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Shepard Rides First Winner FAIRMOUNT PARK, Collinsville, 111., May 10. Apprentice Elmer Xee Shepard rode his first winner on a recognized track here at Fairmount Park Saturday night when he booted home Irish Wit to win the eighth event. The lad, who is now just 17 years of age, has been riding since he was 12 at the fairs in and about Illinois. He started at the small fairs and has an unofficial record of riding seven out of 12 starts when he first started. His latest venture in the art of saddlesmithing was at the Springfield fair last year. From his way of fitting a horse this lad has a brilliant future as a jockey ahead of him.
