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Jes Blitzen Graduates In Fairmount Outing OutingHarper Harper Campaigner Is Four Lengths Before Lindas Wash WashCOLLINSVILLE COLLINSVILLE 111 June 15 Jes Blit ¬ zen twoyearold son of Blue Blitzen and Elect Jessie owned and bred by W O Harper Texas sportsman left the ranks of nonwinners in the four and onehalf furlongs Madison County Firemens Asso ¬ ciation Purse fourth race on the card at Fairmount Park this afternoon E D Slavins Lindas Wash was a badly beaten second while E R Coweys Kant I out finished Sam Brooks Iberian Lady for the show The winner fourth in his last four starts had a rough trip in his last race but encountered good luck this afternoon and after shaking off Kant I in the first three sixteenths drew away under apprentice A L Applebee and had little trouble in gaining a fourlength verdict over Lindas Wash The latter made a game bid mid ¬ way the stretch but was unable to threaten the winner At the end the second horse was also four lengths before Kant I who beat Iberian Lady by a short margin for the show showIt It was Madison County Firemens Asso ¬ ciation Day at the local track and about 4000 fans turned out for the sport sportMarcos Marcos Pena swung back into winning form in the first race riding Chance Taker to a hardearned victory beating Anns Choice and Brown Comet Pena failed t6 ride a winner Wednesday the first day of the meeting when he did not enter the winners circle with at least one of his mounts mountsThe The second race was a gruelling one and Rescued managed to beat Grand Bonny by a halflength for the major portion of the purse Hooks finished third thirdDaily Daily Double players who coupled Chance Taker and Rescued received a 6180 return returnApprentice Apprentice J Dean Jessop handled Honey Roll for that veterans victory in the third race Harvey V was second and Happy Dash third
