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LIGHTNING BOLT BREAKS ANOTHER TRACK RECORD 69 f WINS HIALEAH FEATURE Mrs. Whitneys Star Gallops Mile. and a Quarter in 2:03. t - Attendance and Speculation Record for Florida Season Broken 4 Little America Disqualified. MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 13. Mrs. John H. Whit neys Lightning Bolt, just as he was champion of Florida three-year-olds last year, became the handicap champion when he was an easy winner of the Jockey Club Handicap at Hialeah Park this afternoon. It was the best offering of the Miami Jockey Club season for the handicap divn sion, and the son of Wrack carried 117 pounds and was giving away weight to every other starter. He ran the mile and a quarter easily in 2:03, which established a new track record for the distance. It was Mrs. E. L. Swikards Sunfire which raced to second place, earning a close decision over F. A. Carreauds Kincsen for that part of the prize, which had a net value of ,500 to the winner. All records for both attendance and speculation for this season were broken by the immense throng that filled the stands and club house enclosure. The sport brought the first disqualification of the Florida winter season when Mrs. V. Duncans Little America, after beating a band of fillies and mares in a three-quarters sprint, was set back and the purse awarded to Port Harlem, the one to suffer the foul. Only five went to the post for the Jockey Club Handicap, and little time was lost at the barrier. Robertson at once permitted Lightning Bolt to take command and as the colt raced clear of his opponents, he was taken in hand and was rated along for the remainder of the journey. Sunfire raced in second place, with Royal Ruffin third, Impish fourth and Kincsen in the rear. IMPISH FAR BACK. This order was maintained for the first half mile, but Lightning Bolt was running with his ears pricking and well within himself. Sunfire was also under slight restraint, and Corbett was gradually making up ground along the inner rail- with Kincsen. Royal Ruffin was soon doing his best to stay in his position, while Impish was well back. It was leaving the back stretch that Corbett called on Kincsen seriously and for some time the mare made up ground, but Sunfire was hanging on to second place doggedly and Lightning Bolt was showing no signs of tiring as he set the pace. Robertson had him four lengths in the lead at the head of the stretch and the colt was under restraint as he crossed the line winner by a length and a quarter. Sunfire stuck it out to save second place by a neck. Kincsen was five lengths before Impish and Royal Ruffin was still another four lengths back. The- Antilles Handicap, a dash of six furlongs, was a worthy companion piece to the big feature, and it brought another victory to G. D. Wideners good sprinter Panetian, the top weight of the company. He won rather handily from Mrs. G. W. Lofts Mabla, which in turn saved second place from W. C. and E. W. Reicherts My Dandy by a matter of inches. LONG POST DELAY. There was a long delay at the post, for which My Dandy and Panetian were chiefly to blame. Finally both were taken outside the stalls, and a good start resulted. The five went through the back stretch in a close bunch, but Panetian was showing the way with My Dandy and Mabla in close attendance. Rounding out of the back stretch, Panetian and Mabla drew away from My Dandy slightly, and the filly was going exceedingly well on the inside. The early pace had been sizzling when the first quarter was run in :22, and with no slackening in pace the half was reached in :45. Safely into the stretch in the lead Leischman rode Panetian confidently and though Mabla was hanging on in resolute fashion, and My Dandy was chasing her closely, the Widener jockey sat still to have Continued on thirteenth page.. LIGHTNING BOLTS NEW RECORD Continued from first page. the son of Galetian over the line the winner by half a length. My Dandy swerved somewhat in the stretch run and was just a stride short of beating Mabla for second place. Helianthus was another two lengths back and Heroville was last and another half dozen lengths away. The opening number was at a mile and a furlong, for the cheapest sort, and it brought a close fit when Asa Harneds Fair Billows was cleverly nursed home the winner over R. A. Smiths Phantom Rock, while E. McCuans Parties saved third from R. W. Collins Discobolus. The only other starter was Miss Grace Kennedys Night Edition. From a good start, Prain went at once into command with Fair Billows and Phantom Rock was close after him. They were destined to dominate all the running and there was no stage of the journey at which they were not closely lapped after they drew away from the three others. Fair Billows, a gelding of bad action, was nursed along on the rail and all through the back stretch Prain had him under stiff restraint, but he was climbing and when he was set down going to the stretch turn he continued to run with his head in the air and, altogether, his action made it appear he was sure to be beaten. Prain, near the end, had to give the son of Fair Play plenty of help, but he kept him straight and on the rail to save the purse by a short head. Phantom Rock was four lengths before Parties, which had closed some ground after racing last of the five for the first half mile, and then came Discobolus, which was never a contender. Night Edition was a distant last. Herbert M. Woolfs good filly, Lucille K., the daughter of Whiskalong and Grief, won her fourth race in six starts, being second in the other two, when she scored in the Poinciana Purse. It was another thrilling finish when her margin of victory was only a head over R. W. Collins Levaal, and the Brookmeade Stables Okapi was at the heels of the pair of them, saving third from Mae-antic. What made the race a remarkable one was that the filly was giving away considerable weight when she took up six pounds over the scale, and both the colts that chased her home were in receipt of three pounds from her. It was a swiftly run three furlongs when a new track record of :34 was established. The start was good, and Allen got Lucille K. away in motion. He rushed her right along from her inside position and she never surrendered her lead, though at the end she was doing her best. Okapi bore in from his outside position, and Kelsay experienced some trouble keeping him straight. This probably cost him second place, for Levaal ran straight and finished well to take second place. There was a disqualification in the third race, a three-quarters dash for fillies and Mares, when Mrs. V. M. Duncans Little America, after leading throughout, was set back on the claim of Hank Mills, who rode O. Blanks Port Harlem, the one tc finish second. There had been some crowding at the quarter post and by the setting back of this filly, it moved J. C. Ellis Ellice into second place and third went to F. Brants Maid of Honor. The start was a good one and Little America at once took command to be closely followed by Port Harlem. The pair led throughout and .at the quarter post, turning into the stretch, Little America went over slightly on Port Harlem. It wa:, for that the ruling was made. The charge of Mills was sustained by the patrol judge. This was the first claim of foul allowed at the meeting. After the running it was announced that the stewards had also suspended B. Hanford for five days for rough riding with Maid of Honor.
