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BAD WEATHER PREVAILS Rain Falls Throughout Afternoon al Hialeah Park Course. Large Crowd Attends Despite Conditions Arras and Dr. Syntax Account for Respective Races. MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 19. With leaden skies and rain that fell almost all afternoon, con- ditions could hardly have been more disagreeable for the sport of the Miami Jockey Club at beautiful Hialeah Park this afternoon. As a result of such conditions, the card was badly riddled by scratches, but there was some good sport with a crowd larger than was expected with such unseasonable weather. With all the drenching of the course, there remained a firm bottom and some of the races were run in surprisingly fast time, considering the flying mud. The opening race at six furlongs for platers, was run in a sharp shower of rain and the track was deep in slop, but it has such a firm bottom that T. S. Youngs Pop Gaffney covered the distance in 1:12. He won by a wide margin over J. W. Mays Please and Mrs. Forest Allens Mordrom was a distant third. The only other starters were Dress Ship and Enro, which followed in the order named. Dr. Syntax ran a remarkable race when he galloped home an easy winner in the sixth race. Incidentally, it was the first victory for the J. E. Widener stable at the meeting. Dr. Syntax was in with rather an ordinary band, and went to the post a 11 to 20 favorite. When the start came, Dr. Syntax either propped or was crowded back. At all events, he was all but left at the post, and in the early stages appeared to be hopelessly out of it. Garner used good judgment in permitting his mount to get settled in his stride before making a move. When he did, Dr. Syntax responded with a great burst of speed, and on the far turn caught the leaders. In the stretch he shook off his opponents and kept drawing away until he had a lead of eight lengths. MISS TULSA RUNS WELL. The poorly ridden Miss Tulsa finished second. Beginning well, Miss Tulsa showed the way for three-eighths. It appeared as though Finnerty had something in reserve, but in the stretch the mare kept bearing but, and at the finish was well on the outside half of the track. When the claim box was opened it was found that H. A. Coulson had deposited a claim for Dr. Syntax. All of the starters were entered to be claimed for ,000, except Miss Tulsa, who was entered for ,500. While the Shenandoah was plainly the best race of the afternoon, it was the Normandy Beach, a condition affair, for three-year-olds, that had the usual feature position on the program. It was over the six furlongs route, and resulted in an easy victory for H. C. Phipps Regula Baddun when he led home Edgar A. Iglehearts Bay "An-gon,. which was seasoned at Tropical Park. Marshall Fields Sobieha, a recent winner at the meeting, was third. FAVORED BY FOOTING. Regula Baddun, always favored in the sloppy going, raced into the lead at the start, and Kelsay sent him right along until he had opened up a long lead to have his opponents beaten in the first furlong. Bay Angon was racing along in second place, with Mareve in close attendance, and then came Sobieha. Mareve soon tired, and then it was Sobieha that moved into third place, and this order was maintained to the end, where Regula Baddun was the winner by half a dozen lengths, while Bay Angon had beaten the field filly by three and a half lengths for the place. There was plenty of action in the third race when Mrs. E. J. Chambers Peggs Pride bolted with J. Renick and, running away the wrong direction of the course, was not caught until he ran up the Nursery course. Then when he was returned to the post, he wheeled at the start and again ran off the wrong way of the course. The others left in good alignment and the winner turned up in G. McMitchells Parnell Bound when he took the measure of Mrs. E. L. Swikards Hamilton and W. L. Johnsons Whileaway was third. The only other starter was H. C. Hatchs Backwoodsman. A dozen maiden colts and geldings performed in the quarter-mile dash for maidens. It produced a good contest and a spirited finish, when Meeker and Treefuls Mike Reynolds was winner by three parts of a Continued on second page. BAD WEATHER PREVAILS Continued from first page. length from Asa Harneds Hildur Rock, with H. C. Hatchs Rome Vennie and Mrs. John Hertz Blade Andy following as named and closely locked. It was not long before Mike Reynolds had taken command and he stuck it out gamely, though at the end he was doing his best. Hildur Rock was only a nose before Rome Vennie, but probably Black Andy, with a little more alertness at the start, would have been first, instead of fourth. He was just a head back of Rome Vennie, after leaving his stall slowly and then swerving somewhat in the running. Hank Mills rode his second winner of the day when he piloted Mrs. H. Detures Arras to a well-earned victory in the Shenandoah, a condition race at one mile, which brought out a smart field. It was really a two-horse race when Fred Krafts Hibala raced alongside of the winner all the way and the pair of them were well out before Mrs. Herbert Pulitzers Repentance, the one to save third from Mrs. George U. Harris Knowlton. The only other starters were Royal Ruffin and Rip Van Winkle and they cut scant figure in the running.
