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Colli nsvi I le-Owned Horses Score at Cahokia Downs Norwines Demon Bo, Podestas Sport Review Cop Feature Races By J. J. HAHN CAHOKIA DOWNS, East St. Louis. June 26. — A pair of Collinsville-owned horses copped two of the feature races here Tuesday night when James W. Norwine, an automobile dealer of that city, saw his Demon Bo, a four-year-old son of Crossbow H. — Plyness, win the Crystal Lake, a five furlongs dash that served as the main event and run as the seventh, while Joseph Po-desta, an oil salesman, saddled his own Sport Review to win the semi-feature, or sixth race, over the six and one-half furlongs distance. Demon Bo, installed as the third choice by the 4,204 in attendance, had the services of J. R. Vinson in the saddle and racing as best easily defeated C. W. Ryans Easy Tiger, George J. Schatz Pachita, who served as the favorite, and four others, namely, Saucey Aire, Make, the second choice; Game Blue and Miss Skiatook. Unable to keep up with the pace set by Make and Miss Skiatook, Vinson permitted his mount to pick up the leaders gradually after three-eighths and once the chestnut colt hit his stride mowed down the leaders with ease and at the head of the stretch was two lengths in front of Make and was only coasting in the stretch to win by two and one-half lengths. Easy Tiger,- never too far out of it, got the place by a head from Pachita who failed to show her usual early flight, having one horse beat going down the backstretch and steered very wide all the way. However, she did manage to get up and save the minor award, besting Saucey Aire by a nose for the show. The sixth was a more, thrilling event than the main event, with Pats Valentine and Quick Imperial battling it out to the head of the stretch as "Bumpsy" Grand- sart, who rode Sport Review, kept his mount up in third place after the opening quarter. The Podesta geldingv responding well under a rousing ride, got up in the last jumps to garner a nose decision over Quick Imperial, who managed to stall off Arister C, who came with a related rush in the stretch and was lapped on the top ones at the end. Pats Valentine faltered suddenly in the stretch after showing the way to the last furlong. Bossy Dude, Bet Happy and Circuit Judge were the only other starters and they finished behind the early leader. Apprentice E. G. Smith, a native of Col-linsville, starred in the saddle. After putting up a good rating job to win with the Mikel Farms Little Guess in the first race who paid 6.40, Smith came back in the fourth and gave another fine exhibition on the Trojan Stables Kayes Boy, coming from behind the pace to win by a head from Fabulous. Chief, Golden Bud, the favorite, and nine others. Kayes Boy, overlooked in the wagering, paid a handsome 03.60 mutuel. - Four distance races, including the ninth at one mile and five-eighths, are down for decision tomorrow night. The feature is the seven furlongs Forest Park Purse in which 10 are expected to go postward. Named here are Devils Best, Clynon, Tiger Dancer, Nora B., Busy Jane, TJ. S. Weed, Admiral Jose, Paddys Pal and the Part-low Farms coupling of Sing One Song and I Will Fly. In the marathon affair are 12, a surprising number of distance horses. Racing secretary L. Henderson Van Zandt billed races at one mile and three-eighths on three consecutive nights but never had as many as a dozen to enter in any of those marathon affairs.
