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Mombasa, Gallant Tuck Vie in Centralia Purse Six Other Allowance Racers Make Up Field for Fairmounts Feature By PAT CAUDILL Staff Correspondent FAIRMOUNT PARK, Collinsville, 111., June 28. — An allowance race, the Centralia, highlights the excellent nine-race program arranged by racing secretary John J. Klu-cina to be presented at this mile oval tomorrow night. The Centralia, for three-year-olds and upward at the distance of six furlongs, offers a purse of ,200, and a field of eight is slated to go postward. Top weight will be shared by Mrs. Elizabeth Mucklers Mombasa and J. Ostergrant and A. Kelems Gallant Tuck, with each of these racers burdened at 119 pounds. The event appears evenly matched, with Mombasa perhaps holding a slight edge. This gelded son of Rhodes Scholar scored a victory here in the Winamack Purse by de-feating_ such ag Santa Fe and The Blue Hen. His most recent outing saw him make the pace in the Missouri Handicap last Saturday night and in this event he finished fourth to be beaten by Barts Enegry, Hopeful Sam and The Blue Hen. Gallant Tuck has won two races here and is presently racing in a manner that warrants him consideration even though he continues to climb in class. Reade Castle, racing for the partnership of Campbell and Egan; Hen Sprig, owned by the Verde Stock Farm, and Earl, Jr., the property of E. F. Moran, are entered in the featured event and each have scored victories here and will add to making it an interesting affair. Completing the field Ms Mrs. Frank Moores Colorado Miss, the Five H Farms Irish Horn and R. E. Youngs Pro Tanto. Supporting the feature is the sixth race, where nine are entered to match strides at the distance of six furlongs. This ,000 claiming event offers a purse of ,200. The field includes such steady performers as W. M. Wells Winning Hand, W. A. Mi-kels Floral Trail, Enoch Reas Jess D., and G. R. Whites Kenayr. Two allowance races, as the second and the fifth, are also on the program, and of this pair, the latter is the better race. This six-furlong sprint is named the Cairo and here G. W. Renfroes The Blue Goose appears to hold a strong edge over his eight opponents. His chief competition can be expected to come from such as Mister Perfect, Harry-Lou, and Inky Dink. Two races at a mile and one-sixteenth each are carded as the eighth and ninth events and both contests have drawn capacity fields of ,000 platers. Post time for the first race will be 8:30 p. m.
