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Havana Lad Repels All Challenges to Triumph TriumphNever Never Headed in Detroit Opener Boost Minimum Purses to 1400 1400DETROIT DETROIT Mich June 14 In further pursuance of a policy pledged to grant as liberal a purse disbursement as possible the management of the Detroit Racing Association today announced that begin ¬ ning tomorrow and continuing throughout the balance of this session the minimum prize is to be 1400 1400Racing Racing secretary Charles F Henry had set tomorrows card prior to revelation of the managements decision to increase purses Consequently theboosting of three of the events on the Thursday card from the previous 1200 minimum was announc ¬ ed late in the afternoon Incidentally very few races worth 1200 have been offeree during the first 20 days of this meeting Todays program was without a single num ¬ ber of such valuation The opener carried a purse of 1400 and brought together nine sprinters with San Mateo Stables Havana Lad a threetoone favorite the winner The son of Havana Boy La Cereza led from the start but he had a difficult time of it in the early running as first Mae chance Appointee and then Bailie Star challenged him However he shook off all threats In fact he was able to draw away in the run to the finish flashing past the judges three lengths in advance of Sweepnack who in turn was a neck be ¬ fore Bailie Star Time for the distance was 113 over a fast track trackA A gathering of some 12000 turf fans turned out and many in attendance who favor Johnny Adams style of riding were no doubt partly responsible for installing as favorite for the second race J D Craigs Bold Question on whom the lola Kan lad had the mount He put up a good ride After easing the fiveyearold out of tight quarters early and bringing the son of Questionnaire forward around the field Adams and Bold Question surged past faltering leaders in the stretch to drive to a length and a quarter accounting while completing the six furlongs in 112 Cooling Spring was second and Boom On third thirdThe The early pacemaker Media Luna and Miss Advice closest at that time both fell apart entering the stretch and wound up as also rans A winning ticket was worth 410 and those who coupled Havana Lad and Bold Question in the Daily Double received 19 for the usual 2
