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END OF MIAMI SEASON Mantagna Runs Back to His Per- . formance Behind Black Helen. Accounts for Derby Consolation Stakes, Final Feature at Tropical Wright Shines. MIAMI, Fla., April 1. Making his first start since his handy performance behind Black Helen in the renewal of the Florida Derby at Hialeah Park, in which he finished second, Mantagna, bearing the silks of the Maemere Farm Stable, owned by De-Witt Page, scored his most important victory when he triumphed in the Derby Consolation Stakes, a gallop of one mile and a sixteenth, which served as the principal offering on the Charity Day program at Tropical Park, which brought the curtain down on one of the greatest winter racing seasons ever held on the Florida peninsula. Carrying 116 pounds and opposed by the best of the three-year-old crop that remained here for this important turf prize, Mantagna gave a splendid account of himself when jockey E. Litzenberger directed the son of Sweep Natica along in the van position before ten others of his age to score in decisive fashion and earn exactly ,850 when he swept past the line of victory, leading home Sun Fairplay of the Fair Fields Stable by three lengths. Landing in third position and narrowly missing earning the place honors came E. R. Bradleys Bloodroot, one of the two fillies that were engaged, while fourth was the part of the purse for Mrs. C. S. Bromleys Brannon when he took the measure of St. Moritz, which in turn led Hardware, Beaver Dam, Dokas, Bounding Count, Paradisical and Tutticurio. Sixteen were orignially slated to strive for the ,000 added prize that was supported by seven other events, but fortunately no lessening of interest was manifested through the failure of the five others to appear in silks. In the Derby Consolation, some delay was experienced before a start could be had, and it was not before Mantagna was placed on , the outside after his unruliness in his allotted space. Tutticurio was quickestawarsr-" from the post, but he was soon caught when Mantagna was sent up going to the turn. Brannon was sent into second place, while Paradisical was holding third just before Sun Fairplay and the others which were being led by Bloodroot. Straightened into the back stretch with but half a length separating him from Brannon, the Maemere colt was going along smoothly, and Litzenberger was permltting-his mount every chance to settle to his task. These two were setting a fast pace when they ran the first half in :47, and it found Paradisical unable to keep up. Brannon was through as the front stretch was reached, and with Mantagna going smoothly it took little speed from the colt to have him draw out into a lead of three lengths, which was enough for victory. F. M. Algers Nedvive earned further prestige as one of the best juveniles of the Florida season when he made a show of seven other shifty juveniles, including his stable companion, Neds Affinity, when he drove to a decisive victory in the Coral Gables Special, a dash of four furlongs that attracted the best youngsters quartered at the Gables course. Looked upon as the offering of secondary importance, Nedvive and her running companion were accorded tremendous support, and the victory of the F. M. Alger, Jr., miss was popular with the large gathering. Going into command immediately under W. D. Wrights intelligent handling, the swift daughter of Neddie left little doubt as to her superiority when she accomplished her success to score by four lengths. Shaking off Glory Greenock after a furlong had been covered, Nedvive went on resolutely to conquer her opponents and had much in reserve, as she finished the distance in :47. - In the battle for minor honors, Maeriel, com- ing with a bold last-second rush, landed in second place, in the livery of the Maemero Farm, to defeat Curtis Kings Glory Greenock by a half length, while Skotchy finished fourth before the four others. Eleven distance performers of mediocre grade furnished the contention in the third race, and it was Chief A., from the Mrs. A. Carfano stable, that proved the better stayer when he led from end to end to score his success in a driving finish.
