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TRA Reports On Holiday Sport * . HANDLE — ■ — -ATTENDANCE -MUTUEL — Track. 1951. 1950. Inc. 1951. 1950. Inc. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 1. — Attendance at eight of its race tracks on Memorial Day totalled 283,512, an increase of 6.6 per cent over the holiday throngs of 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations announced today. At New Yorks Belmont Park, 54,328 saw Ogden Phipps Busanda win the Suburban Handicap. Individual attendance increases ranged from 3.7 per cent at Bostons Suffolk Downs to 22.7 per cent at Delaware Park. Business at the pari-mutuel windows likewise showed increases of from 9.8 per cent at Hollywood Park to 33.9 per cent at Detroit, with an overall increase of 14.4 per cent for the eight tracks. , Attendance and mutuel handle as reported by the TRA follow: Ak-Sar-Ben 14,955 15,214 „ *1.7 $ 444,617 $ 378,095 17.6 Belmont . 54,328 52,318 3.8 3,478,034 3,038,395 14.5 Delaware 27,698 22,575 22.7 1,214,805 940,095 29.2 Detroit 28.063 25,174 11.5 1,074.181 802,978 33.9 Garden State 34,301 35,651 *3.9 2,259,111 2,180,833 3.6 Hollywood 58,512 55,798 4.9 2,879,789 2,622,541 9.8 Lincoln Fields ......... 36,407 31,051 17.2 1,755,069 1,460,908 20.1 Suffolk Downs 29,248 28,191 3.7* 1,489,106 - 1,332,307 11.8 Totals 283,512 265,972 6.6 4,594,713 2,755,252 14.4 Decrease. Winner— Dk. br. g, by Our Boots— Bouncing, by Blue Larkspur, trained by F. E. Arnold; bred by Wood-vale Farm. WENT TO POST-5:21. OFF AT 5:21 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won driving; second and third the same. BOUNCING BOOTS raced evenly to the stretch, responded well when straightened up after bearing to the inside near the furlong post and outgamed EXCITABLE MARY. The latter, a sharp factor from the beginning, . was in close quarters during the drive, but had sufficient racing room and could not withstand the winner. EXCITABLE MARYS rider, who came out in the post parade with his blouse silks out of order, made a claim of foul against the winner, which was not allowed by the stewards. TACONY went to the front early, made the pace to the last eighth while engaging EXCITABLE MARY, then faltered. BORN TO WIN lacked early speed. BRIGHT STEEL was never dangerous and raced "wide during the last quarter mile. PLAY AT could not keep up. Overweight— Bright Steel, 1 pound. SIXTH RACE 3-4 MILE out of chute. Dandilly, June 17, 1950— 1:09%— 5— 115. Plymouth Purse. « O " £ Purse 000- 4-year-olds and upward. Allowances. Non-winners in 1951 other than U L 5 O claiming. 4-year-olds, 120 lbs.; older, 122 lbs. Non-winners of ,000 in 1950 allowed June 1-51 — Det 3 lbs.; two races since August 10, 6 lbs.; one race in 1951, 9 lbs.; since November 10, 12 lbs. Net value to winner ,300; second, 00; third, 00; fourth, 00. Mutuel Pool, 8,790. Index Horses EqtAWtPPSt V* % StrFin Jockeys Owners Odds to 28907 OLD TOM w4112 5 1 Vi V 12 1| J E Turner* H Forrest 1.50 19162 DIXIE FLYER w 4 112 2 2 2h 211 21 2" A Popara Mrs G C White 3.70 28820 COUNTSS MLLYwb4106 3 4 3* 45 31 34 J West Circle M Farm 12.60T 2T74and BABY COMET wb4112 4 3 4* 3J- 4* 4* T Barrow P A Markey 1.90 19161 SCOTCH BIM wband119 1 5 5 5 5 5 E Coffman G and G Stable 8.40 v rune, :23%, :46%, 1:11%. Track fast. , — Mutuels Paid — / Odds to ki m. IB • /OLD TOM 5.00 2.80 2.80 1.50 .40 .40 Mutuel rncesi dixie flyer 4.00 3.40 1.00 .70 i. COUNTESS MOLLY 3.80 v .90 Winner— B. g, by Omission— Dame Mariechen, by High Time, trained by H. Forrest; bred by 0. F. Woodward WENT TO POST— 5:45. OFF AT 5:45 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Start good from stall gate. Won driving; second and third, the same. OLD TOM assumed command at once, held a "clear lead when settled -in the stretch but was hard urged during the drive to withstand DIXIE FLYER. The latter, forwardiy placed from the outset, was sent to the outside for the stretch run and, closing fast, could not overtake the winner. COUNTESS MOLLY saved ground throughout,, remained on the inside for the drive and finished strongly, probably needing her race. BABY COMET was outrun. SCOTCH BIM lacketf early foot and Was never dangerous. SEVENTH RACE DETROIT—! l-8«Miles. Horse. Straight. Place. Show. FERTILE LANDS $ 6.60 $ 3.40 $ 2.80 ROYAL HELIO 3.00 2.60 RUSHLAND • 3.00 Time, 1 :52%. .Off at 6:08 Eastern Standard Time. NO SCRATCHES. I : • = ~ | For late charts see tomorrows issue
