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C C Curtiss Meets Stiff Opposition at Fairmount FairmountConcedes Concedes Weight to All of His Rivals in Annapolis Handicap HandicapCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 June 9 C C Cur ¬ tiss sixyearold son of Byrd and Doncinea will attempt successfully to take up 118 pounds in the six furlongs Annapolis Hand ¬ icap featured event at Fairmount Park tomorrow afternoon Champion sprinter here last year and a threat to win that title for the second straight season the Huntley Johnson colorbearer starfed the local season with a triumph in the Inau ¬ gural Handicap carrying 112 pounds to win that affair by five lengths lengthsHowever However the following Saturday racing secretary and handicap R A Leigh placed 118 pounds on him in the Pontiac Handicap and after leading to the last 20 yards of that race weakened badly to suf ¬ fer a length defeat at the hands of Gan ado The veteran son of Byrd is once again meeting stiff opposition and there is a possibility of an upset upsetBallyarnett Ballyarnett a horse who carried 115 to C C Curtiss 112 in the Pontiac and under the weights may prove troublesome to the local favorite Ballyarnett is given 105 pounds in the Annapolis AnnapolisOthers Others expected to go postward are Ya Man with 107 Fire Engine at 106 Fillibeg and Remembering at 104 pounds each Tomochichi with 103 pounds and Marjorie S rounding out the field with the light weight of 101 pounds poundsThe The management has billed a nine race program the second of the meeting for on opening day the same number of races was offered local patrons of the sport sportSupporting Supporting the feature is a one mile and 70 yards race serving as the fifth event and in which which half a dozen horses are entered It is to be known as the Edge mont Purse and among the probable start ¬ ers are Smart Charley Stingy Lady Gour ¬ met Doubtful Swing Leader and Flour town The last named pair are entered as the Mr and Mrs E B Shipp entry entryGourmet Gourmet owned by D C Wilhelm and the leading distance handicap horse here last fall will attempt to shoulder 122 pounds in the Edgemont Gourmet won half a dozen starts here last season and packed as much as 130 pounds so the 122 assigned him for tomorrows engagement should not handicap the Wilhelm color bearer too greatly Gourmet failed to win his first start here but came right back in his next start and got on his winning ways
