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Fancy Flyer HalfLength Sport of Kings Winner WinnerGraham Graham Byrum Colt Outsprints Cotton Joe in Detroit Feature FeatureFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 12 Fancy Flyer the fleet Sky Raider colt who races for the partnership of Graham Byrum atoned handsomely for his de ¬ feat in his latest engagement over this course when after securing room on the inside entering the stretch he drove to a halflength advantage over Henry For ¬ rests Cotton Joe in the sixfurlong Sport of Kings Handicap that topped the pro ¬ gram at this border course today One length farther back Eternal Bomb who had soundly trounced todays winner in their recent engagement was third for J A Kinard Jr JrRidden Ridden by Pat Milligan for that veterans second saddle success of the afternoon Fancy Flyer was timed in 112 rver the good racing strip and he was overlooked in the wagering to return 3340 Milligans previous victory had been astride Pouting Mac from the same stable as Fancy Flyer FlyerThe The afternoon skies were dull and mid ¬ way through the program a light drizzle began to fall to the discomfort of the 20472 patrons patronsWagering Wagering interest in the headliner was divided chiefly between Eternal Bomb and Cotton Joe with the former holding a slight preference and this pair raced clos ¬ est to the early pace set by Floral Trail as that High Breeze filly was sent into a threelength lead which she maintained around the turn On the bend Floral Trail was done and Cotton Joe moved up on the theContinued Continued on Page Seven Fancy Flyer Halflength Sport of Kings Winner WinnerGraham Graham Byrum Colt Outsprints Cotton Joe in Detroit Feature FeatureContinued Continued from Page One Oneoutside outside of Eternal Bomb to make his bid Inching to Eternal Bomb on the outside as the latter took a short lead at the furlong pole the two were out from the rail and Milligan was quick to take advantage of the gap to drive the ultimate winner through and take over a few yards from the finish line lineEternal Eternal Bomb gave way to Cotton Joe after a stiff tussle and the Forrest repre ¬ sentative came again stoutly near the end to force Fancy Flyer to the limit to retain his advantage The others in the three yearold test were not prominent prominentA A disqualification came out of the run ¬ ning of the third race when Knights Gift who had led all the way into the late stretch swerved out suddenly and bothered Tubby B and Rosebed who were moving up on the outside The swerving proved beneficial to Rembird who had been in close quarters and Monson sent her through the gap that was created on the inside to win by a head Tubby B recov ¬ ered to eke out a nose verdict over Knights Gift and when the latter was placed last by the stewards Marltown moved into third place placeNovice Novice rider Lois C Cook was astride his third winner this season and the fourth of his career when he brought Henry For i rests Salignac up on the outside to drive I to a head margin over Say Goodbye in the first race Third went to Full Treatment The victory of Salignac was his second in four starts at the meeting meetingPouting Pouting Mac racing for Graham Byrum kept his local record intact when he won his third consecutive test in front running style in the second race Pat Mil ¬ ligan kept his charge clear to register by two and a half lengths as Remembering finished fast on the outside to talie second honors before Keener The combination of Salignac and Pouting Mac resulted in a Daily Double worth 12980
