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Fertile Lands Back In Winning Stride StrideFavored Favored Cotton Joe Bows To Grissom Sherman Ace In Foley Purse at Detroit DetroitFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 21 Fertile Lands who races for the De ¬ troit partnership of Grissom Sherman recovered the good form that saw him win ¬ ner of the Arkansas Derby and Hawthorne Handicap when he unleashed a burst of speed through the stretch to earn top hon ¬ ors over six opposing threeyearolds in the featured George Foley Purse at this course today The racing strip was slow follow ¬ ing rains over the weekend and the sky was overcast but the threat of rain did not materialize materializeBefore Before 9137 patrons the son of Reaping Reward surged up on the outside to earn his victory by a halflength over Henry Forrests favored Cotton Joe as the latter was two and a half lengths before Fancy Flyer from the stable of Graham Byrum ertile Lands ridden by George Monson was sent over the six furlongs in an excellent 112 over a slow racing strip stripHilda Hilda Drifts Out OutO O F Woodwards fleet filly Hilda flat ¬ tered her supporters when she established a fourlength lead on the turn but in the home lane she drifted out badly and dissi ¬ pated her chances Cotton Joe had dis ¬ placed Floral Trail from the runnerup position by saving ground entering the stretch and when Hilda was through he took a clear lead inside the furlong pole and appeared to have the race at his mercy Meanwhile Fertile Lands had trailed ahead of only Fancy Flyer to the stretch turn where Monson took him to the outside In the ensuing drive to the wire Fertile Lands swept up quickly and took charge just a few feet from the end Fancy Flyers running was all done in the straightaway also but his move came too late for him to threaten the first two twoNovice Novice riders were in action in the six furlong first race and here Jerry West reg ¬ istered the third tally of his career when he drove Mills Duty to a neck verdict over the fastfinishing Kings Feast
