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Skipper Hay Survives Foul Claim at Detroit DetroitPrevails Prevails by Head Margin Over Gem OMiami Mels Chic Third ThirdDETROIT DETROIT Mich May 28 Seven three yearolds that met in the sixfurlong fifth race under claiming conditions provided a thrilling contest and B H Wises Skipper Hay withstood a claim of foul before being declared Winner by a head over Keystone Stables Gem OMiami as Eual Wyatts Mels Chic was third a naiflength further back Fourth went to Mrs J L Chesneys Heine the choice who was less than one length away Royal Roman was fifth a halflength off Heine as Lawyers Gold and No Melody were beaten off to complete the field The winner was ridden by James Boucher and was overlooked in the wager ¬ ing to return 1720 as he was timed in an ordinary 113 113Lawyers Lawyers Gold showed a burst of speed from the starting gate that saw him lead Skipper Hay to the far turn where the eventual winner swept to the front with ¬ out difficulty and opened a clear lead into the stretch Lawyers Gold was done when headed and Gem OMiami who had been racing close up swung around the outside to gain the runnerup position in the home lane In the drive to the wire Gem OMiami gradually inched to Skipper Hay and was closely aligned with the latter as the driv ¬ ing pair came to the finish OSullivan on Gem OMiami raised the objection claim ¬ ing that Boucher struck his charge orer the nose in the drive but the stewards took the stand that OSullivan had guided Gem OMiami too close to the winner and into the line of Bouchers swinging whip whipMels Mels Choice lacked early speed but se ¬ cured room on the inside to save ground and finished with a bold rush to earn the final payoff berth berthAnother Another clear day saw a crowd of 9211 patrons on hand
