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tom Ward is best in mud : : Wins His First of Year in Fourth Event at Bainbridge Park. Six Bits, Long Shot in the Betting, Proves Best in ThirdSemester Is Defeated by Regusted. GEAUGA LAKE, Ohio, Aug. 30. Tom Ward registered his first success this year when he wrested the lead from Brown Gold and Sky High entering the stretch and lasted just long enough to score by the shortest of margins in todays fourth race. Last Hour made a game bid to overhaul the Viseur colorbearer in the last sixteenth and all but succeeded. Big Bo finished a bang-up thirdt after closing much ground followed by his usual slow beginning. Over the heaviest track of the local season, the racing was staged, and only horses of superior mud-running ability cut much figure in the distribution of the purse money. The weather was hot and sultry, but the attendance was of average proportions. An upset came in the third race when Six Bits, an outsider, raced over the leaders through the stretch and outstayed Over-brook, the pacemaker, by a narrow margin. It was his maiden victory. Overbrook retained a comfortable lead over the others, while Sir John K. lasted to save the minor award after having raced prominently from the start. Wega, the favorite, was never a factor. Repeating her good performance of Saturday, Cliftons Queen took the measure of some smart two-year-olds in the opener. Opening up an easy, lead-after rounding the far turn, the Clifton Farm filly was never threatened during the stretch run. Sunny Sideup came strongly on the inside entering the stretch, where Doubtless challenged, closing on the, outside. In the final test for second Doubtless proved the gamer.. Untimely, the favorite, showed a dull performance in the going. W. A. McKinney saddled his first winner in many weeks when Regusted captured the second race. Jockey D. Dickson sent him through between the! leaders while rounding the turn for home and he drew away into an easy lead during the stretch run. Despite the fact that Semester was taken extremely wide entering the stretch, he outlasted Elkhart during the final test for second. Muir Station, the early leader, quit badly in the run home. R. J. Barretts Dacite, an outsider, provided one of the numerous surprises when he captured the Madison Purse, run as the fifth race. Jockey Dupuy brought the Sweep gelding up strongly on the ouside of Little Toots, the pacemaker, while rounding the stretch turn. Taking command, he had enough in reserve under Dupuys strong finish to withstand the final challenge of Bright Knot and Happy Lad. During the stretch run, Bright Knot worked his way up on the inside while Happy Lad made his bid closing with good courage on the outside. . This pair reached the wire closely lapped, Bright Knot earning the second award by a head. Little Toots tired rapidly during the run home. For rough riding, on Little Toots in the fifth race Tuesday, jockey J. Atkinson was set down for five days by the stewards.
