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; 1 MIAMI SPORT EXCITING Uluniu Outstays Raccoon After Long Duel in Stretch. Hialeah Feature Marred By Accident j in Which Jockey Callahan Suffers Injuries Track Sloppy. MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 24. Although rain fell most of the afternoon at Hialeah Park, the sport today abounded in close, thrilling finishes, with long stretch battles before a decision was reached. The inclement weather did not prevent a big crowd from turning out, even though three of the offerings were for the maidens. Unfortunately, the feature race of the day, the Citrus Growers Handicap, was marred by an accident in the stretch when Desha Breckinridges Royal Ruffin collided with the inner rail, and H. Callahan, who had the mount, was thrown into the infield. He was carried to the Emergency Hospital, where it was found he had suffered numerous bruises about the legs and had a slight cut on the head. He was badly shaken up and was removed to the Jackson Memorial Hospital. The handicap, which was over the seven furlongs distance, brought one of the big thrills when Mrs. R. Pollards Uluniu barely nosed out Raccoon, from the Brookmeade Stable. A length back of these two My Dandy saved third from C. V. Whitneys Thais, and then came Arras, the only other starter. DELAY AT START. There was little delay at the start in this, and Raccoon, favored in the sloppy going, got away fast from his inside position. Arras and My Dandy were close after him, and then came Uluniu, but it was not long before Mrs. Pollards gelding had taken command, and Raccoon dropped back to fourth place, being also passed by both Arras and My Dandy. Thais and Royal Ruffin were in the rear of the small band. Arras was first of the leaders to tire, and as he dropped back Raccoon returned to contention and soon had My Dandy headed and was giving Uluniu an argument. In the stretch the pair hooked up in a duel that lasted to the end, with Raccoon just a nod short of the victory. In the meantime, Royal Ruffin, well beaten and running last, swerved sharply into the inner rail, probably being blinded by the flying mud, and Callahan met with his accident. A superficial examination showed that Callahan had suffered numerous bruises about the legs and also a slight cut on his head. The lad was badly shaken up and was hurried to the Jackson Memorial Hos-l pital. THREE MAIDEN RACES. The second maiden race of the day was a seven furlong dash for three-year-olds and over. It brought an excellent finish, in which J. M. Phillips Fair Blanche just beat . Jungle Boy and Bo Ballot was a distant third. , Move Along was the one to steal away into a long early lead, but she was through 3 when the stretch was reached and dropped out of the running, while there was a gen- eral closing up back of her. Fair Blanche, which had been racing close up, took the , lead, but right at the end she was doing j her best to beat Jungle Boy by a head. The j pair of them were five lengths before Bo J Ballot and he, in turn, was only half a I length before Home Work, which had quit , in the stretch. There was a heavy shower 3 during the running of the race. Beetle, a first-time starter from the stable , of Marshall Field, her breeder, was winner over the big band of maiden fillies that met in the opening dash at three furlongs. To score she took the measure of Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Shavings and the Wheatley 1 Stables Tussle saved third from High Explosive. 1 From a good start Shavings was the one e to cut out the early running, but Beetle, which had left from the outside stall, after e bearing over to the inside, wore down Mrs. Whitneys filly and, hanging on well under a e drive, was going away at the end with a o length to spare. Shavings had beaten Tus-f of sle by two lengths and High Explosive was n going well to be fourth, e The third maiden race and the second for e juvenile filly maidens, over the three furlong n distance, brought a good finish, with Mrs. 1 John Hay Whitneys Foul Tip the. winner i. over W. S. Kilmers Mintogee, while P. S. P. a a Continued on twenty-third page.. MIAMI SPORT EXCITING .Continued from first page. Randolphs Jesting just saved third from J. E. Gaffneys Adorland. The start was a good one and Foul Tip was away well, but she was bothered somewhat by Laura Clay and she had no sooner been driven clear of this before Mintogee came over to carry her along. Adorland then came into contention and Foul Tip seemed soundly beaten. Hanford did not give up on the daughter of Coq Gaulois and when she ran straight and true under punishment, she came again and was going away at the end to be the winner by a length. Mintogee had beaten Jesting a like distance and Randolphs filly was only a nose before Adorland, which tired right at. the end. A. W. Abbots Gay Bird probably lost a race he should have won when Hank Mills delayed his move on the son of Wrack in the Atlantic Coast Line Purse, a claiming affair. He was nosed out by Mrs. V. M. Duncans Little America and had Mills made his move when he should have Gay Bird would have undoubtedly been the winner. Well back of this pair Claremont, from the Pegasus Stable, was an easy third over Joe Edwards Polygamous. This race was run in a hard rainstorm and Little America was rushed out into an early lead, with Claremont, after beginning slowly, soon being in second place. Lanier was racing third and Mills soon had Gay Bird under stiff restraint still farther away. Early in the running a stirrup leather broke on The Khan and Rennie, who had the mount, had some trouble keeping his seat as the gelding was taken well back from the company. Mills still had Gay Bird under restraint when the stretch was reached and there Donny Johnny bore out badly, carrying Polygamous with him. Claremont was tiring and finally Mills called on Gay Bird. When he permitted the son of Wrack to run he charged along gallantly, but the grandstand finish of the lad had cost his mount the purse when Little America still had her nose in front at the line. Blue Arab was withdrawn from the sixth race which left a field of three to go to the post. It was a good betting affair and all found support. When it came to the running, it proved a two-horse affair. Prince Fox and My Purchase outbroke Jambalaya and, racing head and head, drew away from Jambalaya. The leaders raced like a team into the stretch, with Prince Fox on the outside. At the furlong post, Montgomery on My Purchase lost his whip and from there on Prince Fox began to draw away. At the end he had a lead of a length and a quarter over My Purchase. Jambalaya was beaten off ten lengths.
