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BY MATTER OF INCHES ♦ Prince of Wales Outlasts Teak in Most Thrilling Finish. ♦ E. B. McLean Racer Wins by a Nose in Fast Time — Larch - mont Purse to Porridge. ♦ T,ATe Nl.. Ky., Juno B.— With his proud owner looking on. Prince of Walts, speedy three-year-old from the pretentious K. B. McLean stable, just lasted to win the Times-Star Purse at three-quarters here this afternoon from Mose Ooldhlatts Teak by a nose, which enjoyed a like margin over Edward Ccbrians Rosebeck . It was a thrilling finish, with the winners success in the fast time of 1 :11% and very popular due, of course, to his being installed the betting choice. Incidentally, the Prince was making good for the hunch players, who held him highly because the day was the thirty-second anniversary of the heir to the Knglish throne. However, hunches, fast time, post of favoritism and other things associated with the triumphant colt did not prevent his triumph from being one of the luckiest of the entire meeting here, as Teak raced like much the best of the field and was in front of the winner a stride beyond the finish. It was a tough defeat for the little Tea Caddy filly, which gave a sparkling performance once she shook off the listlessness with which she left the post alongside the sluggish T evon. TKAKS iltKVT RACK. Prince of Wales closely attended the early pace of the erratic Myrtle Dm until Willie Yum] elected to send the McLean standard bearer to the fore as he raced off the upper turns. It was almost in the twinkling of an eye that he sprinted into a rather lengthy advantage, but the final sixteenth was exacting ground for him to negotiate and it was by the thinnest kind of a margin that Crump had him to the judges to gain their decision. At the finish Teak had worked her way from second to last in the field of seven to be the fastest running one of them all as the contest closed. She snatched second place from Rosebce a stride before Prince of Wales heat her to the finish. The race was offered before another large representative crowd, the throng getting to the course despite continued threats of rain, after showers during the early part of the afternoon. The Mclean silks were not successful in the I. arch mont Purse, a dash of five and one-half furlongs, which served as the supplementary feature and engaged some of the better two-year-olds here. The winner turtie i tip in Porridge, which won out in a hard drive from Comrade with Mr. McLeans Ptoutly supported Port Star third. The distance was covered in 1 :0r»Ss, one second slower than the track record. All of this field is eligible for the Cincinnati Trophy, to be renewed next Saturday. LMiun ran umbo. H I. Oardners four-year-old McCulloch, under a brilliant finish by jockey K. legere, won by a nose from Myra M. in a bitter finish at the end of the three-quarters of the opening race. The two horses engaged in a hard drive all through tile stretch, but Legere outrode Goldie Johnson at the end. Ray Jr. accounted for third place. The combination of S. X. Holmans Gaffney and the diminutive apprentice S. Cooper was too much for the seven that opposed them in the second race. Cooper hustled the winner into the lead, completing the first quarter of a mile and thereafter lie held it without great effort, winning by a good margin from My Hestiny. The latter had considerable to spare at the end of the three-quarters over Antiquarian, which nosed Little Cook out of third place. The latter was practically left at the post and ran a winning race. Florida Cold, after many attempts, emerged from the maiden class with the running of the third race, in which he trimmed some good ones. Legere figured prominently in the success of the H. I*. Headley youngster, as he got him away fast from a fair start and kept him in front for the entire distance. He was closely pursued by Ortlieb, which beat llydromel for second place. Lidy Myra was an easy winner in the fourth rate. She was rated behind Phidias until the final half mile, during which she raced under restraint in front after having sprinted into comfortable command coming to the final turn. New Cold worked his way forward with the aragreaa of the race to be Becond at the finish. Hip; Money was third with seven others following him to the end. One of the strongest hacked of the meeting made good in the final race, when Fan-dosto. under a hustling ride by J. McCoy, won from Longchamp* , with F olly Bay third. Tile winner ran a powerful race in the laat quarter, and McCoy had a good snug hold of him at the finish. He prevailed at 1% to 1. L. J. Marks, owner of the two-year-old Canaan. HUM up from Lexington for the flay.
