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i • i : : | j | . j . * j | ] . i j j j j . c A j j s j j j x . c f g 1 s a g f a f t ? . ? * a s • r LADIES DAT AT BAINBRIDGE « Fair Sex Turn Out in Large Numbers at Cleveland. 1 Union W. Overhauls Baptiste in Stretch to Take Fourth Race— Esplanade and Hogarty Win. 1 CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 29.— The weather was hot and sultry at Bainbridge Park today. Overhead the sky was clouded and rain threatened near the close of the afternoon. The attendance was above the usual standard for this course. It was Ladies Day, and the fair sex graced the occasion in goodly numbers. R. A. Marones Union W., steadily improving his position after leaving the back stretch, wore down the leaders during the run home and headed Baptiste in the final strides of the fourth race. Baptiste was well backed and held on courageously in the final drive, after having displaced Fairyman from the leadership approaching the stretch turn. Fairyman saved third, however, from Crowned Head, which was a victim of poor riding. A keen stretch struggle came in the opening dash, in which Cloudy led until midway of the stretch with Marge Collins in close pursuit. Princess Night moved up on the inside after a furlong out, and Little Effort challenged on the outside, closely attended by Richard McDonnell. In the final drive Little Effort proved the gamer and won drawing clear. Richard McDonnell was a creditable second, while Cloudy barely saved third from Princess Night. In a driving finish P. M. Catalanos Hogarty barely lasted to win by the shortest of margins in the Pettibone Purse, fifth race, which attracted the best field at Bainbridge Park this afternoon. One Cent and Hogarty raced closely lapped until midway in the stretch. Little Toots then challenged and in the final drive Little Toots forced Hogarty to do his best to score by a nose. One Cent, although tiring, was a handy third, with Sun Worship carrying top weight into third place. The Judge, from which much was expected, acted unruly at the post, began in the rear of the others and was never a factor. The veteran Backbone displayed some of his accustomed speed in finishing gamely in the stretch following a very slow beginning. Taking command in the first eighth, Esplanade displayed the most speed at all stages of the second race, withstood a challenge from Wild Kitty midway in the stretch and drew away into an easy lead thereafter. It marked his maiden victory. Unstained and Crescent City both came fast from the rear in the stretch in this order and forced Wild Kitty to do her best at the end to save second. Crescent City showed good effort in closing a big gap and finishing a close fourth. A rousing finish came with the running of the third race, in which Ping Coates was under a hard drive, to score by a head from the fast finishing Brains. The winner took command while on the far turn. Euphrates closed a big gap in the last quarter to secure the minor award from Vagabond, which showed a fair effort. Staccato and Tin Hat were both prominent for half the distance, but quit to a walk in the last quarter. Frank Serembas By Product, racing in her best form, was an easy winner of the sixth race. She displaced Starkist in the lead approaching the stretch turn, and increased her advantage in the stretch. Starkist, the pacemaker, was a handy second, and Mrs. Foster, racing close up throughout, secured third in a drive from Aurica. After the start came, Gertrude Reade, Black Alice, Sky High and Alamae were crowded back, which eliminated them as factors when Mrs. Foster and Rare Charm crossed over to the inside going to the first turn. Jockeys R. Cramer and A. J. Sullivan departed today for Danville and Latonia, respectively.
