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Prince Chance Annexes Detroit Opening Event EventFinishes Finishes Neck in Advance of Islam Girl in Distance Test TestDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 7 Due to yes ¬ terdays cancellation of the sport program at the Fair Grounds racing being called off in deference to DDay nine races were offered this afternoon The first brought together a limit field of threeyearolds and older horses for a special weight number at a mile and onesixteenth and at the fin ¬ ish L and A Goldstines Prince Chance was returned the winner by a neck over Islam Girl while completing the distance in 147 over a fast track Alchanc the favorite was third and Tell Well fourth fourthPrince Prince Chance chose to make the grade the hard way coming from far back to get up in the closing strides He was respon ¬ sible for an 1120 payoff and those in the gathering of more than 15000 who coupled the fiveyearold with Carl Grahams Ack ¬ well successful in the second event re ¬ ceived a Daily Double reward of 10420 10420Ackwell Ackwell too came from off the pace but not from as far back to accomplish his objective Under a good ride by Pat Milli gan the Graham representative got to the faltering pacesetting Manipulate entering the stretch then passed on to a length and threequarters triumph Bull Whip who but for getting in tight quarters through the drive might have been even closer took the place a head away from Sweepnack also in close in the late stages Ackwell covered the six furlongs in 113 and paid 1270
