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WINS BEST OFFERING Permanent Wave First in Chief Race at Havre. ♦ Lieutenant Seas Scores in Chase Decided in Driving Rain — Sea Sand Best. ♦ HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 17.— Permanent Wave, the appropriately named three-year-old daughter of Crimper and Queen of the Sea, that races for J. S. Cosden, was winner of the best offering of the Harford Association this afternoon when she was first in the three-quarters of the Yarrow Brae Purse. At the end she was well clear of Mrs. W. J. Howards Chink, while John McMillans Damon Runyon saved third. The Yarrow Brae was for three-year-olds that were non-winners of two races other than claiming, but they were conditions that brought out some good ones and Permanent Wave, the winner, only started twice last year and won on both occasions, but she remained eligible by reason of the character of the races she won. Little time was lost at the barrier and when it arose it was Damon Runyon that jumped into an early lead, but Permanent Wave was right after him and she hung to him for a furlong, where he drew out as McAuIiffe eased the filly back slightly. In the meantime Chink was running strongly back of the leaders. Swinging into the stretch McAuIiffe called on Permanent Wave, which quickly went to Damon Runyon and opened a safe lead. McAtee was hard at work on Chink and he also caught the tiring Damon Runyon and beat him for second place with something to spare. NOT TRULY RUN RACE. Nat Evens was winner of the second race, a dash for selling platers. Miss Blaze raced to second place and third fell to Wracka-lette, with Buttercup fourth. There were fifteen starters and it was not a truly run race, when Miss Blaze and Nat Evens came over sharply right after the start and piled up the field to an extent that knocked several completely out of the contest. Outlawed had the inside position and he suffered severely, being knocked about by the crowding until he was entirely out of contention after having actually started in front. Brush By was another that had absolutely no chance, and there were others. The unfair advantage that was enjoyed by Nat Evens and Miss Blaze enabled them to go into a good lead, and they showed the way lapped until well into the stretch, where the colt drew away to be winner and Wrack-alette, by saving ground in the stretch, was a close third. Alex Woodliffe proved best of the platers in the three-quarters of the third race when he led home Doctor Glenn, with Rodeo third. From a good start McTague at once went in-I to command with the Pillon sprinter and, , showing a decided liking for the slippery ! going, he was good enough to hold his com-j mand throughout Doctor Glenn was not | far away at any stage of the journey, but | he could not cut down the lead of the winner. Rodeo outran the others. SHOWS NATURAL IMPROVEMENT. It was the second start at the meeting for • Alex Woodliffe, and he showed a natural I improvement over his previous race, in which e was fourth to Monday Morning, New j Beauty and Muskallonge. Mrs. E. Truemans Sea Sand had to be best to be winner of the three-quarters of the , fourth race, and he overcame something of a lead that was enjoyed by Muskallonge in the stretch to be winner. Muskallonge saved second place and Racket beat North Breeze for the short end of the purse. Saddle and Boots left the post running, but Muskallonge went right after him, and the pair of them opened up daylight on the others. Sea Sand was just a bit slow to be under way, but he was in a forward position, though lengths back of the leaders. Saddle and Boots just hung to Muskallonge long enough to take a deal out of the son of Meelick, and in the stretch, when h» was tiring. Sea Sand closed with a rush on the outside that landed him the winner, while Saddle and Boots after the early exhibition of speed, quit badly and was soundly beaten. The steeplechase was run in a driving ra:n and it proved rather easy for W. G. Wilsons Lieutenant Seas, though at the end he was being hustled along to Withstand ■ belated rush by Herriard, and Henry Dattner saved * third from Red Clover. Lieutenant Seas was good enough to go to the front from the drop of the flag and H. McDonald had only to rate him along un-|der a nice steadying restraint to hold tfca command throughout. For the first turn of the course Vic. lire was under double wraps and C. Mergler saved ground with him cleverly back of Henry Dattner, and Red Clover was racing forwardly. It was just entering the second turn of IoutiuueU on sixteenth pace. WINS BEST OFFERING Continued from first pace. the course that Gov. Smith came down. At the time he was moving up slightly, and he was galloping strongly when he hit the front field fence and fell. Then It was that Henry 1 attner moved up and he and Vicaire both gave chase to Lieutenant Seas. But Vicaire was plainly short and weakened when called on. Then Herriard moved up on the outside and was si» ti alongside Henry Dattner. Herriard continued to close on Lieutenant B*UL but the Wilson jumper had .plenty left, and, after being safely over th" last time*, -McDonald glanced back and, s. -ing Herriard, he hustled the .son of Marajax along smartly to land him a handy winner. Herriard was as easily MCOal and the others ■fffcre somewhat strung out.
