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CONSISTENT MUFF BEST Earns Third Purse in Four Starts at Tropical Park Course. Brilliant Half -Holiday Program Attracts Large Crowd Rain Falls in Early Afternoon. MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 9. Archie Zimmers consistent Muff was winner of her third purse in four starts at Tropical Park today when in a game effort she won the Jackson County Claiming Purse in a driving finish, with W. F. Yergasons Putter, while W. Hin-phys Outburst just nosed out Coady for third. This was one of the features of an excellent holiday card that brought out the largest " . attendance of the meeting, though the weather conditions were far from being favorable. In the early afternoon there were drizzles of rain and, while the sun broke through the clouds later, the. rain undoubtedly kept many away from the course. A companion feature to the Muff race was the Tropical Park Clubhouse Claiming Purse, over six furlongs which enag I some good sprinters. This fell to M. S. Inglerights Jaz Age when he scored over Tombereau. FAST START. There was little delay at the post for the Jackson County Purse and Mills was particularly alert with Muff, which left from the outside stall in the field of six that raced. He had the daughter of Dark Jest away in full stride and was enabled to beat the others to the first turn and take a position where he could save ground. Westko, highly thought of before the race, was less fortunate and he was last of the field and in consequence was in rather close quarters going to the first turn. Mills permitted Muff to race right along and she turned into the back stretch showing the way by a length and a half. Putter had moved into second place and it was destined to be a two-horse race all the way. In the run through the back stretch Putter gained on the Zimmer filly until she was only a head away, and they raced along like a team, but Muff would not surrender command. Westko had found his way into third place and was going along under restraint, but when he was called on three furlongs from the finish, he tired badly, and the other two drew away from him. Mills had saved enough with Muff to see her safely home. PUTTER FINISHES GAMELY. Putter had given her best and could come no closer, and right at the ,end Muff had increased her lead to three-quarters of a length. There was a hard fight for third, and it went to Outburst when she came with a belated rush right at the end. She just nosed out Coady, which in turn was only a head before Westko. The last named evidently needed the race, and will "do better the next time. In this Druggist, which finished a bad last, was equipped with blinkers, though in his previous start he wore no such equipment. Mrs. M. Eckmans On Leave proved best of the three-year-old maidens that met in the opening five and a half furlongs o sh, with J. C. Treats Foolish Fellow racing to the place, while G. L. Arvins Chiefs Camille saved third from Loyal Princes-:. Chiefs Camille forced the pace to the stretch, but there he weakened badly and On Leave, slipping through on the inside, went into a good lead that carried him safely over the line, the winner by five lengths. Then Follish Fellow also outfin-ished the son of Little Chief to take the place by a length and Loyal Princess was another two and a half lengths away. Star Royal and Fauquires Pride, two that chased Chiefs Camille through the early racing, both quit badly when the stretch was reached. W. L. Johnsons Charlie had to be pounds the best to beat the platers that opposed ; him in the five and a half furlongs of the second race. He was off so slowly as to apparently have no chance and was forced to race around his field. He was just up in the last stride to win by a nose over J. C. Fletchers Patrick Callahan, which in turn was only a head before Dr. H. W- James Priory, and Chianti was a close fourth. This made the finish one of the big thrills of the afternoon. 1 Charlie had caused some delay at the post - and he was being backed into his stall when the barrier was sprung. Instead of leaving Continued on thirteenth paaej. CONSISTENT MUFF BEST Continued from first page. promptly, he jerked back a bit and this gave him a serious handicap. Patrick Callahan was away rapidly and he was the one to cut out the pace. Light Nun was close aftec him, while Chianti raced in third place. Charlie, after his slow beginning, was taken to the outside by Gianelloni and he was soon making up ground gallantly, but it seemed a hopeless chase, for Patrick Callahan was holding to his lead and racing strongly and Chianti and Light Nun were right after him. It was not until well around the stretch corner that Charlie came prom inently into the running. Through the final furlong he charged along until in the last nod, it was his nose that was in front. Steve Judge sent the winner of the third race to the post when he saddled Prepare for C. Van Schoick. It was a six furlongs dash and the son of Supremus led home G. Crawfords Nonana. M. J. Dalys Brown Supinet raced third before W. L. Johnsons Dancing Boy. Nonana was the one to cut out the run ning and she went along clear of the field in the run down the back stretch and Prepare was soon in second place and under a slight restraint. Brown Supinet had the others headed and these three dominated all the running.
