Diamond Dick Gains Decision Over Memphis Bud at Detroit: Mayram Takes Show Honors As Tidy Bid Gives Ground After Setting Early Pace, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-25

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Diamond Dick Gains Decision Over Memphis Bud af Detroit Mayram Takes Show Honors As Tidy Bid Gives Ground After Setting Early Pace PaceFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 24 Diamond Dick who races for Mrs George C White of Nashville Tenn found the heavy track to his liking and the competition within his limitations to drive to a halflength verdict in the John ¬ nie Hynes Purse that featured the racing at this Motor City course today Jockey Patterson Milligan was entrusted with the care of the Rolls Royce sevenyearold and sent his charge over the six panels in a creditable 116 on the holding racing strip and at the end he was under pres ¬ sure to earn his advantage from Memphis Bud from the stable of Mr and Mrs J C Sawyer SawyerA A length and a half farther back in the field of a half dozen Mayram took third honors for Mrs Lottie Wolf as the early pacemakey Tidy Bid was a tiring fourth Wayne L and Vice Admiral were unim ¬ pressive as they finished fifth and sixth respectively Diamond Dick was backed into favoritism to return 680 and his vic ¬ tory was his first this season in six starts startsTidy Tidy Bid in Seasonal Bow BowTidy Tidy Bid was making his first start of the season but had early speed to outrun his rivals and draw into a threelength advantage over Memphis Bud who had never been far away was sent around the outside to make his bid Entering the home lane Tidy Bid drifted out a little com ¬ pelling Diamond Dick to lose some ground but he came to the pacemaker in close alignment and raced him into submission submissionContinued Continued on Page Three Diamond Dick Scores As Favorite at Detroit DetroitFinishes Finishes Under Stout Pressure To Earn HalfLength Advantage AdvantageContinued Continued from Page One Oneafter after a stiff duel that found Tidy Bid not quite equal to the task taskMeanwhile Meanwhile Memphis Bud had been kept to his task and was able to make a stout bid as he saved ground skimming the rail In the resultant drive Diamond Dick was able to inch to the front while well out in the track Mayram who had never been far but of it while unable to make any inroads into the advantage of the leader continued evenly to dislodge the spent Tidy Bid for the final payoff berth While the track was particularly holding following recent rains overhead conditions were clear and served to lure a crowd of 7330 7330Ronald Ronald Brigley a 19yearold lad from New York was astride the first winner of his career when he piloted Boness to an eightlength tally in the first race in which novice riders guided the contestants Brig ley brought his charge from close to the early pace to sweep to the front readily on the stretch turn then draw out The early pacemaker Royal Born was second three lengths before Miss Message MessageBoness Boness was overlooked in the wagering to return 1780 and started a Daily Double worth 8140 when the favored Bonnyvale turned back seven opposing twoyearold fillies in the five furlongs second race Bonnyvale was in charge of the situation most of the way in her race and was four and a half lengths before Veragel at the end as jockey R Gonzalez kept her under pressure to the finish line Miss Nap was third Bonnyvale who races for Mrs C W Mussett was making the second start of her career She is by Psychic Bid from Saint Justine JustineN N Swansons Vestibula dropping down in company and favoring the footing was a surprise winner of the six furlongs third race that engaged a dozen platers The winner came from close to the pace to draw out readily in the stretch and estab ¬ lished a sevenlengths advantage at the end Aguilucho was a fastfinishing but thoroughly beaten second before Bar Gre ¬ nade


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