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; 1 ; She Didnt Finds Muddy Detroit Strip to Liking Whips Sealane Decisively to Give VanBerg Stable Double FAIR GROUNDS, Detroit, Mich., May 28. Finding her six opponents within the limitations of her best effort and favored by the muddy racing strip, M. H. VanBergs She Didnt splashed to a convincing four and a half lengths triumph in the six-furlong fourth race at this Motor City course today. Dominating the running almost from the beginning, the daughter of He Did and Duo shook off bids in turn from Geranium, Pie Man and Tribal n. and drew out to make the issue safe before her nearest rival at the end, the Detroit Stables early laggard but fast-finishing Sealane. The stretch bid of Tribal n. found him wanting, but he was able to save the show portion of the purse one length farther back. Jimmy Combest rode the winner, who was greeting the judges for the first time in five starts this season. She was overlooked in the wagering and returned 8.80. She Didnts success marked the second victory of the day for a VanBerg color bearer, Velvet Heels having accounted for the second race when she lasted to gain a neck verdict over B. H. Wises Neat and Tidy. She Didnt was-rushed up to supplant Geranium in the lead as the half-mile marker was reached. On the turn it was Pie Man, who had never been far back, who moved into the runner-up position, but Continued on Page Thirty-Two She Didnt at Home in Muddy Going; Double for VanBerg Continued from Page One his efforts to draw to the leader proved fruitless as Combest sent his charge into a clear lead. The bid of Pie Man to keep apace took its toll, and he weakened as She Didnt, swinging into the stretch vith a comfortable margin, was eased out from the rail for better footing, and it was here that Tribal n. was asked for speed. Driving through on the inside, the contender reached second position, but his efforts to reach She Didnt found him weakening and he had nothing left to stave off the belated stretch run of Sealane. The latter had been ahead of only one horse until the stretch turn was reached, and he was sent through on the inside to sweep past tired horses to gain the runner-up position but could not make serious inroads into the advantage of the romping winner. A chill wind followed sharp, showers that fell before the first race, leaving the track sloppy for the first three contests and muddy thereafter. The inclement weather was instrumental in reducing the attendance sharply. An estimated 6,000 were on hand. Novice riders were in action in the six-furlong second race and here Charles Headley, a 21-year-old lad from Winter Haven, Fla., scored the second success of his career when he piloted J. Of. MacKen-zies Fannie Mac to a half-length score over Mrs. Harry Trotseks fast-finishing Black Dragon who was ridden by P, Gif-ford, an English lad. Third, three lengths farther back, came the favorite Flick from the stable of Mrs. F. Stafford.
