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Light Donna Graduates In Fairmount Offering OfferingHolds Holds Length and Half Margin Over Blond Bomber in Sprint SprintGOLLINSVILLE GOLLINSVILLE 111 June 7 Making the fourth start of her career and her third here this season Light Donna rep ¬ resentative of B W McDonnel and ably ridden by apprentice J Dean Jessop left the ranks of nonwinners at Fairmount Park thisaf te rnoon taking down the four and onehalf furlpngs race in easy fashion over C G Rowans Blond Bomber C and C Bothmans Mae Watch and six other youngsters youngstersSent Sent to the front at once by Jessop the daughter of Sweeping Light opened a three lengths lead over Jess Blitzen with Mae Watch third following by Vinita Harvest and Blond Bomber racing fifth As they turned into the stretch Jessop took back the ultimate winner for a breathing spell and Ivas nearly two lengths before Mae Watch who displaced Jess Blitzen with Blond Bomber moving up rapidly on the outside and into third position positionIn In the drive to the wire Light Donna was well in hand in the late stages and won by a length and a half Blond Bomber got up in the last few strides to get the place by a head from Mae Watch The winner served as the public choice choiceA A crowd estimated at 4500 the largest weekday turnout of the meeting witnessed the sport
