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MY DANDY COURAGEOUS Displays Gameness in Winning the Mus a Isle Handicap. Another Big Crowd Witnesses Hialeah Park Races Jockey C. E. Allen Scores Double Triumph. - MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 3. My Dandy, the gelded son of Porte Drapeau and Sceptre and Staff, which races for the, Illinois sportsmen, W. C. and E. W. Reichert, gave a wonderful exhibition of thoroughbred gameness at Hialeah Park this afternoon. This occurred in the running of the Musa Isle Handicap, in which he carried top weight. It was a great exhibition of gameness for the reason that after he had set all the pace he fought along with courage to withstand a determined challenge from Jack Howards Street Singer. Third in this feature went to D. Breckenridges Royal Ruffin. My Dandy was admirably ridden by C. E. Allen, and the latter completed a riding double when he brought H. Wells Silvery home the winner of the sixth race. With delightful conditions, another big crowd turned out, and Palm Beach was well represented by those who motored over for the day of sport. From a good start in the Musa Isle Handicap, Allen at once went out to force the pace with My Dandy, and Espinaca, the Greentree Stable three-year-old, was racing closely after him, with Street Singer third. Royal Ruffin was heading the others, and Comstockery, a stablemate to Espinaca, was in the rear. In the back stretch Allen kept My Dandy going right along, barely showing the way to Espinaca, but finally he made the three-year-old tire and drew away slightly going to the stretch turn. In the meantime Street Singer, which had raced under restraint, moved up on the outside, and the old gelding was given no respite when he challenged. In the stretch Street Singer raced closely lapped on My Dandy, but the old fellow would not be denied and, responding to the call of Allen, fought along to the final stride to still have his head in front. Royal Ruffin was right at the heels of these crossing the finish, while Espinaca, as a result of having raced with the winner for the first half mile, finished last. The Miramar Purse, a condition sprint of seven furlongs for three-year-olds, brought out some good ones and it resulted in a Continued on eleventh page. MY DANDY COURAGEOUS Continued from first page. rather handy victory for G. W. Ogles Trom bone when he scored over Marshall Fields Nansen, with G. D. Wideners Blackmock just getting up to beat Mrs. M. Colfords My Purchase for third. From a good start, it was My Purchase that set the pace and Bay Angon for a time was in second place, but soon gave way to Trombone and the son of St. James was under a slight restraint as he moved into second place. Nansen was moving up reso lutely and soon came into contention. Trombone had plenty left, however, and in the stretch he raced past My Purchase easily and still had enough in reserve to beat Nansen by two and a half lengths. Nansen had gained some ground and back of him, Blackmock caught the tired My Purchase to beat him for third in the last few strides. Mose Lowensteins Meany came back with another good race in the second for juvenile colts and geldings to be winner over Howard Oots Dry Ridge and W. F. Smiths Chilten ny saved third from Gay Attire. Meany was alert in leaving the stalls and both Chiltenny and Dry Ridge were not far back. The result was that the three were always in the van and at the end they were lapped when Meany was winner by half a length, while Dry- Ridge had only beaten Chiltenny by a head for second place. Right at the start, Big Leaguer and Light Action collided" and as a result, had scant racing chance. Chiltenny misbehaved be-fore the start, but Ambrose had him straight when the word came and he left in motion. John Davenport was one that was shuffled back slightly after the start and Black Andy was in close quarters and a bit unlucky. The third race was a one mile and an eighth contest for cheap ones and it proved easy for Jesse Spencers Red Face, when he galloped home before J. F. Pattersons Chicago Girl, with M. Larkins Fair Albert beating Algara by a neck for third. From a good start, Bejshak went out to set the pace with Chicago Girl and she was closely attended by Genial Host. Red Face was in rather close quarters going to the first turn, but in the back stretch moved into third place on the outside, while Fair Albert also came into contention. Chicago Girl held the lead until she had put Genial Host away and before the stretch was reached, the Shea horse was soundly beaten. It was there that Red Face moved up to challenge Chicago Girl and after a short battle, he was past to romp along to a victory of half a dozen lengths. Chicago Girl, after all her pacemaking, hung on well to take second place by a length and a half and Fair Albert outfinished Algara.
