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DAY OF THRILLING FINISHES Winners Come From Unexpected Quarters at Tropical Park. Jaz Age Triumphs Over Flying Heels in Orange State Handicap L. Ensor Pilots Three Winners. MIAMI, Fla., March 14. In a day of thrilling finishes, one of the best at Tropical Park this afternoon, occurred in the Orange State Handicap, the feature race, when J. Parmelees consistent campaigner, Jaz Age, triumphed over John J. Curtis Flying Heels, top weight of the field, with Mrs. B. C. Harts Silver Cord finishing a close third before H. D. Bonsteels Vacillate. The last week of the Gables Association meeting opened auspiciously with an unusually large crowd of the faithful on hand and the sport that was presented was excellent, though many of the winners came from unexpected quarters. The weather was a bit chilly for Florida, but thoroughly pleasant for the sport. In the feature Silver Cord, son of Stefan the Great, set a fast pace. He was closely followed by Pancho Lopez and Flying Heels, while Jaz Age was a bit slower to find his stride, and Leyland was content to bide his time while the others raced along in front. Snider had Flying Heels under slight restraint as he followed Silver Cord and soon had Pancho Lopez headed to move into second place. Pancho Lopez fought along gallantly in third place and then came Vacillate, showing the way to Jaz Age by a couple of lengths. When Snider realized that Silver Cord was not quitting he called on Flying Heels at the head of the stretch, and the son of Flying Ebony had to be hard ridden to catch the gray. This was accomplished in the final sixteenth, but in the meantime Jaz Aze came with a rush on the outside, and in the final stages Leyland plainly outrode Snider to Jiave the Parmelee gelding winner by a short neck. Flying Heels had beaten Silver Cord a like distance for second place, and Vacillate was at the heels of the gray gelding. There was a good finish to the opening five and a half furlongs dash, for maidens, first on the card, when E. Stadlers Sideshow just beat Jesse Spencers Chilette, with Mont Jule, frcm the Montalvo Stud Farm Stable, a close third before Evelyn Barr. The start was a good one and it was Dainty Step that cut out the early racing, but both Chilette and Sideshow were not far away, Continued on twenty-second page. DAY OF THRILLING FINISHES Continued from first page. and Mont Julc was also in the front division. Hani in Scarum had left the post rather slowly and could not find her way through to a contending position. Rounding out of the back stretch, Dainty Step showed signs of weakening and both Chlletto and Sideshow closed on her rapidly. Until as they swung for home, the three were lapped. For an instant Chilette looked the winner but in the final drive Montgomery outrode Fowler to have Sideshow over the line to score by a head. Dainty Step had stopped badly in the stretch run and both Mont. Julc and Evelyn Ban finished going well. Sideshow was neglected in the market and paid 3.50 for each investment There was another thrill in the running of the second race, a six furlong dash for cheap ones when E. Medians Parties, running in improved form, slipped through on the inside in the stretch to be winner in the final strides from J. C. Ellis Black Stockings and Mrs. R. Pollards Princeton, while Tiger Prince was a close fourth. Princeton was the one to set the pace and when Snider had him showing the way, he was racing along so easily that he seemed a sure winner. Bounder was second and Es-tin third, while Black Stockings was not far back, but Princeton was setting a pace that had them all driving. Princeton was still showing the way when the stretch was reached, but there South brought Parties along with a rush on the inside and she was in contention. Black Stockings was hanging on well and then Princeton tired badly and both passed him to have Parties the winner by a head, while Black Stockings had taken second place by half a length. Tiger Prince was closing with a great rush and in a few more strides he, too. would have headed Princeton. Buddy Ensor showed real skill when he brought Common home winner of the third nice. J. F. Pattersons Chicago Girl raced to second place and Mrs. H. S. Harts Coots saved third from O. A. Simmons Tantalising. In the early stages Common ran into trouble and Ensor had to use all his skill to find his way through. When in a contending position he took hold of the son-of St, James and, timing his move to a nicety, came away in the stretch to be the winner by a length and a half. Coots left the starting stalls fast and was the one to set the pace, showing the way to the head of the stretch. Tantalising was close after Coots, and for a few strides had him headed, but i when Ensor made his move with Common,! lie raced past the pair of them and at the ; end Chicago Girl oulgamed them to takei second a length and a half back of Common and just half a length before Coots, which had beaten Tantalising by a length. j Click scored a runaway victory when he galloped home in front of his opponents in the fifth race. L. Ensor had the mount. When the barrier was released it found Click off in front and in the run to the half ! mile post he opened up a lead of a length j and a half. On the far turn Single Star ; moved up next to the inside rail and at the i quarter post was on almost even terms with Click. Ensor had something in reserve, however, and when roused Click again drew away and at the finish was a leasrth and a quarter in front. It was a hot battle between Prince Fox and Silver Lake for second place and the former, although tirinc, lasted long enough to get second money by a scant half length.
