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MUDDY AT BAINBRIDGE ♦ Cloudburst at Geauga Lake Course Affects Attendance. • Prince Farthing Scores Lucky Victory in Fourth — Nell Kuhlman Adds Purse to Earnings. ♦ CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 25.— Mrs. J. Grossmans Merrily On provided the unexpected -when he led for the entire distance in the True Temper Handicap, fifth and featured race, over one mile, at Bainbridge Park this afternoon. William T., racing for W. E. Caskey, Jr., and Mrs. Al Luzaders Lucky Dan, divided the minor portions of the ,000 offering. The race was worth 50 net to the winner. Jockey W. Prior hustled Merrily On to the front on the first turn, and retained a comfortable margin over his opponents thereafter. Lucky Dan and Faylin were most prominent behind the winner to the turn for home. At this point Lucky Dan went wide, and William T. moved up on the inside. Although hard ridden, William T. could never reach the flying leader, but was much the best of the others. Lucky Dan had no serious opposition for third, as Faylin tired rapidly during the stretch run. The remaining three contestants were beaten off at the finish. Just prior to race time a heavy downpour of rain rendered the track sloppy, which upset somewhat the calculations of the form followers. Additional rain threatened during much of the afternoon, which naturally caused a slight falling off in the attendance. Despite the uninviting conditions, a good crowd for a mid-week day witnessed the racing. INDICATIVE UNFORTUNATE. A surprise developed when Prince Farthing was returned the winner of the fourth. He scored a lucky victory. After wresting the lead from Fashion Show and Brown Trap approaching the stretch turn, Prince Farthing eventually won handily. Indicative was probably best, but jockey Nertney left the barrier pulling up, and his mount closed a big gap in the last half-mile. Happy Warrior outstayed the tiring Brown Trap for show honors. At home in the sloppy going, James Bron-nenbergs Dry Nation overhauled Al Green, the pacemaker, when inside the final furlong pole, and drew clear during the closing stages of the initial race. Al Green went into the lead shortly after the start and appeared an easy winner midway of the stretch, but faltered when the real test came. Distress Signal came from behind during the run home to beat the tiring Bright Flag for third. Ellen D. and Zean raced closely lapped, contesting the leadership until the last sixteenth of the second race, but Ellen D. proved the gamer, and won going away. Zean had little opposition for the second award, and Hasty Polly was well in advance of the others all through the stretch. The remainder cut little figure. Racing to his best form, Balzar displayed more speed than his opposition at all stages of the third race, and drew away through Continued on twenty-second page. MUDDY AT BAINBRIDGE i I Continued from first page. • the stretch to win as his rider pleased. Closing • steadily from the rear, Jack Murphy dropped into second place unopposed during the last eighth. Toltec and Rain or Shine s followed the winner in closest pursuit to the s stretch, but both tired, and Balthasar was i up in the last few yards to be third. i I • • s s i Most of the stables shipping here for the Derby will Dring their own jockeys, which will include among others, Earl Sande, Buddy Ensor and Tony Pascuma, Leo Dandurand, partner of Joseph Cat-tarinich, arrived at Bainbridge. Jack Carter, who has the book of jockey T. Reno, injured in the spill a few days ago, said Reno would resume riding next week. J. Hernandez probably will be out of action for several months, as will W. Carroll. Halliard will be laid up several days as a result of an injury he suffered in his most recent race. Following injuries sustained in a fall here Monday, Erin Go Bragh later was destroyed.
