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Double Feature Romps Home Eight Lengths to Good in Detroit Offering Stafford SevenYea rOld Eased at End High Boss Captures Place by Nose NoseFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 9 Double Feature under the silks of Mrs F Stafford found the muddy racing strip and his opposition well within his limita ¬ tions to lope to a convincing eightlength tally in the featured seventh race at this course today At the end of the six fur ¬ longs which the son of Psychic Bid nego ¬ tiated in 114 under Earl J Knapp the winner was being eased His undisputed supremacy left the race devoid of interest as a spectacle but the real race developed for place and show honors as R Need hams High Boss lasted to retain a nose margin over Samuel J Browns fastfinish ¬ ing Maintaining as O K Ruby was a tir ¬ ing fourth for B H Wise Double Feature was favored in the wagering to return 560 560The The winner permitted O K Ruby to set the early pace with High Boss next in line but this was under sufferance and on the stretch turn he swept to the front and drew away in effortless strides High Boss ousted O K Ruby for second honors as Maintaining secured room on the inside to make a belated bid that just fell short of earning the place award awardPartly Partly cloudy weather which did not bring rainfall greeted a crowd of 9230 on hand for the midweek sport The racing strip was muddy following recent rain re ¬ sulting in several easy victories for horses favoring the footing footingAlanay Alanay racing for Samuel J Brown of Detroit was a frontrunning and handy winner of the sixfurlong sixth race that was the best of the contests supporting the feature Ridden by Jimmy Stewart for that lads second saddle success of the after ¬ noon the winner gradually drew out from F W Ellins Colortes who raced in closest pursuit throughout the race M H Van Bergs favored Vitamin Dee was a well beaten third thirdNovice Novice rider Charles Pennock moved a step closer to graduation from the Detroit jockey school when he guided S J Bondys favored Boquhan to score in the sixfur ¬ long first race that saw seven platers en ¬ gaged Four of these contenders battled for command racing heads apart to the far turn with the eventual winner on the outside Through the home lane Boquhan was able to dislodge Percieve from the van position and draw clear as Percieve just lasted to thwart a late bid from Red Mars MarsPennock Pennock who hails from Camden N J has now registered with eight of his al ¬ lotted 10 novice race winners after which whichContinued Continued on Page ThirtyFive Double Feature Romps Home With Eight Lengths to Spare SpareContinued Continued from Page One Onehe he faces compulsory graduation to the ap ¬ prentice class classL L W Kidds All Faith the choice was easily best of the nine who faced starter Donovan in the second race In command from the outset All Faith drew out under Walter Litzenberg to finish five lengths be ¬ fore Sea Lane as Nite Cries was third The combination of the public choices Boquhan and All Faith resulted in a Daily Double worth 1800