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TEMPUS IN EASY TRIUMPH" » Accounting for Hunting Valley Purse, Feature at Bainbridge Park. • Butter Beans Proves Big Disappointment, Failing to Last After Brief Display of Speed — Attractive Program. — ♦ CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 20.— Displaying keen speed at all stages, Tempus carried the Carleton stable colors to an easy victory in the Hunting Valley Purse, the fifth, which served as the feature attraction at Bainbridge Park this afternoon. The son of Eternal quickly wrested the lead from the highly rated Butter Beans, and all during the stretch run enjoyed a comfortable lead. Thundertone saved much ground by closing strongly next the inner rail in the run home, outlasting Anitas Pal for second, after the latter had raced close up for most of the way. Noahs Pride raced closer up than usual in the early stages but failed to improve on fourth position. Butter Beans, making her local debut, was well fancied, but she quit badly after showing a flash of speed for the first half mile. Fred Almy, which was expected to give a good account of himself, broke in a tangle, suffered- much early interference and never recovered. Drooping Eye pulled up decidedly lame. At the conclusion of the race a beautiful silver trophy was presented to Vic Gallo of the Carleton Stable following the victory of Tempus. Although the weather was intensely hot, an excellent half holiday crowd witnessed the sport. The track was at its best and a high class card of eight races was provided. The racing was intensely interesting. Lucky Dan accounted for the Horace Wade Purse, scoring with ease. He followed the pace of Crash until the field had left the back stretch, then took command and drew away decisively in the run home. Long Run came fast when he secured an opening next the inner rail through the stretch and handily beat the others home. Crash was tiring steadily through the stretch and barely saved third from Chiclero, which finished courageously on the outside. Hippias and Vacation displayed early speed, but tired rapidly and Druggist was always outrun. Genuine registered his second success at this meeting for the Potter stable when he led at all stages of the initial dash. At the end, however, jockey L. Dye was hard at work on him to retain a neck advantage over Alamae. The latter was always in closest pursuit of the leader, and he was easily best of the others. Kind Words shook off Flim and Dashaway during the -stretch racing to secure the minor award rather handily. Absurdity displayed the most speed of the two-year-olds engaged in the second race until midway of the stretch. Memphis Lass then moved into the lead from second position and drew clear in the stretch, scoring handily. Peterkin was always within striking distance of the leaders, and, although racing on the outside, eventually secured the second portion of the purse with considerable to spare. Absurdity, the tiring pacemaker, had little opposition for third. From a slow beginning Marmitina, the favorite, raced up into fourth position in the stretch, but could never get to the leaders. Closing with a brilliant rush on the outside through the stretch, Grandma G. furnished somewhat of a surprise when she headed Dixie Dan in the closing strides of the third race. Dixie Dan moved up into a contending position on the outside entering the stretch, finished courageously, but failed to withstand the challenge of the winner. Woody Long was in close quarters all during the last furlong, but secured the minor award after Sly Polly and Princess Dare tired. Enthusiastic, most favored, was never prominent.
