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Nine ThreeYearOIds Seek Fox Covert Honors HonorsFertile Fertile Lands Cotton Joe and Fancy Flyer in Detroit Event EventFAIR FAIR GROUNDS Detroit Mich June 25 Two contests brimful of interest headline a particularly bright program arranged by racing secretary Charles F Henry here tomorrow The Fox Covert Purse catering to threeyearolds exclu ¬ sively finds nine of the top sophomores on the grounds named to meet over the onemile Lewis Turf Course for a prize of 10000 The Border City Handicap at ¬ tracted 11 top sprinters to vie at six fur ¬ longs for a prize of 5000 and this test is made particularly competitive because the local sprint champion Porters Broom is not among the entrants The races sup ¬ porting the features are well up to stand ¬ ard and with the promise of fair weather it is likely that the course will play host to one of its largest crowds crowdsIn In the Fox Covert there will be a stiff clash between Grissom fc Shermans Fer ¬ tile Lands Henry Forrests Cotton Joe and his stablemate S I Crews Concrete Gra ¬ ham Byrums Fancy Flyer and Mrs Lot ¬ tie Wolfs Settoo while some of the others are not to be ignored Fertile Lands recov ¬ ered the form that saw him winning the Arkansas Derby and Hawthorne Handicaps previous to his arrival here when he drove to a convincing tally in the George Foley Purse here on Tuesday in that engage ¬ ment the son of Reaping Reward finished fast to beat Cotton Joe Fancy Flyer and others although both of these had turned him back in previous tests testsConcrete Concrete Winner Over Heavy Track TrackCotton Cotton Joe second to Fertile Lands in the Foley and second to Fancy Flyer in his previous engagement won the Decora ¬ tion Day Handicap rather convincingly Concrete possessed of high early speed was able to win a mile and a sixteenth race on Thursday in heavy going although lie was considered best at the onemile dis ¬ tance over the turf course and he should be a capable running mate for Cotton Joe JoeFancy Fancy Flyer has been a hardhitting sort in his local engagements turning in his best effort when successful in the Sport of Kings Handicap over a good track Here he led home both Cotton Joe and Fertile Lands All of which makes for a highly competitive contest contestSettoo Settoo who made his first appearance of the season in the Decoration Day was obviously not up to his best race on that day but has shown improvement to finish second in a sixfurlong sprint and win an anContinued Continued on Pagt Three Nine ThreeYearOlds Seek Fox Covert Honors HonorsFertile Fertile Lands Cotton Joe and Fancy Flyer in Detroit Event EventContinued Continued from Page One Oneallowance allowance race at a mile and a sixteenth Trainer Harry Trotsek has named two for the Fox Covert in J F Smiths Montayr and O F Woodwards Mighty Fox FoxMontayrs Montayrs best recommendation is his second to Cotton Joe in the Decoration Day while Mighty Fox has had only one unimpressive race here hereThe The field is completed by P R H L Hintons Night Tour and Sunny Knolls Farms Village Beau but a score from either of these would come as a distinct surprise surpriseLike Like the Fox Covert the Border City sparkles with competition Louis J Hollen bachs Roi Rouge has a creditable local record in that he was second twice to the sprint champion Porters Broom and de ¬ feated that worthy rival for his lone failure over this course Second to Porters Broom in the LaSalle and Boots and Saddle Handicaps and defeating him by a narrow margin in the Cadillac Roi Rouge rates the call to turn back this field This will be no easy task for named to oppose him are J A Kinard Jrs fleet Johns Pride and Mrs George C Whites Bright Steel two who have been beating each other while disposing of their rivals rivalsA A surprise entry in a sprint race is O F Woodwards crack Sir Sprite who has the Motor City and Col Alger Handicaps at one mile and a sixteenth to his credit and who has been generally thought at his best over a distance Records of the past show that he won sprint faces over this course some time ago Another believed to favor a route is Sun Herod from the stable of Grissom Sherman who was winner of the Man o War Handicap early in the meeting and who has been close in subse ¬ quent distance tests He will have Master Bid as a running mate but this son of Psychic Bid has shown little in the way of recommendation recommendationCompelling Compelling consideration by recent tally is Mrs H M Goldstines Mons Boy while Mrs N Hernandez Silvers Pride also was able to score in the early days of the meeting S J Bondys Blue Badge is right on edge as evidenced by his second at last asking while M H Van Bergs Sir White and Dearborn Stables Clean Slate have shown little in the way of recommendation
