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JTOPANGO IN FAST FINISH i Takes Maple Heights Main Race After Spirited Contest. * Sweepstakes Triumphs Over Trafalgar and Carlos Enrique — Move Over to Brooklyn lark Monday. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 29.— W. R. Padgetts Topango led practically throughout and accounted for the Oh-Ho-Ho Purse, fifth and feature attraction at Maple Heights this I j afternoon. It was only after a stretch strug- ! gle, however, that he earned the verdict in I a driving finish from Brilliant. The Potter | I representative made a gallant effort to over- ! ! j haul the winner in the stretch, but was not I I quite good enough, llanock easily disposed j j : I of the others for third, but could never | reach th3 leaders. Ideal racing conditions ! prevailed and the attendance was swelled ! considerably due to the large patronage of the fair sex. It was ladies day. Closing up with good courage in the stretch. Sweepstakes eventually scored a handy victory over Trafalgar and Carlos Enrique in the fourth race. The latter cut out a sizzling early pace, but had nothing left when challenged in the final eighth. Albert L. and Double Shot contested the leadership closely to the stretch in the sixth event, where Chef d-Oeuvre challenged. Double Shot weakened when the real test came and Chef d-Oeuvre outgamed Albert L. for the major portion of the purse. Although she began none too well Sindora proved best of the two-year-olds in the initial race. Jockey Yerrat rushed the winner up at the turn for home and. taking command, retained the lead all the last eighth. Go Through, closing up gamely on the inside, nosed out Golden Sweep in the final stride for i second place. Perroquet, after racing Chloe D. into defeat, was doing his best at the end to beat Millie G. at the end of the second race, which I marked his maiden victory. Lather, well up ! | most of the way, easily disposed of the tiring I | Chloe D. for the show honors. I Assuming the lead shortly after the start. I Op o Tea took the turns belter today and made a show of her opponents in the third race. Dave Goldie easily disposed of the j others in the closing stagts. Calemhour came from the rear, beat Sweetum out of the short end of the purse during the last sixteenth. Sweetum was making her debut in the colors of J. A. Iarsons and retired from contention after racing in second position to the stretch. I j Dave Goldie raced for the Triple H. Stable today for the. first time, having been pur- chased at private sale from T. H. Bernhardt. I ! J. A. Bowers will train the horse. Continued on sixteenth Dace. | TOPANCO IN FAST FINISH Continued from first page. J. J. Russell, represented by Antonia claimed Sweepstakes out of the fourth race for J1.300. This was in retaliation for J I! McGinn having claimed Ting-a-ling from Russell last spring. The majority of the stables that raced at this meeting will be shipped at the close tomorrow over to Brooklyn Park, which is th. next scene of activity on this circuit and opens on Monday. The stabling accommodation has already been exhausted. Among th- largest strings that will take part at the meeting at E. Lutz, eighteen head ; C T Worthington, ten; C. E. Davidson, nine It! I. Marshall, seven : Good and Eckert seven ■ W. S. Trevey, nine; E. E. Watson, seven1 Archie Zimmer, six; George Fritz, six- W N. liurkhardt. six; R. Creech, eight A Hill Lone Star Stable, C. Manley, nine ; C. R. Aldiich and a host of smaller stables. C. W. Hall claimed Kendall out of the sixth race yesterday for ,200.
