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MONDAY AT MAPLE HEIGHTS I ♦ Clear Skies But Track Is in Worst . Possible Condition. ♦ ■ Interesting Raring, Though Program Lacks i Feature — Long Shots In Front — Jockeys Narrow Escape at Maple Heights. * CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 14.— Clear skies f once again prevailed and the attendance was i considerably increased. The track was still in the worst condition despite the constant ; working it had received under manager Hol-man over Sunday and up until post time today. The card was lacking a feature, the racing being contested mostly by the cheaper grade of horses, but nevertheless they were productive of very interesting struggles. The second of the day resulted in a bang-up finish when J. W. Bogers Forewarn got up in the last stride to get a nose decision from the heavy favorite Be Trueman. Be Trueman set a fast early pace, but was allowed to run next to the outside fence when entering the homestretch. Groos, astride Forewarn, was quick to take advantage of the opening offered and, driving his mount to the utmost, succeeded in landing him home by the narrowest of margins, as Byrne had straightened up Be Trueman, which was again closing fast. The winner rewarded his backers by paying the handsome price of 9.70 for . Another long-priced winner scored in the fourth. Dorothy Pop, after leading all the way, was tiring badly at the finish, but lasted long enough to receive the verdict. Dorothy Pop paid the longest price of the present meeting when the sum of 2.40 was posted as her price. During this race Miss Lady, while on parade, bolted to the outside, falling over the fence into the ditch which skirts the track. Luckily the jockey, .1. McCoy, caught the top rail of the fence and thus saved himself from a bad tumble. After being taken from the ditch Miss Lady was ordered scratched by the stewards and money refunded to all who had wagered on her. F. E. Crawford has added the two two-year-olds Evelyn White and Nancy McKay to his string which is being trained by A. K. Miller. C. B. Anderson disposed of the two-year-old Saisie by private sale to B. Warfield, and she ran in the interest of the latter in the first race Saturday. Jockey L. Parke has gone to Louisville, to join the stable of S. Jenkins. J. McMillan claimed Blarney Stone from Mrs. J. Lemieux for ,800 on Thursday. Martha Moore, which ran in the colors of E. W. Moore in the third race Friday, was claimed by Mrs. C. S. Lemieux for ,500. Loch Leven again changed hands after Continued on twelfth page. : » - | j i I | | j -, • : : J 1 1 2 • J i j i MONDAY AT MAPLE HEIGHTS I Continued from first page. the running of the fourth race Friday, be- • ing claimed by G. W. Fritz for ,500. Royal Dick and Canteen Girl will be on i the shelf for some time as a result of in- ■ juries sustained in their last start. Dr. D. W. Ashe was an arrival here today from Montreal. He is here in the interest : of the Quebec Breeders Association and re- • ports there is a shortage of horses at the Montreal course, to which he expects to ship several carloads of horses. Jockey R. McCrann left last night for Youngstovvn. Jockey R. Holloway leaves tonight for Montreal. W. L. Briggs ships his string tonight to Thorncliffe Park, Toronto. Jockey Maiben i will accompany the stable. R. V. Haymaker purchased the good two- year-old Full o Fun from C. T. Worthington 1 at private sale. Vansylvia came out of her race Saturday in a bad way from being cut down and will 1 be .in the shelf for sonic time. C. W. Hall and O. Johnson have shipped I their strings to Toronto. Before leaving Johnson purchased the filly Nancy McKay from A. K. Miller at private sale. E. C. Knebelkamp has shipped Tender Seth, winner of the handicap on Saturday, to Louisville.
