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GOOD SPORT AT TOLEDO 4 Favorites Fare Well, Winning a Majority of Races. Brilliant 15ay First in Feature Biickboard ZSarrowIy Triumphs Over Dancer in Secondary Attraction. TOLEDO, Ohio, October 10. There was another big crowd out today and the backers of favorites had a good day, being rewarded in the first three races. The feature race of the day, Toledo Driving Club Handicap, at three-quarters, was won by Miltohs Smiths gelding Brilliant Ray. lie began well and, favored by his light impost, was sent into the lead at once. He soon disposed of Chief Sponsor, but had to be ridden hard to maintain his advantage over Flibbertygibbet, which was going fastest of all at the finish. Mumbo Jumbo was "taken wide on the stretch turn, but came again gamely at the end. Second only to the feature was the mile race, which resulted in the closest finish of the afternoon when Buckboard came from far back to get up in the last few strides to outfinish Dancer. In this race a blanker would have covered the first three horses. The talent began the afternoon auspiciously when they selected Lady Heart to win the first race. She scored- impressively, leading Gem by two and a half lengths at the finish. There was quite a battle for second honors between Jem, Squaw Chief and Momentum, I they finishing in the order named separated j by the smallest of margins. Xo mistake was made in the second race as ; Do Land, the favorite, after indulging Miss I Collette with the lead until well in the stretch ! easily raced her into defeat and drew clear J in the last few yards. War Pennant quit badly and failed to give the winner an ar-i gument, as was expected. ! Again in the third race the public had no j cause for worry with the French-bred Spin-away as their standard bearer. The son of Sweeper showed dazzling speed in leading all the way and was never in danger. Vanessa Welles was second, outgaming Jacobean for second honors in the final strides. Another spirited finish marked the running of the sixth race, at one mile and a sixteenth. Cockroach was the popular choice here, although Secretary did not lack admirers. The latter proved victorious, over- taking the favorite in the last eighth and drawing clear at the end. Cockroach set a ! fast pace and might have won had he not : run out on the stretch turn, j The only real upset of the day came in the I last race, when Duke Ruff, the first choice, i finished behind Lucy Kate and Spectacular Girl. The management announced that Friday will be Ladies Day, and all ladies will be admitted to the grounds free of charge. Starter George Miller announced that he had been offered the position of starter at the coming Tanforan meeting in California. Al Austin left today to motor to Henderson, Ky., where lie will take up his horses. John Carey was busy distributing applications among the horsemen for stabling accommodations at the coming Fair Grounds meeting. Silence ran off with his exercise boy this morning and had to be excused from the second race this afternoon. Spinaway was claimed out of the third race by E. E. Sterrett for ,100. Sterrett J was represented in the race by Carl Rob-i erts. I
