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JAMES RIVER IN FRONT jCarfano Star Scores His Fourth Consecutive Victory. largest Crowd of Tropical Park Meeting Witnesses Half -Holiday Program Mills Departs. MIAMI, Fla., March 12. James River, the .three-year-old son of St. James and Star of Danube, that Mrs. A. Carfano purchased from G. D. Widener, won his fourth race , in a row when he- accounted for the John McEntree Bowman Memorial Handicap, the feature offering of a big Saturday card at Tropical Park. This was a mile race and it was G. W. Ogles Prince Tokalon that raced to second place, with My Dandy saving third from Chatford. The only other starter was Full Dress and he was badly beaten. The largest crowd of the Tropical Park season was out for the sport and while there were some threats of rain, conditions were ideal for the sport. In the juvenile half mile feature, a new track record was established and there were many racing thrills during the running off of the program. After the running of the feature handicap, Hank Mills, who rode James River, the winner, was called into the stewards stand where he was congratulated by chairman Burdine and secretary Mabry of the Racing Commission. It was the last day of riding for the smart young apprentice, for he has been ordered to report to James Fitzsim-mons at Aqueduct. START MARS HANDICAP. Unfortunately, the John McEntee Bowman Memorial Handicap was marred by a bad start. The horses were in fairly good alignment, but Full Dress was not straight and Chatford collided with him to find room to leave. These two had scant chance and were never able to come seriously into the running. Mills had James River away on his toes and forcing the pace throughout, never left the result in doubt to be past the line, winner by a length and a half, though he was ridden out to make the victory certain. It was My Dandy that held second place through the back stretch and he was still hanging on when the turn for home was made. Hanford had been rating Prince Tokalon along back of the pace and he made his move going to the stretch turn. Prince Tokalon responded to the call, but James River was too good and he was still a length and a half to the good at the end, while Prince Tokalon had just beaten My Dandy by a neck for second place. The unfortunate Chatford was almost three lengths back, while Full Dress was so badly beaten that he was being eased up in the stretch. A race at five and a half furlongs, for cheap ones was the opening dash and it proved easy for E. D. Kents Lawyer, when he had no trouble taking the measure of E. McCuans Brooksie and P. B. Codds Medicine Bow just saved third from Donny Johnny. From a good start, Mills rushed out with Continued on twenty-third page. JAMES RiVER IN FRONT .Continued from first page. Brooksie and Ensor was right after him with Medicine Bow, racing him along on the inner rail. Lawyer soon found his way into third place and in the run through the back stretch, he headed Medicine Bow to go into second place but Brooksie was still showing the way. Rounding into the stretch Lawyer steadily drew up on Brooksie and Mills was sent to a drive on the daughter of Wrack, but it was of no avail and Lawyer came on by to romp home the winner by four lengths. Brooksie had beaten the tiring Medicine Bow three lengths for second place and Donny Johnny was only another neck away. J. C. Ellis Jack Howe, showing marked improvement over his last previous effort, was winner of the second race at five and one-half furlongs, wlien Tie forced most of the pace to score over The Heathen, while Mrs. R. Pollards Princeton was a close third and Dedicate finished fourth. Dedicate broke in front but almost at once gave way to Jack Howe and Carroll sent his mount along in the lead all the way to have him stick it out under a vigorous finish. Ensor saved ground all the way with The Heathen and the latter coming through on the inside at the head of the stretch closed some ground but tired right at the end. Princeton worked his way through at the head of the stretch and circled around at the cost of some ground to finish strongly. Gan Lee, after going with the winner part of the way; quit rather badly, while Morden, after being in a contending position also quit in the run through the stretch. ;
