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MY DANDY FINALLY WINS Change to Outside of Gate Proves to Veterans Advantage. French Lass Second and Silver Cord Third in the Plaza Handicap at Miami. MIAMI, Fla., March 18. My Dandy, which races for W. C. and E. W. Reichert, after many failures finally made good in the six furlongs of the Plaza Handicap at Tropical Park this afternoon. It was the feature of an interesting card, and while there were intermittent showers all afternoon, there were many thrills to make one forget the weather discomfort. When the rain drove the crowd to shelter it was of such proportions there was uncomfortable congestion in both the grandstand and the club house. N. J. McClures French Lass chased My Dandy home in the feature, and Mrs. H. S. Harts Silver Cord just saved third from Uluniu. Back of him came Jack Collins, with Double Heart last of the company. Panetian, the top weight, and Click were withdrawals from those that accepted the weights through the entry box. The start was a good one, and Silver Cord at once stepped into the command. My Dandy, showing unusual early foot, chased after him, while French Lass was in third place. My Dandy had behaved so badly at the post that he was taken to a position outside the stalls and this proved an advantage rather than a handicap. Jack Collins left in good position, but was soon in close quarters, and Uluniu left the post rather sluggishly. ULUNIU COURAGEOUS. Silver Cord stuck resolutely to his lead until well into the stretch, but there he began to shorten stride, and My Dandy drew up on him resolutely, while French Lass also was hanging on with excellent courage. Then in the final sixteenth My Dandy forged to the front to be over the line the winner by a length. French Lass had saved the place by a like distance and the tiring Silver Cord only saved third by a nose from Uluniu. The last named had dropped back badly in the early racing, but closed with a rush that would have landed him in third place in another stride. Double Heart raced disappointingly and after showing a flash of speed in the middle distance dropped back badly to finish last of the lot. The first race was a half-mile dash for plater juveniles and it saw Mrs. J. D. Meekers Mike Reynolds the winner when he led home Gallagher and Menaguales Smoke Cloud, with Mrs. W. E. Martins All Play saving third from W. M. Moores Romac. All Play was the one to set the pace and Mike Reynolds raced in second place, while Smoke Cloud soon fought his way into third place. When the head of the stretch was reached All Play was tiring and as Hanford made his move on the inside with Smoke Cloud he was blocked and had to fight his way through. In the meantime Mike Reynolds, enjoying clear sailing, took command and held on gamely to be the winner by a length. SMOKE CLOUD IMPEDED. Smoke Cloud seemed best, but his being blocked when he made the move at the head of the stretch probably cost him the purse. Upheaval and Platinum Blonde had scant chance at the release of the barrier. Common, the son of St. James and Com-sora, that began his winter racing under the silks of George D. Widener, won another race for Mrs. N. G. Fisher when he scored in the dash for plater three-year-olds that was the second offering. C. A. Grants Highest Point raced to second place, with W. C. Weants Foreign Play just saving third from Captain Ed. There was a long delay at the post and when the start came Barnes lost no time in sending Common into the command. Once out there, the son of St. James held to the pacemaking throughout and at the end had something left to be over the line, a winner by a length. Highest Point worked his way up steadily after being away well and it was right at the end he outgamed Foreign Play, which had been chasing the winner all the way. He had beaten the Weant filly by two lengths for that part of the purse. Blond Knight quit after showing a flash of speed, while Captain Ed, outrun early, was forced to take the overland route and while he closed with a rush to be a close fourth he had scant chance through the ground that was lost. A great finish came in the third race when under a masterly ride by Ensor Ed Mc-Cuans Brooksie just lasted to earn the decision over H. S. Harts Coots. R. F. Cop-pages Marabou was a distant third, and it was Black Stockings that beat the others. From a good start, Ensor lost no time in taking Brooksie into the command and when she was well clear of her field he steadied her and rated along a length to the good. Harry Hieover and Dunnellen were chasing after the leader, but they were soon joined by Coots and leaving the back stretch Barnes moved into second place with the son of Broomstick. Brooksie was still a length to the good as she swung into the stretch, but before the sixteenth post was reached she began to falter, and Coots, charging along strongly, dropped his head down in front. There it was that Ensor showed his finishing skill and, fairly lifting the tired mare along, she came again to ! earn the decision by a nod. This final duel took the pair out five lengths before Mara- bou, which had closed some ground to readily take second place from Black Stockings, as Dunnellen dropped back badly after his early chase after the pace.
