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FRENCH LASS DEFEATED Panetian Gets Up in Final Strides to Win at Hiaieah Park. Large Crowd Sees Helios Equal Quarter-Mile Track Record Tombereau Successful. - MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 25 In a gamely fought out finish, George D. Wideners Panetian was winner of the six furlongs of the Al-hambra Claiming Handicap at Hiaieah Park this afternoon. It was the feature offering of an excellent card and only in the closing strides did the son of Galetian triumph over H. C. Hatchs French lass. Back of these came The Heathen and the only other star- ter was Calf Roper, which was outrun all the way. Another day of perfect weather brought out a surprisingly large crowd and the track was at its best, as was attested when David J. Elys homebred juvenile, Helios, equaled the quarter-mile track record of :22, when he was winner over a big field of maidens. There was an unusual delay at the post before the start of the feature when Panetian refused to go in his stall. Finally, in one of his lunges, his bridle was broken and it took some time to have another brought over from the paddock. PANETIAN LOSES GROUND. The start was a good one, with Panetian leaving from a position outside the stalls. He was away in front, but was almost at once headed by French Lass, and The Heathen was so closely lapped on the mare that Panetian was forced to remain on the outside, which entailed some slight loss of ground when the turn out of the back stretch was reached. These three quickly drew out from Calf Roper, and he was at no time clos to the contention. French Lass, saving ground all the way, hung to her lead tenaciously after rounding into the stretch, but Panetian had The Heathen beaten and he was fighting along with rare courage to run the mare down. The pair were lapped all through the stretch, and it was when inside the final sixteenth that the mare wavered. There she faltered ever so slightly, and Panetian had his head in front to increase his advantage to a short half-length at the line. French Lass had beaten The Heathen a length and a half, and Calf Roper closed with a belated rush to be a closing fourth. A spirited finish came out of the opening six furlongs dash when C. Turner came through on the inside, in the stretch, with Mrs. E. L. Swikards Hamilton, to score over G. McMitchells Parnell Bound. Parnell Bound had beaten Mrs. B. E. Chapmans Calgary Kay for the place, and W. E. Martins Black Watch, after being unfortunate in the running, was fourth. From a- good start Mills went out to show the way with Parnell Bound, but he was soon joined by Lawyer, Jack Howe, Coady and Hamilton. These were racing in a compact bunch, with Black Watch back of them. BLACK WATCH IMPEDED. As H. Elston attempted to force his way through this bunch with Black Watch, the old gelding was badly crowded back and lost any chance he might have enjoyed. Parnell Bound held to his lead into the stretch, but in the run home Mills came out slightly from the rail and that gave Turner his winning opportunity with Hamilton. He drove the son of Tryster through to have him score by three parts of a length, and Parnell Bound saved the place from the rapidly closing Calgary Kay by a length. When too late, the unfortunate Black Watch was running over horses to finish fourth. David J. Elys Helios, a son of Diomedes and Merville, bred by Mr. Ely, was winner of the quarter-mile dash for juveniles. It was for maiden colts and geldings, and again the track record was equalled when the colt finished in :22. W. E. Hupps Woco was the one to finish in second place, and John J. Curtis Flying Dragon just saved third from Mrs. J. H. Whitneys White Thorn. J. D. Norris Jr.s Tombereau proved best of the plater sprinters which met in the third, at six furlongs and, leading from end Continued on thirteenth page. ; ; : : FRENCH LASS DEFEATED .Continued from first page. to end, he took the measure of Mrs. V. M. Ducans Glenside, with W. E. Hupps Bobs Play saving third from P. F. Brants San Presto. It was a good start, and Chiavetta at once set out to show the way with the winner. Burnish and Glenside raced after Tombereau, but the former quit badly before the stretch was reached to pull up in last place, but Glenside continued his case. Though Tombereau was clear all through the stretch, Chiavetta roused him twice with his whip to have him over the line the winner by a length and a half. The Clear Water Purse, run as the fourth, was at a mile, for fillies and mares, and it saw A. Ketchels Batty the winner when she scored over Archie Zimmers Muff with J. P. Musgraves My Sis saving third by a wide margin from Crack Play, one that had closed a considerable gap. Flying Brigade was the one to go out in the lead from the start, and My .Sis was soon chasing after her, with Kensington in third place. Batty was farther back but when she had settled into a racing stride she moved up close after the contenders, and Montgomery had her under a snug restraint as she galloped along. Muff was well back in the company, but holding her position well. Flying Brigade did not last long in the command, and as she dropped back it left My Sis to carry the pace. The daughter of Tryster was well clear as she headed for the stretch turn, but Lewis was seen to swing his whip aa she began to falter. Kensington was through, but Montgomery made his charge with Batty, and she caught the tiring My Sis at the final furlong post. In the meantime, Muff had found her way through on the inside, and she was the ie to give argument at the end when Batty beat her by only half a length, and she had beaten My Sis a length and a half. Crack Play was another five lengths away, and the others were in strung out order. There was a lot of contention in the running of the sixth race. In the early stages Oil Queen and Fair Billows raced like a team and rounding the far turn Trombone and Southco joined them. At the top of the home stretch all four were under a drive. Just as they reached the furlong post Trombone caught and passed Fair Billows. Oil Queen had retired soundly beaten, but in the final furlong Southco began wearing-Trombone down. At the finish he was gaining at every stride and, passing the judges stand he was a scant length back of Trombone. Fair Billows was third another three parts of a length away. At the turn out of the back stretch Southco was in rather close quarters and Bejshak, with no chance of getting through, was forced to take up and go to the outside. This meant that he was on the outside of the leaders all around the far turn. He, of course, had to go farther than any of them, and this was probably responsible for his defeat. At the finish he closed in courageous fashion and was going stronger than the winner. Trombone was taken out of the race by G. W. Ogle for ,000.
