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POLLARD RACER WINS Veteran Uluniu Defeats Good Band in Miami Feature. Lady Broadcast Back in Form and Wins St. Petersburg Purse Pennate Disappoints MIAMI, Fia., Jan. 18. Uluniu, the useful old gelding which races under the silks of Mrs. Ray Pollard, was winner of the feature offering at the Miami Jockey Club at Hialeah Park this afternoon, when he took the measure of C. V. Whitneys Pennate, the Heathen and Peto, over six furlongs in the Tallahassee Claiming Handicap. He had some advantage of a seasoning at Jefferson Park, and came through with a sparkling performance. This race and the St. Petersburg Purse were the high spots on the program. The St. Petersburg Purse fell to Herbert M. Woolfs good mare, Lady Broadcast, and it was a victory that pronounces the daughter of Messenger back in her good form. With occasional showers of rain and a considerable downpour at race time, there was a slight falling off in attendance, but the crowd was one of generous proportions, and keen interest was shown in the running off of a first-class program. PENNATE FAVORITE. The Tallahassee Handicap saw C. V. Whitneys Pennate the one most in demand before post time, but it was the first appearance of the Whitney sprinter since the November racing at Bowie and he was not up to his task. Uluniu raced away from the stalls with The Heathen in attendance and Pennate was following the pair closely with Peto, which left fast, soon dropping back. Allen, who had the mount on the Mrs. Pollard gelding, was content to have him race alongside The Heathen until he had the son of Donnacona beaten. Then, as he drew away into a lead of a length, Allen took hold of his mount to wait for other charges. In the meantime Pennate was moving up steadily and at the head of the stretch Robertson asked the son of Pennant for his best. It was not good enough, for Uluniu had plenty in reserve to be past the line the winner by three lengths. Pennate had beaten The Heathen five lengths for second place and Peto raced last all through the race. Herbert M. Woolfs good mare Lady Broadcast, making her first appearance under silks since the June racing at Washington Park in Chicago, was winner of the St. Petersburg Purse, but she was extended to catch Raccoon, from the Brookmeade Stable. Back of them came A. G. Westons Dancing Mack to save third from Jack Howards Islam. The only other starters were Impish and Apple Cart and they followed in the order named. Raccoon was the one to set the pace. Lady Broadcast soon found her way into second place and Allen was content to have her follow the Wrack gelding in the run down the back stretch. Dancing Mack was back of these and then came Islam. Apple Cart began a bit slowly. Raccoon was still holding gamely to his lead when Allen moved with Lady Broadcast at the head of the stretch and the mare had to be driven to catch him and be the winner by a neck. Dancing Mack had saved ground on the stretch turn and outfinished Islam to take third by a length. Willis Sharpe Kilmers home-bred daughter of Traumer and Sunny Love, Dark Love, was winner of the quarter-mile dash for Continued on second page. POLLARD RACER WINS Continued from first pope. maiden juvenile fillies, run as the second race. At the end she was doing her best to chow the way to Herbert M. Woolfs Lucille K., and McAtee and Bransfields Billies Orphan was a close third. The time for the running, :22, established a new track record for the quarter-mile over the Nursery course. The third was a six-furlong dash for three-year-old maiden fillies, and it went to Mose Lowensteins Zegora when she lasted long enough to earn a close decision over C. E. Hamiltons Elizabeth Fox. Mrs. A. Crouchs Lady Ara was a distant third before H. C. Phipps Flying Brigade. Zegora left the post running, and Callahan made excellent use of that advantage when he sent her right along to force all the pace. Elizabeth Fox had behaved so badly at the stalls that she was sent away from a position outside the machine, and, while she broke well, she dropped back badly, and Kurtsinger was soon driving her furiously in an effort to have her improve her position. Westys Rose and Foreign Play went after the winner, while Flying Brigade was in back of them and apparently in some trouble. Kurtsinger continued to drive Elizabeth Fox virtually all the way and, circling around the others, she made up plenty of ground, but Zegora proved to have enough left to stick it out and win by a neck. Elizabeth Fox was six lengths before Lady Ara, which, after being outrun to the stretch, caught the others tiring to come on and beat Flying Brigade for third by a length, t Jaz Age, which scored a couple of victories at Tropical Park, made it three in a row when he galloped home an easy winner in the sixth race. J. Leyland, who was substituted for Hanford, rode well. He took command at the half-mile post and for the remainder of the route was never headed. Making the turn into the home stretch Jaz Age stayed close to the rail and in the final furlong kept increasing his advantage until he had a lead of four lengths passing the judges. It was an exciting battle for second place and The Gen got up just in time to head the tiring War Saint.
