Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-03 | Page 6 | Misstep Wins in Fairmount Derby for Huge Purse

Misstep Wins Wins Wins-in in inS S Fairmount Derby for Huge Purse 5 I T Toro ro and Jack Higgins Finish in Order After Winner COLLINSVILLE Ill June 2 AP AP Misstep Misstep an S 8 to 5 won the third annual Fairmount Fair Fair- mount derby this afternoon finishing finish finish- ing jug a half length in front of Toro and two lengths ahead of Jack Jark HI Higgins gIns Approximately 2 saw the race The three horses finished in the same order as as' as asIn in the Kentucky derby in which Reigh Count won Misstep was vas second Toro third and Jack Higgins fourth FAST TIME The time for the tile mile and a quarter quarter quarter ter was 5 4 which was Avas 5 2 higher than the Fairmount derby record established by Haste in 1926 1526 Misstep the Lamar Lomar Stock Farm entry was wa never worse than third Jockey Willie Garner restrained his Horse In the the first half mile ard and did not let him him run until he reached the end of the back stretch 1 From that point on it was easily apparent which horse would win One of the thrills of the race in which there were nine starters was the wonderful recovery cf of Galahad ridden by Earl Pool After losing fifteen lengths in a avery avery very poor start Pool pressed his horse forward and began passing slower rivals at the mile half post Galahad ran the fastest last tast mile mUe and finished fourth J PAYS finished fifth fUth Leyland reyland sixth MartIe Flynn seventh Solace el eighth and Typhoon ninth Misstep l paid for tor 2 in wInning winning win wIn- ning for a place ticket and for sho show Toro paid for place and for show and Jack Higgins ret returned for show