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SETS RECORD FOR MILE Chatford Lowers St. Johns Mark in Primrose Handicap. Parely Lasts to Beat Uluniu, and Burning Up Finishes Third - Attendance Improves. BAYARD, Fla., March 26. Chatford, the six-year-olds son of Chatterton and Balm that races for J. L. Johnston, in a gamely-fought finish was winner of the Charley primrose Memorial Handicap this afternoon. It was a prize in honor of the memory of the veteran sportsman who had been a member of the official family of the Florida Jockey Club. It was over the mile route and the old gelding established a new track record when he ran it in 1:40 to earn a close decision over Mrs. R. Pollards consistent Uluniu. Mrs. E. Denemarks Burning Up saved third from Jack Howards Street Singer. With delightful weather conditions, the crowd was the greatest that ever gathered at St. Johns Park and there was uncomfortable congestion in the stands and the clubhouse enclosure. It was a cheering sign and with continued good patronage much of the loss sustained by the association in the first week may be recouped before the close of the meeting next Thursday. Todays sport was worthy of the great outpouring of .enthusiasts, fighting finishes being the order of the afternoon. WALK-UP START. In the handicap feature starter Wingfield was fortunate in obtaining an excellent send-off from a walk up. First Mission was the one to show the way around the first turn, but Clancy was in second place, with Chatford and he had the old fellow under a steadying restraint after he had settled nicely into a racing stride. Uluniu was not so alert at the break, but Hanford moved him up into third place when the back stretch was reached, and then came Burning Up, closely lapped on the Pollard campaigner. Clancy waited back of First Mission until nearing the turn out of the back stretch. ,There he permitted Chatford to run and he quickly went to the leader and then on by, but the jockey still had the winner under a slight restraint as he rounded into the stretch showing the way. By that time Uluniu had disposed of First Mission and he was charging on the Johnston gelding gallantly. Burning Up was hanging on well, and Street Singer was making up ground, but it had narrowed to a two-horse race. Uluniu continued to close right to the last, stride, but Chatford, hanging on gamely under a vigorous drive, still had his head in front as he crossed the line. Uluniu in that charge had opened up on the others and he was three lengths before Burning Up, which, in turn, had beaten Street Singer for third by two lengths. MORDEN OUTLASTS QUORUM. The opening race was at five furlongs, for ,500 platers, and C. A. Grandes Morden stuck it out to be the winner over S. H. Friedleins Quorum, while B. McDonalds Jane Ellen was a distant third. From a good start Morden was soon showing the way, and Jane Ellen chased after him. Quorum had actually broken in front, but he soon dropped to third place in his outside position. Patrick Callahan was going well back of these, and the rest of the field was rather badly strung out. Quorum moved up steadily until he was racing second to Morden when the stretch was reached. There Patrick Callahan tired slightly, and Jane Ellen held to third place, but she was being outrun by the leading pair. Carroll held Morden together in the run through the stretch, and she was still a length and a quarter to the good. Under a Vigorous drive by Horvath, Quorum drew out five lengths before the tiring Jane Ellen, and she in turn had beaten Patrick Callahan by a length and a half. The others of the big field had cut no figure in the running. There was one of the closest finishes of the season in the five and a half furlongs second race when four flashed over the line closely locked. Ed McCuans Brooksie was the winner, with Mrs. H. S. Harts Coots second, and G. Collins Justina just beating Mrs. F. Allens Aliens for third. The start was a good one, -though Clancy, on Aliens, was caught unawares and he Continued on second pagej j SETS RECORD FOR MILE Continued from first page." snatched her up slightly. She was. quickly back on her feet and he rushed her through the field to take the command. Brooksie, breaking from the outside, moved into second place, with Justina racing third, and Prince Fox close after them. Coots was farther away, but racing strongly. Aliens held to her lead until the stretch was reached, but there Brooksie was racing so closely after her that Clancy went to the whip and dropped her head. Brooksie then forged to the front and as Aliens faltered the others closed with a great rush. Coots was best at the end and, coming with a mighty rush, he was just a nod short of beating Brooksie, and Justina was another nose away and only a head before Aliens. In her previous race Brooksie was tardy leaving the barrier and closed an immense gap from that bad beginning. The big crowd had another thrill in the third race, at six furlongs, when Mike Carey, with a rush through the final sixteenth, was just up to drop his nose down before Harry Hieover, and then came Finnath and Backwoodsman, a pair of field horses. In this Bob Blackburn and Bounder were the ones to force most of the pace, but going to the stretch turn Bob Blackburn tired slightly, and then it was that Harry Hieover came into the contention. A furlong out Harry Hieover looked a sure winner, but he faltered when the pinch came, and Mike Carey, closing with a belated rush on the outside, just dropped his nose down to win in the last nod. Harry Hieover was two lengths before Finnath, and he in turn had only beaten Backwoodsman by a head. Head finishes continued through the mile and seventy yards of the fifth race when, after a remarkable exhibition of courage, E. R. Bradleys Chicsu, after racing John Mill into submission, stuck it out to score over Joe Edwards Red Face, and John Mill finished a distant third and only a head before Coady. From a good start, Chicsu and John Mill sprinted into a long lead over the others and it appeared suicidal. It was suicidal for John Mill, but the mare, in spite of the demands on her speed, fought it out to be the winner. As the pair raced out in front, Clean Play was rated along back of them and when called on gained some ground, but at the same time Remil-lard moved up with Red Face, and the old son of Ballot caught Clean Play to move into third place. John Mill tired at the head of the stretch and there it seemed certain that Red Face would catch Chicsu, but furiously driven by Riley she would not give up, and when Red Face tired ever so slightly she was past the line winner by a head. Six lengths away John Mill staggered into third place only a head before Coady, and Clean Play quit to beat only one horse. Parties, the victim of much interference in a previous start, was winner of the sixths It was Thistle Telee that raced to second place, and Flying Atom saved third from Night Edition. Several in the big field took" turns in showing the way. On the first turn it was Deerwood, then Sunny Susan drew; out from the others and opened up a lead.-At that time Make Speed was being rated along within striking distance to take his turn at showing the way before the stretch was reached. Parties all the time was working her way up on the outside and as Make Speed tired she came through to be a comparatively easy winner, completing a double" for Clancy, Right at the end there came a general closing up back of the daughter of Messenger, and Thistle Telee had gained some ground to take second place, and Fly ing Atom and Night Edition both outran Make Speed in the last seventy yards. At the end of the card fourteen cheap ones were brought together to race a mile and three-sixteenths. This went to Mrs. R Pollards Top Hattie under a particularly good ride by "Buddy" Hanford. Gibbys Choice raced to second place, and Eveline F., a field horse, saved third from Winnig
