter from Louisville. Tinder Gal, Study Period, Petee Gene and Voilee II. were the names of the horses which will race in the partnership of Carter and Titus. The latter is a well-known Boston, Mass., doctor. Three others are to be added to the stable, according to Carter. A latest check of the thoroughbreds made by racing secretary Leigh, reveals more than 500 horses in quarters and, since little more than 700 can be accommodated at the local track, reservations already made by horsemen at Churchill Downs and Sportsmans Park, as well as Beulah Park, will tax the capacity of this course. x for the sparkling array of eight events, none of them a "claimer," that is arranged by the proficient Jack Campbell, official handicapper and racing secretary. All needed to produce the largest assemblage of the local turf season to date is a fair shake in overhead conditions. . Of course, the bright, particular star in the constellation illuminating the days proceedings is the Withers choice, Alsab. In his rather mercurial career, Alsab has been about the. country breaking track and stake records in assorted lots and his spectacular runs have made him an exceedingly popular favorite of the racegoing public. The Preakness argues persuasively for Alsabs present condition and Metropolitan
