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OVERTAKES FORTUNATE YOUTH Broadway Lights Gets Up in Time to Gain Close Decision. Flying Don, Meeting Better Class at Kenilworth, Finishes Third Dunlins Lad Noses Out Wacket. WINDSOR, Ont, Aug. 17. Broadway Lights, consistent three-year-old son of Broadway Jones and Lotus, racing for the Brooklyn sportsman, T. McCarthy, accounted for major honors in the three-quarters of the fifth. This was the best race on todays program at Kenilworth and engaged an evenly-matched field of seven. S. H. Friedlein just missed rounding out a double for the day when Fortunate Youth was beaten a scant nose. Flying Don, in the silks of J. Waldron, which moved up considerably in the class he met, was third. From a good start Song Hit, as usual, went out to make the pace, racing away into a long lead in the run through the back stretch. Broadway Lights was permitted to settle into his best stride and began to move up as the field swung out of the back stretch. Song Hit was still well clear as the stretch was neared. Fortunate Youth, after being reserved in the early part, moved up and was following in nearest pursuit of the pacemaker. After straightening out for the run to the finishing line, Louman called upon Fortunate Youth and the latter readily drew into the lead. Mattioli had succeeded in getting Broadway Lights going in his best style and moved up on the inside at the stretch turn. Fortunate Youth was still hanging to his lead, but Broadway Lights, fortunate in gaining clear sailing all through the stretch, drew even with the leader a few strides from the finish and succeeded in gaining the decision in the final strides. Flying Don, which had raced well up the entire trip, was another length back in third place; Polyphote, from the C. E. Davison string", turned in her usually consistent effort to account for the five and one-half furlongs race that started .the days, entertainment. K. C. Barrs Grimace raced into second place and Crackle, defeated the favorite, Wooly West, for third. The finish was one of the closest of the meeting. The Davison filly again carried most of the pacemaking burden and held on tenaciously to withstand the closing challenge of Grimace and triumph by the merest of margins. Grimace, which lacked the speed of the winner in the early stages, came with a rush in the stretch that carried her within a, stride of winning. Crackle tired in the last seventy yards, though enjoying a big margin over Wooly West. Shawnee which was recently brought to Kenilworth from Ohio, making his second start of the year proved best of the dozen platers that met in the second race. Under the handling of H. Louman, Shawnee was sent up fast in the opening quarter-mile. Princeton was making the pace and led until midway around the turn. Approaching the quarter pole, Shawnee went into the van. Shoot which was a well-backed choice, after breaking slowly moved into contention on the outside. Shawnee opened up daylight on his field straightening out for the run to the finish but Shoot, obtaining clear sailing through the stretch, closed fast and was wearing the winner down at every stride. Princeton faltered in the closing drive but easily saved third. There came another close and thrilling finish in the third. J. E. Smallmaris Dunlins Lad came through on the inside at the stretch turn to snatch victory from Wacket, with the early pacemaker, Miss Baggage, holding on well to take the minor award. Miss Baggage and Wacket cut out the running for the first half-mile. Legere gradually worked his way to the lead and steadied the Smallman plater along until reaching the stretch. As the final turn was reached, Wacket and Miss Baggage went wide, and this afforded the opportunity that Legere had been waiting for. He sent Dunlins Lad up with" a rush, closed stoutly in the stretch, on the inside, and managed to gain the verdict in the last few strides. Wacket, while unable to meet the bid of the winner, was well clear of Miss Baggage. Easter Dandy, from the Ridgewood Farm Stable, accounted for the six furlongs of the fourth race. Refiner came from far back to be second, and Kirkland Post, after being in the thick of the contention throughout, landed third before Sabana. Easter Dandy went to the front as the barrier was released and, showing the most speed, dominated the race throughout and was not endangered by the closing challenge of Refiner. The latter, after beginning well, dropped far back but came fast in the stretch. Kirkland Post was in the first flight throughout and easily held Sabana safe for the show award.
