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► T. j J. PRICE SALLEE— Sent out T. C. Piatts Tobo and Dr. Charles E. Hagyards Mona to victory yesterday at Detroit, j Mono in lmpHs*e Detroit Accounting Hagyard Filly Completes Double for Jockey R. Nash And Trainer J. Price Sallee FAIR GROUNDS, Detroit, Mich., June 14. — Mona, a well-conformed homebred daughter of Bull Lea and Lark Song, carried Dr. Charles E. Hagyards colors to a game and impressive triumph here today in the featured Old Glory Purse. Capably ridden by Ronnie Nash, who was completing a double, Mona drove to the end of the one mile and 70 yards a length and three-quarters before P. L. Grissoms Park Pigeon, who was a length in advance of Hal Price Headleys Pella at the wire. Fourth honors in the field of eight three-yearrold starters fell to O. Frank Woodwards favored Ko-sadus. Mona was saddled for her winning trio by J. Price Sallee, who also put the tack on Thomas Carr Piatts Tobo, victor in the preceding race. Shouldering 114 pounds, the Hagyard miss found the good track to her advantage and she stepped the Old Glory distance in l:44y5. Lightly regarded in the speculation Mona returned a straight payoff of 6.20. The start was marred somewhat when Park Pigeon began sluggishly and then he immediately ran into trouble when sent up fast after the break. Pella had the highest speed during the initial quarter mile but Big Road and Kosadus were right with her while Mona raced in fourth position and saved ground to the upper turn. Approaching the stretch, Nash sent the ultimate victress to the outside and when he called on Mona, the Hagyard filly responded readily to assume command then held on well to withstand Park Pigeons futile bid. Pella, a keen factor the entire trip, closed stoutly to garner the short end of the purse while Kosadus faltered during the last sixteenth mile and finished fourth. Heavy Shower Before First Race A heavy shower just before the running of the fifth race gave the crowd of some 7,093 spectators some respite from the local heat wave, but it did not change the track conditions, the racing strip remaining good for the major portion of the "off day" program. Thomas Carr Piatt, master of Crestwood Farm, Lexington, Ky., sent out the winner of the six-furlong fifth race when Tobo carried his green and white colors to a driving head victory over 11 other better class three-year-olds. Sent to the extreme outside for the stretch run by jockey Ronnie Nash, the Piatt gelding closed with a rush and beat out Mrs. Janon Fisher, Jr.s, Piper by a short margin, Robert Needhams High Boss, ridden by Ken Church, and winner of his last two local engagements, reached the wire a nose in advance of J. H. Homans Roytig in the six-furlong second race but he was disqualified and placed fourth after he had swerved to the inside during the stretch run and seriously impeded Dearborn Stables On the Way. It was the second time during the current meeting that Hig Boss has been set back for fouling, the Needham gelding having lost a purse on May 16 for the same offense. Roytig was moved into the winners slot in the official placings while L. Rodriguez Soma Lad received second money and On the Way awarded third money.
