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ST. JOHNS LADIES DAY Adverse Weather Holds Attendance to Extremely Small Figure. 1 fled Face Surprises in Feature Contest Donny Johnny Disappoints t Morocco Earns Purse.. BAYARD, Fla., March 23. With weather jconditions that were the most unseasonable of the Florida winter, only a corporals guard was out for the sport at St. Johns I park this afternoon, though it was ladies .Iday, when the fair devotees were admitted merely on payment of the state tax. Rain fell almost all afteri-oon but despite the conditions some interesting racing resulted from the program in which five of the seven races were over one mile or a greater distance. The best field of the afternoon was .brought out in the fifth and it resulted in a surprise when Joe Edwards Red Face was ,the winner over Mrs. H. S. Harts Coots, with G. F. Jenkins John Mill saving third from Montanaro. Donny Johnny was a disappointment and S-fter beginning last, and being rushed into the contention on the back stretch, he tired badly in the final furlong to drop back iDadly beaten. Red Face showed abundant early speed when he went right along with .the leaders. After showing the way into the back stretch, he gave way to Coots. It was there that Clancy rushed Donny Johnny up on the outside until he had headed the Edwards plater and was in second place. JOHN MUX FINISHES FAST. When the stretch was reached, as has been told, Donny Johnny tired and there it was that Red Face came again and after a short duel put Coots away to come on to score by two and a half lengths. John Mill, after being outrun to the stretch, staged a rush that saw him lapped on the son of Broomstick, and Montanaro also ran past the tired Donny Johnny in the final stages. The opening race was a five and one-half furlongs dash and it saw Mrs. R. Pollards Princeton the winner when he scored over Quorum, with Noajoyce saving third from Everytime. With no delay at the post, the field was sent away to a good start and Princeton showed in front for a few strides, but he was soon joined by Noajoyce and Quorum went into third place. These three dominated the race and Noajoyce was first to tire. As the son of Noah gave way, Quorum took command, but in the stretch Princeton proved the gamer to be home the winner by a length. Quorum had beaten the tired Noajoyce by two lengths for sec-pnd place and Everytime was another length and a half back. The second race was a six furlongs dash for plater maidens and it brought the graduation of George "Arvins Chiefs Camille, with Harum Scarum racing to the place, while Joe Edwards Baal saved third from Blue Nile, which raced for James Arthur. In this Clancy rode himself out of the seven-pound allowance, it being his twentieth winner. HARUM SCARUM SECOND. From a good start, Chiefs Camille was rushed into a long early lead and, hustled along all the vay, she was at no time seriously threatened, to be the winner by four lengths. Harum Scarum, a bit slow to be under way, vas forced to close a considerable gap, but she worked her vay up steadily to come seriously into the contention vhen the stretch vas reached. She vas home an easy second over Baal and he in turn jut saved third from Blue Nile after a hard drive. One of the most interesting numbers of the day vas the third, at a mile and an eighth. This, like the others, engaged platers, but it resulted in a thrilling finish, in which R. F. Coppages Bozo, after carrying all the pace, just lasted in a long duel to vIn over O. L. Fosters Winnie Jo and Mra. R. Pollards Top Hattie saved third from Cockrill. There vas a considerable delay at the post, for which Bozo and Cockrill were chiefly to blame, but the start vas a good one, Eiston had Bozo on his toes and he , vas forcing the pace as the first turn vas reached, closely attended by Winnie Jo and Cockrill, while Top Hattie vas back of these, but galloping strongly. Eiston had Bozo , under a slight restraint as he continued to show the vay through the back stretch and . Continued on second pane. ST. JOHNS LADIES DAY Continued from first page. Cockrill held to second place, while Winnie Jo, racing along on the inside, was outfoot-ing the others. Top Hattie had slightly improved her position, but it was evident that Bozo had something with which to meet any challenge. Cockrill tired of the chase going to the stretch turn and there Allen saved ground with Winnie Jo and at the same stage Top Hattie came into the contention. Through the final sixteenth Winnie Jo closed courageously, but could not quite catch the grey, which was over the line winner by a head. Top Hattie was another two lengths back, but he had beaten the tired Cockrill a length and a half. The fourth was another at a mile and a furlong and it saw Ed McCuans Morocco rather an easy winner over O. F. Woodwards Wave Top. S. Godfreys Observation saved third from Judge Caverly. Clancy, who had the mount on Wave Top, had to take up 107 pounds instead of the 105 programed, for the reason that he had ridden himself out of the seven-pound allowance when he brought Chiefs Camille home the winner of the second race. With little delay at the post, the start was a good one and Clancy at once went out to show the way with Wave Top. She was followed by Observation and Judge Caverly, while Gilbert had Morocco down on the rail and in fourth place. Wave Top struck resolutely to her lead until into the stretch, where Gilbert had found his way through on the rail, and in the final sixteenth he came away to be winner by two and a half lengths. Wave Top saved the place by four lengths, while Observation outfinished Judge Caverly to save the third award by a length.
