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ONEIDA PURSE TO SOLACE Old Timer Survives in Stretch Drive With Donny Johnny. Flying Don Is in Front Throughout and . Scores Over Inarage in Third Race Devonshire Track Heavy. WINDSOR, Ont., Aug. 30. Solace, whose path this year has not been strewn with the roses of victory as in some previous seasons, showed a return to winning form this afternqon when he defeated Donny Johnny and. the others that contested the Oneida Purse, at three-quarters of .a mile. This was one of the best races run on the heavy track today before a crowd comparing favorably with the best of the meeting. Donny Johnny appeared the winner of the Oneida in the early part of it, but Solace wore him down in the final sixteenth after an interesting struggle. Happy Warrior ran a good race, but was unable to cope with the two leaders in the final stages. On Leave might have been a more important factor but for getting into the deepest going. Keltwick left the non-winner ranks by accounting for the opening five and one-half furlongs dash, under claiming conditions, for horses that had not won since May 20. Parade Rest was second and the early pacemaker, Prince Westend, was third before Court Martial. The latter closed going the fastest of all. Prince Westend was soon out in front and Parade Rest was" his closest follower. The pair dominated the running until reaching the stretch, where they both came out to the middle of the track in search of the better going. Keltwick stayed close to the rail and moved to the front when the leaders went out. Keltwick soon opened up daylight but, through that last seventy yards, was anchored in the deeper footing and barely held on long enough to gain a neck decision from Parade Rest. The latter, after wearing down the early pacemaker, . set sail for the leader but, despite overhauling him rapidly, was a couple of strides short of taking down the major award. Prince Westend faltered, but was never in danger of losing third place. Favorite players suffered a set-back in the Canadian-bred juvenile test when Surfun and Silver Sail, racing as the J. E. Smallman entry and backed into stout favoritism, were forced to accept third and fourth place, respectively. The winner turned up in Ju-niam, which raced coupled with Corsinax in the silks of Ryland H. New. By the Sea, from the Thorncliffe Stable, raced to the place, beaten a neck for top honors and scarcely gaining his part of the purse by a nose. Surfun looked all over the winner straightening out in the stretch, having a margin of five lengths over the -ultimate winner. Through the closing sixteenth he weakened badly, but it still appeared that there would be no one along in time to catch him. It was just within the shadow of the finish line that Juniam showed in front and By the Sea was up just on the line to take the place. Money Man was racing strongly nearing the half-mile ground when he stumbled and fell, unseating N. Foden, who escaped injury. Silver Sail suffered considerable interference in the running. Roy Waldron saddled another winner in the third race, at six furlongs. . This was under claiming conditions and brought out the limit number of starters. Flying Don was the medium of his latest victory. The Master Charlie three-year-old went to the lead in the opening few strides, displayed the most speed throughout and had an advantage of a half length over Inarage at the end. Inarage, breaking from the extreme outside, went into contention in the opening quarter mile, made a determined challenge through the stretch, but was. not good enough. Caryldon, after breaking ; slowly, was rushed into contention, but never could reach the leading pair in the final . drive. ; Jesse Burks has arranged to ship his sta-, ble to Riverside Park, Kansas City, on Wed-; nesday. Frank Navin, owner of the Detroit Tigers, was a visitor at Devonshire today to watch . Caryldon perform in the third race. Navin . bred Caryldon at hfs Evergreen Farm in Anchorage, Ky. :
