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FAVORITES HAVE POOR DAY Abdel Adds to Cincinnati Fans Woe by Racing Wide. . Heavy Track Prevails at Coney Island Dollar Princess Triumphs in Outstanding Race on Card. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 10. A heavy rain after the first race Wednesday and another terrific downpour this morning left the Coney Island course of the Cincinnati Jockey Club in a heavy condition for the seven-race program this afternoon. It caused many withdrawals, but failed to have any appreciable effect on the card, which was for those from the claiming ranks and engaging a majority of performers that prefer soft footing. Despite the threatening weather, another large crowd was present. Surprises were in order in the first four races and when Abdel went to the outside, on the stretch turn in the fourth race, which attracted one of the best fields, it marked the downfall of another well backed favorite. Winning honors went to Miss L. Hoffmans Dollar Princess, with Young Bill second, and Uncle Matt third. Eight started and while the veteran, W. Boganowski, had a good hold of Dollar Princess at the end, Young Bill and Uncle Matt were close up with a neck separating them. Uncle Matt was a half length in the van of Chipola. There -was a delay at the start, but when it came Nora D., the chief offender, was the sufferer. Boganowski soon had the winner in command and she drew away from Shift with ease. Abdel moved up fast after leaving the far turn, but while in a contending position ducked to the outside and when G. Arnold finally straightened him out he was far in the wake of the leaders. Although she was second choice to the winner, Dollar Princess paid 9 to 2. Plunket and Chinns Noelwood furnished another surprise when he was a driving winner of the Pleasant Plain Claiming Purse, which attracted a field of five at one mile and a sixteenth in the fifth race. Habanero was second, with Pillnita third. After following the pace of Habanero, which received the most support, to the final furlong, the winner gradually wore down the pacemaker to have a neck advantage at the finish. Pillnita always was best of the three others. R. C. Schwarz furnished a surprise winner of the fivcand one-half furlongs introductory race, which attracted eleven juveniles, when Brilliant Lass was an easy winner. Gertie was second, with Lady Macaw third. Quidam, which came in for the most support, began slowly and failed to offer any serious threat. The Schwarz filly, ridden by Pete Groos, rushed into command soon after the start and, holding Gertie safe, was under a good hold at the finish. Tha consistent and much raced Kai-Finn was an easy winner of the second race. Sec- Continued on second page. FAVORITES HAVE POOR DAY Continued from first page. ond went to the heavily backed Tadcaster, with Lanier the best of the five others. Taking command soon after the start and ridden by Melvin Knight, the five-year-old son of Kai-Sang held sway from there on to lead Tadcaster by three lengths. The latter was slow reaching his stride and although he wore down Lanier in the final furlong he was no match for the winner. A field of eleven raced one mile and seventy yards in the third race, for which Amil-lian was the favorite, and it resulted in a close finish and mild surprise when Deenie lasted to beat the choice. Miss Adele was i third. Sent into command before reaching the back stretch, the winner continued to hold Amillian safe, and although tiring badly in the last stages, managed to outfinish her opponent. From a tardy beginning, Miss Adele improved her position rapidly, and although much the best of Dr. Becker, she failed to threaten the leaders.
