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Fairmounts Holiday Card Marred by Storm StormCOTuLINSVILLE COTuLINSVILLE HI May 30 A crowd of about 12000 was present to view the running of the Memorial Day program at Fairmount Park The track was fast at the outset but the skies clouded shortly before race time and a heavy thunder ¬ storm materialized after the running of the affair causing considerable incon ¬ venience to the patrons patronsApprentice Apprentice J Dean Jessop a brother of jockey D Jessop won the first race of his career when he piloted the outsider Air Actress to victory in the opener The sevenyearold mare defeated the favored Try Flight by a nose in the five and one half furlong affair Jessop who is under contract to G Schultz hails from Utah UtahInshbot Inshbot one of the slated starters in the first race was scratched while the horses were at the post she having injured her ¬ self in the starting gate gateThe The second race was run in such a downpour that it was almost impossible to distinguish the horses until they reached the eighth pole in the stretch The storm was accompanied by lightning flashes and thunder while the rain swept into the stands causing many of the patrons to scurry for cover coverThe The racing strip which had been fast for the first race resembled a river fol ¬ lowing the running of the second Miah a fiveyearold ridden by R Haber was winner of the second His margin at the end was two lengths over Deepdene Miah completed a Daily Double that paid 124500 124500Following Following the running of the second race the betting ring became partially flooded making it necessary to wade through water to reach the majority of the booths Many hardy souls made the trip sans shoes and sox or stockings Club ¬ house betting facilities were unhampered and the general public was permitted to enter that enclosure free of charge fol ¬ lowing the running of the third race raceApprentice Apprentice Jessop who graduated from the maiden ranks in the opener made it a triple for the day by winning the third race with Breakdown another outsider and Namur in the fifth
