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BACCIOCCO IS BEATEN Finishes Second to Lady Legs in Biltmore Purse at Miami. "Buddy" Ens or Has Mount on the Winner, Which Pays 4.20 Whileaway Is Third. MIAMI, Fla., March 16. Lady Legs, which races for J. L. Johnston, under an excellent ride by "Buddy" Ensor, provided a surprise at Tropical Park this afternoon when she was winner of the five and a half furlongs of the Biltmore Claiming Purse, the feature offering of a card in which maidens were given three opportunities in the seven races. The daughter of Upset took the measure of H. Roseachers Bacciocco, considered one of the sure winners of the afternoon, and she paid the liberal price of 4.20 for each investment. Third in this feature went to W. L. Johnsons Whileaway. One of the largest mid-week crowds of the season was out to view the sport, though the racing was framed to suit maidens and platers. Weather conditions were all that could be desired, and the track was at its best. In the Biltmore Claiming Purse, Hanford, who had the mount on Bacciocco, made the mistake of driving the son of High Time in the back stretch when he could not outfoot the winner. He did not permit his mount to thoroughly settle into his stride before calling on him, while Ensor was at his best as he moved away smoothly from the post with Lady Legs, and he held her together skilfully all the way. She never was headed, and won by two and a half lengths. TIRES IN THE STRETCH. Through the early racing Single Star led Bacciocco, but she weakened when the stretch was reached as Whileaway closed with good courage, and at the end the latter was catching Bacciocco, which had only saved the place by less than a length. Single Star outstayed the others to be fourth, well lapped on Whileaway. Traitor had no excuse, and after showing a flash of speed, dropped back rather badly with fifth his position crossing the line. By a rush through the stretch, Mrs. George Reads Resold, an unsexed son of Donnacona Continued on twenty-second page. : 1 1 ! 1 ; ; 1 J j 1 ! 1 ! ! 1 ! ; 1 ; : ; I : . ; BACC10CC0 IS BEATEN Continued from first page. and Aunt Jane, was winner of the opening half-mile race for juvenile maidens. It was a thrilling finish when both Bud Fishers Nnrraan and A. B. Gallahers Pancoast were lapped on the winner, while C. V. Whitneys Wanderoo was only a length back of them. There was an unusual delay at the post for which Pancoast was chiefly to blame, and he was finally placed on the outside of the stalls. The start was a good one, and early in the race Hanford had Pancoast showing the way, and was followed by Norman and Wanderoo, with Resold back of these. Pan-coast held his lead turning into the stretch and a sixteenth from the finish looked a winner, but there he tired and there was a general closing up when George Fields brought Resold up with his winning dash on the outside. It was only in the final strides that he dropped his head down in front of Norman, which had only beaten Pancoast by a like distance. Wanderoo was in rather close quarters in the stretch and quit under punishment. ACCIDENT IN SECOND RACE. There was an accident in the second race for maidens, when F. E. Moores Nardo stumbled leaving the stalls and unseated Montgomery. This saw the graduation of Mrs. Forest Allens Aliens, when, after being rushed into a long lead, she was never headed. H. C. Hatchs Blanket Bay raced to second place, while Dr. W. H. James Clarinda just saved third from Montgomery Maid. De Camillas rushed Aliens along from the start until she was clear of the others and, rating her along in command, there was no time she was threatened, to be the winner by three lengths. Blanket Bay was second virtually all the way, but at the end was doing his best to save that place by a length from Clarinda, which only took third by a head from Montgomery Maid. Afro American and Flying Boy were in a jam leaving the stalls and contributed to the stumbling of Nardo. The third was another race for maidens, being a split of the second and, consequently, over the three-quarters distance. This fell to J. W. Mays Charleigh, which was making his first start since last June. He was much the best of his opponent and won by a comfortable margin from I. Glasscocks Harum Scarum, and G. L. Arvins Chiefs Camille saved third from Blonde Knight. It was a good start and Robertson got Charleigh away fast, but both Rose Tournament and Chiefs Camille were right with him. Of these, Rose Tournament was first to tire and, before the run through the back stretch had been completed, the winner had shaken off Chiefs Camille to take a long lead. Turning into the stretch, Hanford saved ground with Harum Scarum and she finished resolutely, so that Robertson had to shake up Charleigh, but ho was safely past the line the winner by two lengths. A stirring finish came in the fifth race when Rod Face was up in tho final strides to beat Princess Zolda a nose. There was a lot of contention in this event. In the early running Lawyer went to the front, and with Princess Zelda in close pursuit, led until rounding the turns into the home stretch, where Princess Zolda and Red Face made their run. A furlong from home Lawyer, Princess Zolda and Red Face were half a length apart. All were under furious drives, and Red Faco was on the outside and charging in bold fashion. Fifty yards from the finish line Princess Zelda headed Lawyer, but at the end she hung and Red Face, under one of Robertsons best finishes, just managed to got up in time. It was a mighty close fit, one of the sort to lcavo tho winner in doubt until the offl- clal placing was displayed.
