High One Turns In First 1943 Victory: Holds Three-Length Margin Over Flying Reigh as Show Goes to Veteran Erin Torch, Daily Racing Form, 1943-05-28

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High One Turns In First 1943 Victory VictoryHolds Holds ThreeLength Margin Over Flying Reigh as Show Goes to Veteran Erin Torch TorchDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 27 High One racing under the silks of Col A C Snyder scored a convincing victory in the second race at the Detroit Fair Grounds today Smartly ridden by Joseph DeLucia High One came to theend of the six furlongs trip three lengths before H H Haines Flying Reigh who was a length before Grissom Shermans Erin Torch Nine colts geldings and horses met in the sprint sprintInstalled Installed the choice over his eight rivals High One was held at odds of 2 to 1 in the straight wagering and completed the Daily Double worth 12 The Snyder gelding stepped the distance over the slow track in 115 a commendable enough perform ¬ ance anceHigh High One moved along steadily after the start and was within a length of the pace making Jayfcee at the initial quarter pole Roused slightly leaving the back stretch the victor went to the front and after establishing a clear lead held his advantage to the finish without need of further urging urgingMakes Makes Game Challenge ChallengeFlying Flying Reigh who was in the thick of the battle from the start made a game chal ¬ lenge in the stretch but was unable to threaten the winner and had to be content with taking second honors from Erin Torch who tired near the finish Allenjay who was away so poorly to lose all chance closed stoutly in a good performance performanceA A crowd of nearly 10000 turned out at the Woodward Avenue course today one which was successful in sending several stoutly backed thoroughbreds to the win ¬ ners circle circleNine Nine maiden threeyearolds met in the Inaugural offering a sixfurlong sprint and it resulted in an easy graduation verdict for W W Naylors favored Mondaloof an in ¬ vader from Bay Meadows Alertly handled by Bobby Strange Mondaloof came to the finish two and a half lengths before Take Courage who earned the place award over Sportsman by a threelength margin marginMondaloof Mondaloof took command before going a quarter of a mile and after he had shaken off the early bids of Sportsman during the first half mile continued without need of urging easily holding Take Courage safe The latter rather slow to begin but not too far out of it at any stage of the running finished resolutely enough to down the fal ¬ tering Sportsman for place honors


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