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NO FEATURE CONTEST Short Sprint Race in Place of Honor at Tropical Park. Tombereau Wins by Three Lengths From Noajoyce and Calgary Kay Clouds Threaten Rain. MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 5. It was an interesting day of sport furnished by the Gables Racing Association at Tropical Pari this afternoon, although there was no special feature scheduled. There was a slight drop in temperature and threatening clouds hung over the course but the clouds only proved a threat and conditions generally were pleasant for the big crowd that turned out. A race over the short mile and a quarter distance for cheap horses furnished one of the best contests of the day, though the feature place in the program went to a five and a half furlong sprint that had been christened the Manatee Claiming Purse. This proved easy for J. D. Norris Tombereau when he galloped home before J. C. Treats Noajoyce with Mrs. B. E. Chapmans Calgary Kay a close third. As a matter of fact, Horn, who had the mount on Calgary Kay, seemed solely to blame for not at least being second insteri of third. He permitted the old son of Calgary to drop far back of the leaders in the early stages and rode him for all the world as though riding a mile race rather than five and a half furlongs. TOMBEREAU SETS PACE. While Horn was riding in this fashion, Tombereau and Noajoyce were setting the pace with Jack Howe running third and Calgary Kay half a dozen lengths back of these. A waiting ride is to be commended on occasions but it hardly fits in with a five and a half furlong dash, and Horn made no apparent effort to go after the leaders until it was too late. When he finally called on Calgary Kay, the old fellow finished with a rush that suggested he would have won under different riding methods. As it was Tombereau was the winner by three lengths while Noajoyce was out to the last ounce to save second place from Calgary Kay. It might also be remarked that in the distance race Montgomery, who had the mount on Yargee, plainly outrode little Mills on Sour Mash; and with the riders reversed the finish would probably have been reversed. One of the best finishes of the day came out of the short mile and a quarter for platers when R. F. Coppages Yargee and L. L. Lycans Sour Mash fought it out to finish closely locked in the order named. Three lengths back of them J. Heelans Ca-bildo saved third from Mrs. C. Gregorys Pretty Penny. . MAUNAOLU QUITS. Manaolu cut out the early running but Sour Mash went along with the old mare and, under restraint, with Yargee following the pair and Pretty Penny not far away. Sour Mash hung to Maunaolu until he made her stop, but in the meantime Yargee had charged up on the outside, and before the turnout at the back stretch was reached he had joined Sour Mash. From that stage on it was a two-horse race. The pair went along stride for stride and Sour Mash was only showing his head in front. Through the stretch they continued to battle, with Sour Mash on the inside, and it was Montgomery on Yargee who first went to the whip. Sour Mash hung on gamely under a hard ride, but right at the end it was Yargees head that was in front. Cabildo had more left than the others but was beaten three lengths and he was only a neck before Pretty Penny. Maunaolu had stopped utterly and Mosque pulled up a distant last. Incidentally the time for the race, 2:05, established a new track record for the distance, which is 130 feet short of the full mile and a quarter. Mrs. C. Gregorys Deemster won his second race in three starts when he scored in the opening five and a half furlong "dash over J. C. Fletchers Patrick Callahan, with Mrs. H. DeTrues Tuscan Knight a close third before Brown Supinet. With scant delay at the post, the field went away in excellent alignment and it was Brown Supinet that raced into the lead and Patrick Callahan chased after her. Deemster was in third place and then came Tuscan Knight. Hutton sent Brown Supinet along to such good advantage that she was Continued on twenty-first page. NO FEATURE CONTEST Continued from first page. still in the command turning out of the back stretch, but byrthat time Deemster had caught Patrick Callahan, to take second place. He was racing wide arid had caught the filly at the head of-the stretch. Once in front, Deemster held his oppo- nents safe, though right at the end he was being hustled along by Horn to make the victory certain. There was a close finish in the second race when C. W. Greenes Miss Chilla scored over Miss Mary Lansburgs Big Spring, while H. C. Ragans Light Air was a fast finishing third before Shasta Lover. It was Ignite that set the pace and Miss Chilla was rated along close after him, while Go Between headed the others. Light Air was just a bit slow leaving her stall and as Mills moved up with her next to the rail, he got into close quarters and was forced to change his route to the outside. In the meantime Go Between had quit rather badly and still Ignite and Miss Chilla raced along in front. Turning for home Mis3 Chilla went to the front and Ignite quit badly. In the final sixteenth there was a general closing up and Big Spring moved up on the outside to take second place lapped on the winner. It was Light Air, however, that ran the best race, for after the early interference she raced wide and was going better than the first two when her nose was at the saddle skirts of Big Spring. The third was another six furlong race and it fell to J. C. Bentleys Light Nun when she forced the pace all the way and scored over M. Sheas Barn Dance, with J. Hofstetters Castle Rock, beating Miss L. Halls Orkin for third. Barn Dance was more alert than the others away from the stalls, but Mills almost at once caught him with Light Nun and once in command, rated the filly along at a pace that kept her in the lead. Barn Dance held second place and saved ground turning into the stretch, but he could not catch, the filly when Mills rode her out to have her first home by a length and a half. Castle Rock had steadily improved his position from rather a slow beginning and easily outfooted Orkin for third. Deserve upset calculations when he beat his opposition in the running of the sixth race. This was a dash of a mile, for which Spanfair went to the post favorite. Several of the lot were a bit fractious at the post Single Kay particularly so, but when the start came the latter broke well. He was full of run and at the turn into the back stretch Horn permitted him to step to the front. Deserve was trailing him and after passing the half-mile post caught and passed Single Kay and, drawing away into an easy lead, remained in front the balance of the trip. He won by a length and a half from the tiring Single Kay, which was driving to the limit to stall off a bold challenge from Jane Mc. The latter closed an immense gap after being outrun in the early stages. Spanfair had a rough passage. He was in a jam just as they straightened out on the back stretch and Mills was forced to pull up. This appeared to take the heart out of him and Mills did not persevere with him when he found the task a hopeless one. -- :
