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Lucky Lable After Another Victory Seeks Third FairmountWin In Illinois Handicap; Meets Harry-Lou and Seventh Tribe By C A. LINDEMAN Staff Correspondent FAIRMOUNT PARK, Collinsville, HI., June 4. Mr. and G. B. Holmans fleet Lucky Lable heads a small but flashy field of sprinters that go to make up the field in the Illinois Handicap, main attraction on the Saturday night nine-race card. The Illinois Handicap carries a ,500 purse and is at six furlongs. All of those named to contest the issue are horses that have started before during the first 22 days of the current meeting. Lucky Lable, winner of two of his three starts thus far at the meeting, drew top weight of 118 pounds and his only defeat came in the Midwest Handicap last week end, when he went down to defeat by Fiesta Way and Fly Two Day in a six-furlong sprint that was run in l:loy5. Even in that race he was only a matter of a length and three-quarters back of the winner. In both of his winning races, Lucky Lable ran the six furlongs in 1:11 withv115 pounds up when he won the St. Louis Handicap, and 117 up when he was returned the winner of the Taylorville Purse. This speedy son of Valdina Lamar has the ability to get away from the gate fast, set all the pace. It is almost a certainty that the Hol-man sprinter will rule favorite in the Illinois Handicap. Making, an attempt for three victories in a row is the versatile Harry-Lou, from the stable of A. Schroeder. This eight-year-old son of Half Crown just won the. Memorial Day Handicap last Monday over the mile and one-sixteenth distance, and was re-turned-the winner of a sprint at six furlongs the week previous. The sprint was run over a slow racing strip and from the way the track looks at this time he may well catch another off track. His winning effort on the Memorial Day card shows that he can also negotiate the fast racing strips too. In the Illinois Handicap, Harry-Lou will carry 116 pounds just tvo off that which Lucky Lable will pack. Gave Way in Last L. Weckwerths Seventh Tribe, a winner of one out of two starts thus far at the meeting, rates a top chance at the winners share of the ,500 purse of the Illinois Handicap. Seventh Tribe gave an early attempt at taking the lead in his last race, a six iunong aasn, dui gave way aiter a half mile. Since that race he has beenj working in nice style during the morning hours and now appears to be back toH form when he won the Tri-City PurseKjH six furlongs in the good time of 1:11 1M two and one-half lengths over Tattenhan and Cheriful. In winning the Tri-City, Seventh Tribe led from start to finish. With 113 pounds up, the Weckwerth son of Tamil, rates a good chance to be among the contenders from start to finish. Completing the field for the Illinois Handicap will be the other fleet sprinters, Issybee, winner of two out of three sprints this meeting, from the stable of E. F. Cur-ran; Buster Buttons,, owned by L. B. Rail-bour, who has started twice at the meeting but as yet has not been victorious, and Glinka, which has started only once at the meeting, for his owner, R. E. Byers. After three other unsuccessful starts at this meeting, All Tilly was able to bring the silks of her owners. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Holman, home in front to take down the winners share of the OFallon Purse event before a Thursday night crowd of 3,800 patrons, over a track deep in mud from recent rains. The five-year-olds daughter of Holdall and Morvim, under the handling of jockey R. Brackett, was outrun from the gate but soon settled into her best stride. Brackett moved her up fast on the outside of the pacemaker, Mary H, on the stretch turn but was not able to head the latter until reaching the furlong pole in the stretch, then, being best, drew out to win by a two and one-half-length margin over the strongly closing Tattenham. Mrs. T. M. Pruetts seven-year-old gelding, Tattenham, was trying for his second victory in a row in the OFallon but didnt have enough speed in the muddy going to reach the winner, but was clearly best of the others. Abolere, owned by the M. White-book Stable, made a game showing to take the show money in his second start this meeting. Mary H, the second choice in the wagering, set the pace to the final furlong before giving way to the winner. Time for the six furlongs was 1:42, the best time of the evening over the muddy racing strip. All Tilly was the favorite and returned a .00 pay-off.
