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Black Badge Turns Back Amber Light in Belle Isle IsleHirschberg Hirschberg Colt Avenges Recent Detroit Defeat by Dixiana Racer RacerDETROIT DETROIT Mich June 10 Abraham Hirschbergs Black Badge took revenge for a previous defeat by Amber Light in lead ¬ ing the Dixiana representative by two and onehalf lengths to account for the 7500 Belle Isle Handicap at the Fair Grounds today J McShanes Navy Cross finished third four lengths farther back and Miss Advice Darby Doulton and Golden Man completed the field in the named order A 7 to 5 favorite Black Badge covered the six furlongs in 113 over a muddy track and his sixth score of the year was popular with the crowd of 15000 or so gathered for the occasion which also included presentations of the Saline and Mackinac Handicaps The former was an exclusive twoyearold affair and the winners share of the 3000 purse was garnered by Murlogg Farms Fighting Step StepAdams Adams Astride Three Winners WinnersJohnny Johnny Adams piloted the juvenile to a three parts of a length triumph over Quin tero with AgrarianU third and it gave the lola Kan reinsman his second saddle vic ¬ tory of the afternoon He was aboard the winner of the opener Anopheles and then came back for a third success aboard Black Badge He was fortunate in a way to bring back the Hirschberg threeyearold in front In fact if Amber Light had not been quite as far away that fouryearold might have won as Adams took a chance rounding the far bend easing Black Badge off Navy Cross pace and circling that one to place his mount in a scoring position It turned out favorably but a different re ¬ sult could have evolved evolvedThe The Belle Isle field got away closely bunched There was but about two lengths separating the entire sextet in the opening stage But Navy Cross soon managed to edge out a half length before Black Badge with Golden Man next and followed by Amber Light Miss Advice and Darby Doulton After about fivesixteenths of a mile the contest narrowed to Navy Cross the ultimate winner and Amber Light The former began shortening stride ap ¬ proaching the stretch and the Hirschberg representative who as aforementioned had come around the pace to take com ¬ mand swept to the fore at the furlong marker Amber Light was moving too at that juncture But the older entertainer just could not make it itOnly Only four met in the Mackinac and at atContinued Continued on Page Three Black Badge Turns Back Amber Light in Belle isle isleHirschberg Hirschberg Colt Avenges Recent Detroit Defeat by Dixiana Racer RacerContinued Continued from Page One the end of that mile and onesixteenth joust Mrs Edward McCuans Wise Moss had done it again As usual the mare came from off the pace At the stretch turn she was last but converged on the leaders with a rush that carried her beyond the faltering Loango and past Samborom bon to achieve a half length decision in this 4000 event Samborombon finished second Loango took third position and Plaidloch the early pacemaker was fourth and last A winning ticket was worth 320 and time for the mile and a sixteenth was 148
