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. E. R. BRADLEYS BOOTLESS Registers His First Success of Winter Season at Tropical Park. Scores in Thrilling Finish to Defeat War Games by a Head With Maxine F. Third. MIAMI, Fla., March 31. Turning in one of his best performances of the waning Florida season enabled Edward Riley Bradleys Bootless to annex his first victory of his winter campaign when he accounted for the sixth and featured the Surf, an allowance affair at one mile that served as the bright and particular attraction at Tropical Park today. Opposed by four other three-year-olds after the withdrawal of H. H. Browns Swamp Angel, which reduced the field to five starters, the Bradley-owned gelding proved the first successful choice to make good for the talent and his score was achieved in one of the most thrilling finishes of the day when he covered the eight-furlong journey a head in the van of War Games, from the Mrs. G. S. Preece stable. Lapped on the pair as they flashed across the line, Maxine F., in the colors of W. A. Bridges, was a fast-moving third, and R. W. Collins Old Comrade abreast as he easily took the measure of the only other starter, Sandy Boy. For the nineteenth day of the local meeting, a card, consisting mostly of overnight races, was the offering, and a crowd of good size was present for the entertainment offered. In the race accounted for by Bootless, a good start took place and in the run to the first turn, Sandy Boy was permitted to move into the lead by H. Dabson and he went Continued on twenty-sixth page. E. R. BRADLEYS BOOTLESS Continued from first page. along under sufference all downs the far side of the track with War Games racing lapped. Back of the pair Maxine F. and Bootless were being rated by their riders with the Bradley colt on the outside. Until reaching the final turn, no change occurred in the running positions although Old Comrade chasing along in last place was cutting down some of the distance that separated him from his four opponents. Sandy Boy was holding to his lead tenaciously as he left the far side of the course, but he was being pressed closely, and before reaching the front stretch and giving up his position to War Games. With four of the five starters abreast at this point, Bootless rallying strongly under a vigorous drive, overhauled the Preece starter midway of the stretch then under furious handling, managed to land over the line with a short head as his final margin. War Games, holding on gamely, saved second place by a similar distance, but in a few more strides would have given way to Maxine F., which finished strongest of either of the leaders. Outsiders took down the main portions of the purse in the opening event, a dash of five and one-half furlongs, fashioned for older sprinter platers, in which eight non-winners since the present season was inaugurated were the contestants. In this winning honors fell to Mrs. M. Howards four-year-old Freeman when he swept to the finish leading Scintilla from the G. LaFlesh barn, by a short margin, with third accounted for by Mrs. H. Mcllvains Torch Maiden, who led the disappointing choice, .Tudor Queen, and the four others. The second event was the first of two listed events for two-year-olds on the card, and it brought an upset when Say When, from the W. H. Gallagher stable, racing equipped with blinkers, led for every stride of the journey to register in rather easy fashion. Second was taken by Bomar Stables Biscayne Blue, another at liberal odds, with P. B. Codds Gleaming driving into third place to keep the public choice, Wise Bun, out of the placing. Mrs. H. H. Brown furnished the winner of the third offering, a split of the first event that was contested over the five and a half furlongs distance when Zulu Lad, accounted for the abbreviated sprint in a hard drive. The score of the brown performer took place at the direct expense of Lady Pal, who enjoyed the most support in the speculation and was the third choice of the day to be overthrown. Third went to Queen Vic of the W. H. Gallagher stable, while Centermarch and Lady Pal had the most speed, racing in the van position and heads apart down the back stretch, while Pinluck had a burst of speed to lead the eventual winner. Pinluck was soon done, wilting into the discard, and Zulu Lad was "sent after the leaders on the far turn. Here Lady Pal had disposed of Centermarch and taken the lead. Zulu Lad was sent after her through the stretch and gradually wore her down under hard urging. Bain Marie, a first-time starter from the St. Louis Stable, scored a surprise victory when she proved superior to six other maiden two-year-olds that met in the fourth race that was the second two-year-old event of the day on the program. Hurtle, in the livery of C. V. Whitney, chased the winner to the close of the number with Incognito a driving third to take the measure of Winon and three others. Entrusted to R. Wholey, who is adept at riding juveniles, the daughter of Transmute showed the result of good schooling and education when she left the stalls in good style to race along in pursuit of Incognito, who was sent out by W. G. Jackson to lead the way. Back of the pair, Jay Bee Jay led Hurtle who had some difficulty in getting into position while Winon, from whom much was expected, was away last and forced wide as she attempted to gain a forward position. With no change until th stretch was reached, Bain Marie quickly drove on past the tiring Incognito to take command when straightened for home and dominated thereafter to cross the winning line with a little more than a length to spare over Hurtle. The Silver Stock Farm added another purse to the stable earnings when Moll defeated Letter Box, from the Mrs. W. Straw-bridge barn, E. Coats Dame Quickly and three other three-year-old fillies that met for decision in the fifth race which served as the co-feature. Leading virtually throughout the race, the victorious daughter of Lee O. Cotner and Sin, sped over the last line of the six furlongs journey to account for her initial score of the season in a hard drive to win by her own length and her triumph brought about the fifth consecutive reverse for the public choices. o c f o r t ea .ac3,o
