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Peggy Silver Victorious In Fairmount Park Event EventLasts Lasts to Whip Nediana in Fifth Race on Memorial Day Program ProgramCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 May 31 Showing a substantial increase over the turnout for opening day Fairmount Park played host to a big crowd for its Memorial Day pres ¬ entation this afternoon Recovering quickly from a hard Sunday rain the track was at its best for the holiday sport sportSupporting Supporting the Memorial Handicap which occupied the sixth spot was a race of one mile and 70 yards for threeyear olds and named the Charles Dix This re ¬ sulted in the second popular score of the day when Mrs C Phelps Peggy Silver lasted to withstand Rivermont Ranchs Nediana J Lee Greenock the third choice finished in that spot and One to Two was the best of four others othersRidden Ridden by Robert Reeves who was astride four winners on the opening day card Peggy Silver closely attended the pace of One to Two and approaching the final quarter she moved to the front with a rush Reeves unsuccessful until this canto permitted her to widen on her opponents and she had enough in reserve to lead Nediana by a neck at the end J Lee Greenock came from well back to head the tiring One to Two TwoDisplaying Displaying the courage of a thorough ¬ bred Green Torch threeyearold son of Greenock and Torch Maiden by Torchilla won the second race on three legs for his right fore leg broke in the last stages of the six furlongs and the A M Kingcaid horse had to be humanely destroyed His margin of victory was three lengths and he was a surprise winner winnerThose Those in the big holiday throng who coupled Green Torch with The Nizam winner of the first race in the Daily Dou 1 ble received a return of 165 165In In another of the many thrilling fin ¬ ishes to have prevailed during the meet ¬ ing George H Stevens Rockwick nipped Meetsum at the end of the sixfurlong third race Big Bubble was third and Preco the favorite fourth Preco failed to recover after swinging wide at the stretch turn
