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PEGGY LEHMANN IN FRONT Carries Southland Baker Colors-to Handicap Victory. Big Crowd Watches First Saturday Program at Coney Island Bright Bubble Proves Disappointment. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 5. Under the brilliant riding of the diminutive G. South, Peggy Lehmann carried the colors of R. L. Baker to a driving victory in the Cincinnati Handicap feature event of the well balanced program that was offered for the first Saturdays card at the Coney Island course of the Cincinnati Jockey Club this afternoon. W. F. Hausmans Cincinnati-owned Ridge-view was second, a nose before W. L. Johnsons Rip Van Winkle. Bright Bubble, the favorite, was fourth. Morsel and Flag Flying completed the field. There was an immediate start to the handicap and the lightly weighted Flag Flying was soon in command. Morsel was showing thw way to Bright Bubble, while Peggy Lehmann was racing under steady restraint. They went to the back stretch in this order, but before reaching the far turn Morsel had headed Flag Flying and South was fast wearing down Bright. Bubble with the ultimate winner. After entering the stretch Morsel drew away into a long lead, but Peggy Lehmann was shortening the distance and she reached the lead in the final sixteenth. Near the far turn Ridgeview moved up threateningly, but she was blocked and G. Arnold was forced to go to the outside. When Arnold found clear sailing, Rip Van Winkle had made his move and they raced on even terms for the final eighth, where Morsel and Bright Bubble gave way. However, the latter came again in the late stages and the finish found her only a head back of Rip Van Winkle. Despite being asked to carry top weight of 110 pounds, which called on her to give away much weight to her opposition, Bright Bubble was a 7 to 5 choice, with the winner next in regard at odds slightly better than 3 to 1. Peggy Lehmann, favored with 102 pounds, ran the distance in 1:45. Under the most ideal weather conditions of the meeting and before a crowd estimated at 12,000, the eight-race program was decided over a fast track. Although there were several surprises, choices were victorious in many of the races, and those next in regard played a prominent part. Several of the races were decided by close margins, and the thrilling finishes brought forth many outbursts of applause. Benefiting by being in motion at the start, I. Korts Wise Dream lasted to register her initial score over eleven other maiden two-year-olds in the five and a half furlongs dash that opened the program. Long Bit, Continued on twenty-second vage.J PEGGY LEHMANN IN FRONT Continued from first page. equal choice with the winner, was beaten by a nose for the winners portion, with Good Politian third. Wise Dream went out to make a runaway affair of the sprinting, but Long Bit moved up fast after the opening quarter and he was fast wearing down the leaders at the finish. While George and Monnie Belle quit badly after three-eighths, Good Politian came fast. after finding clear sailing in the final quarter. Another close finish occurred in the second race when Parade Step, paying the largest return of the meeting, defeated Moppet by a head. Bonnie Marita, coupled with Doris B. and Newburger in the mutuel field, was third. A dozen started and the winner, ridden by H. L. Fischer, was the first under way. Holding sway throughout, he withstood the belated challenge of Moppet, while Proud Princess, the favorite, tired after reaching third place, at the end of the half mile. Bonnie Marita was forced to come from far back to wear down Water Lad for the minor award. Seven of the better grade sprinters contested the six furlongs of the third race, and it resulted in an easy and popular victory for C. C. Van Meters Bedight, with Running Water second and Plumage third. The unsexed son of Dress Parade .and Elaine, making his first appearance under colors here, was the first under way and Willie Garner was not overexerted in keeping him clear of his opposition. After making a bold attempt at reaching the pacemaker in the opening three-eighths, Justice Logan dropped back, while Plumage, which was outrun in the early stages, stole through on the inside to be a half-length before Dominant Miss. Nine platers started in the fourth race, for which Baboo was the favorite, and it resulted in a close finish, with Monkey Shine the winner. After leading to the final sixteenth, Baboo beat Last Attempt a nose for second place, with the latter four lengths before Lady Jay for third. Ridden by the veteran Melvin Knight, Monkey Shine forced the pace of Baboo throughout and wore down the leader in the final stages to be three-quarters of a length before him at the finish. Low Gear, the second choice, showed little to merit his backing. The fifth event, one of the feature races at a distance greater than a mile, was productive of a surprise when Skirl, which was well backed, quit badly after showing the way to the final sixteenth. The lightly regarded Pillnita was a handy winner, with Skirl second and Vagabond third. While Skirl was racing far in the lead, Pillnita was forced to come from far back and did not reach a contending position until the final quarter. After wearing down Skirl, R. demons took hold of him, and the finish found him a length before Skirl, which saved second by a half length from Vagabond, which was prominent from the start
