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DOUBLE FOR CLELLAND Pilots Billies Orphan and Scarlet Brigade to Victory. No Special Feature on Tropical Park Program Thrilling Finishes Entertain Big Crowd. MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 2. While there was no special feature on the program at Tropical Park today excellent sport was furnished and with another delightful day the crowd was even larger than that which celebrated New Years day at the course of the Gables Racing Association. Some of the finishes were thrillingly close and particularly in the two dashes over the five and a half furlongs distance, inches separating the first two past the line. The race occupying the feature position on the program was the Jefferson County Claiming Purse, a test of one mile and a sixteenth, under claiming conditions. It resulted in a victory for E. B. McAtees Scarlet Brigade, which has been steadily improving. To win he defeated Mrs. B. E. Chapmans old campaigner, Nealon Kay with James Arthurs Wandering Gold taking third from Gold Mint Riding honors fell to O. Clelland, who piloted Billies Orphan to victory in the juvenile dash and then came back to win with Scarlet Brigade. Incidentally, Clelland came in for a reprimand for his rough riding on the juvenile winner and he made no mistake in handling the McAtee winner. Eight went to the post in the Jefferson County Purse, and the start was an excellent one, with Battling Oh, more alert than the others. Carroll permitted the big son of Oceanic to take an early lead of two lengths, while Clelland rated Scarlet Brigade along back of him. Wandering Gold was in third place, but was forced to go wide on the first turn with the loss of some ground. Francock and Gold Mint followed with the latter in rather close quarters. BATTLING ON SURRENDERS. Battling On did not last long in command when Clelland elected to send Scarlet Brigade after him, and at the half-mile post the winner was showing the way. Wandering Gold was close after Battling On, and Nealon Kay was steadily making up ground back of them, while Gold Mint seemed unable to improve his position. Scarlet Brigade was safely around the last turn in command and something had been saved for the run home, for when called on, he drew away slightly. Nealon Kay was racing gamely and Wandering Gold was also in contention, but the others were well beaten and it was Scarlet Brigade that was first past the line by slightly more than a length and Nealon Kay had beaten Wandering Gold by five lengths. Gold Mint was fourth, but his race was a dull one. Billies Orphan, a chestnut daughter of Chilhowee and Billie W., was winner of the opening dash for juveniles over the Coral-way course, which is just 130 feet short of a quarter of a mile. This miss won by a big margin over W. C. Weants Wise Ann and Edgar A. Iglehearts Iredell saved third from Glory Ann, another that raced under the Weant silks. ADDED BY SWERVING. The winner showed a good performance, but the race was marked by her swerving badly from the outside, piling up the others to some extent and impeding Wise Ann. Tuffy Doe left alertly, but he was almost instantly crowded back and then Wise Ann showed in front. The field was racing in a close bunch and when Billies Orphan, racing greenly, bore in from the outside position, there was a bad piling up of horses and she drew away into a long lead. At the end Billies Orphan was six lengths clear, while Wise Ann, despite the interference she suffered, saved second place by almost three lengths from Iredell. H. V. Stevens Miss Runantell graduated from the maiden ranks in the second race, but in this Mrs. B. E. Chapmans Single Kay, which was a close second, was much the best. Third fell to Mont Lorraine, from the Montalvo Stud Stable and Big Slam was rather a distant fourth. Single Kay was unfortunate at the start and when she left her stall slowly Horn ran into a pocket with her on the inside. Later he went to the outside and the colt worked his way up there at a great loss of ground. In the meantime Miss Runantell, showing altogether improved form, stole away into a long lead that was to see her safely home. Continued on second page. DOUBLE FOR CLELLAND .Continued from irst page. Single Kay raced outside the others and in the stretch was catching the daughter of itunantell at ever stride, but he was just a stride short and the filly was winner by a nose. This rush of Single Kay carried him out four lengths before Mont Lorraine and Bhe, in turn, saved third from Big Slam by three lengths. The third maiden race of the program, and another dash over the five and a half furlongs distance, brought another thrilling finish when Mrs. Grace Dennys Reservation, by slipping through on the inside in the stretch, got up to win in the last stride over L. Perrys Star Royal and Mrs. H. De Trues Tuscan Knight was third, easily beating Blue Nile for that part of the purse. Star Royal was particularly alert at the post and was the one to cut out the running. Tuscan Knight soon found his way into sec ond place and Elston was content to rate him along a length and a half back of the leader. At the far turn, Elston. moved up with Tuscan Knight and elected to go outside of Star Royal. He was catching the fion of Queens Guild, when the stretch was reached, but there, Corbett permitted Star Royal to go wide and Tuscan Knight was carried out. In the meantime, Mills had saved ground with Reservation and under a long drive he worked his way up to earn the decision in the last nod. The pair of them beat Tuscan Knight by a length and and half. A. G. Tarn scored his first victory of the year when he saddled the three-year-old Abstain for the third race of the day, which was a dash over the short sprinting course. Her victory came after a hard, drive in which she led home C. A. Marones Don-day, while J. T. Christmas took third money with Popcorn. Seven started and there was no delay at the post. Chilly Gal and Donday were the pacemakers, racing along lapped on each other while Abstain was farther back with Adair Louise and Keewatin lapped on each other In the rear. Turning for home, Abstain moved up on the outside of the leaders, but was carried wide, where there was a general swing to the outside. However, In the stretch, Abstain finished gamely under urging and led home Donday in the final drive. The latter tired at the finish after racing Chilly Gal again into defeat, but had a big advantage over Popcorn, which tired badly at the end. J. R. Gregorys Deemster, a recent arrival from Jefferson Park, proved best of the sprinters that were brought together in the fourth and he won handily over M. Sheas Barn Dance, with J. C. Ellis Black Stockings easily saving third from Miss L. Halls Orkin, one that has had considerable racing at the meeting. Horn lost no time in sending Deemster into command and once in the lead the result was never in serious doubt. 2"he son of Tryster went along smoothly under Blight restraint as he showed the way and was clear of the field all the way, to be past the line a winner by two and a half lengths. Barn Dance, racing in improved form, was second all through the race, though closely pressed by Orkin in the early stages. Right at the end Barn Dance was tiring and Black Stockings, which had steadily improved his position from a slow beginning, would have taken second place in a few more strides. Orkin quit when the stretch was reached and he was another seven lengths away. H. M. Woolf and trainer D. E. Stewart stabled four horses this afternoon. They include Silk Gown, Candy King, Lucille K. and Belles Mystery. Presiding judge William H. Shelley, who is also collaborating in the stewards stand because of the illness of C. W. Primrose, Will not be here for the spring meeting. He is going to New Orleans to officiate for E. R. Bradley at the Fair Grounds track in the Crescent City. Jimmy Monaco, the well-known song Writer, is here for an extended stay.
