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REVELS IN MUDDY GOING Day of Peace Finds Maple Heights Track to His Liking. 3Iakcs Show of His Opponents In Principal Race Continuous Rain and Chilly Winds. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 9. At home in the muddy going, Thomas and Kellers Day of Peace made a show of his opponents in the fourth race, a dash of five and one-half furlongs, which attraced the best field of the card at Maple Heights Park this afternoon. War Map and Beg Pardon divided the remainder of the purse. The race was robbed of some interest when Humble and Follow Me were practically left at the post. Day of Peace, Beg Pardon and Quanah contested the leadership closely for half the distance. Day cf Peace then forged to the front and drew away in the stretch as -if much the best. War Map, closing from the rear, outlasted Beg Pardon during the final eighth. The rain of last night continued throughout this afternoon and the track resembled a quagmire. A chilly wind swept the course and the conditions could not have been mere disagreeable. The attendance was practically confined to the regulars. Blue Goose graduated from the ranks of non -winners when she scored a decisive victory in the initial race. Closing from the rear in the stretch, Light Sand outstayed the tiring Mandy fcr second place. During the running of this race J. A. Parsons Cantores was so badly cut down it was found necessary to destroy him. Off forwardly Midday showed the way throughout the running of the second race, which attracted a top heavy field of twelve platers. Sagamore, the favorite in this race failed to leave the post when tho barrier was sprung. In the stretch Pat Hampson saved second place from the fast closing Vanity Dresser. Great Northern was hustled into the lead after rounding the far turn in the third and held Evelyn White and Bantam safe for the remainder of the way. Daddy Wolf and Pony Express outbroke the others in the fifth. After taking the lead entering the backstretch the Whitehill representative was never in serious trouble during the remainder of the way. Small Star held the other safe. Mill Boy outlasted Mayor Carrel for the short end of the purse. The sixth found Chile in a favorable spot He outran his opponents practically throughout Noon Glide held the others safe in the stretch. Dickie Dix closed considerable ground from a slow beginning to get third. H. Neusteter was a visitor today. He is en route to Latonia, Ky., to which point he shipped his horses from Windsor. Eugene Bury leaves tonight for Memphis, Tenn., to serve as racing secretary during the racing at the Fair of six days commencing September 20. Three carloads of horses arrived last night from Wheeling, W. Va., including the horses of the following owners: C. B. Parsons, O. L. Foster, Shinn and Burk, R. D. Sampson, W. II. Reynolds, J. M. Booker, D. Hill, J. James, Shaffer and Foster, E. Denham, J. T. Edwards, J. Robertson, J. M. Weill and C R. Aldrich. J. D. Lenahan was an arrival from Race-land Park, Ky., while D. T. Leonard and J. M. Hubbell came from Windsor. Joseph Hoskins got in from Saratoga with Comedy and Pink Tea, the latter the property of Mrs. R. J. Regan. Hoskins secured Comedy via the claiming route at the Spa. J. Robertson has traded La Drole to J. W. ONeill for War Map and the latter raced for his new owner today. J. W. ONeill shipped his string from Wheeling to Oklahoma City. G. F. Jenkins shipped his string in the same shipment
