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MARY HIRSCHS OVER YONDER WINS Fleet Son of High Cloud Makes Amends for Earlier Disappointing Races at Miami Despite Plater Day Card Tropical Sport Is Exciting MIAMI, Fla., April 2 Over Yonder, fleet-footed son of High Cloud and Idleness, which performs for Mary Hirsch, stepped into the charmed circle for the first time this season when he accounted for the best offering on the all-claiming program provided at Tropical Park today. Backed confidently and expertly ridden by Ira Hanford, the triumphant colt redeemed himself for the races in which he failed earlier in the season when his score came in the fifth, a test over six furlongs for three-year-olds, with the top J price set at ,000. Leading from the fall of the flag to race the three-quarters route in 1:12, the New York-owned racer never left the result in doubt to reach the end of the contest leading Good Omen, another filly, by three lengths, while third was the portion of the spoils for Y. W. Manns Inflame when-he took the measure of the outlander Crataegus, the favored Miss Subway and two others of which Lum Joy was last of the party. Despite the fact that the card in its entirety was recruited from the plater ranks, exciting finishes enlivened proceedings and good sport was in order for the twenty-first day of the local meeting. A dead heat for third place in the running of the first race, between Tramway and Balaath, added to the enthusiasm of the matinee, which was witnessed by a good-sized turnout of fans. In the headliner Good Omen, a fast filly, was sent into the lead by M. Greer, and Ira Hanford elected to go along with the pace with the Hirsch three-year-old. These two soon drew away from their company going down the far side of the track, while Miss Subway headed the others. Leaving the back stretch Over Yonder lost little time before wresting command from the Miss L. C. White miss, then increased his-lead until he was well clear, -after which he was in hand to finish with three lengths to spare. Good Omen managed to hold on long enough and was a half length before Inflame, which took third by a clear margin. An exciting finish brought the spectators to their feet in the initial offering of the day and it saw Old Ironsides, from the. Bomar Stable, scoring a popular triumph when, in a furious finish, he managed to defeat LaBonte and Morejohns Zowie, Mrs. C. Tumins Tramway and five others of cheap Continued on twenty-sixth page. MARY HIRSCHS OVER YONDER IS WINNER Continued from first page. grade that raced over the intermediate five and one-half furlongs distance. The finish was in doubt until the official placing was made through the guidance of the camera-eye. It resulted in the first dead heat in Florida for third honors when Tramway and Balaath finished so closely aligned that the pitcure could not separate the pair as they drove past the line a nose before Krona, which led the others. Old Ironsides, to effect his score, rallied nicely in the final drive after forcing the pace provided by Prince Danny, and it was just a head that divided him from Zowie, which led Tramway by her own length. On the decision of the judges Tramway and Balaath split third money and, accordingly, the price on each was posted on the final pay-off. Another exciting finish took place in the second event, a test for juveniles over four furlongs, when it saw Cathy P., from the Mrs. C. Phillips barn, returned the winner. Her score, accomplished after she led the way from the ring of the bell, was attributed to the fine finish put up by E. Steffen, who had his mount past the line a neck in advance of Mrs. E. Denemarks Legion. At the end these two were out four lengths before J. U. Grattons Ubald G., which took, third by a scant head over Odessa Farms Hildur Queen. Cathy P. was quickest under way with the sound of the bell and Steffen utilized the fillys early speed to have her two lengths in the van at the turn. Legion, going in chase of the filly, was well clear of Little Audrey, which was barely heading Gloss, Ubald G. and Hildur Queen. Reaching the stretch Legion drove abreast of the ultimate winner, and from that point to the finish the pair fought it out stubbornly, with Cathy P. proving the better stayer under her capable pilot. Dean Swift and jockey J. Pollard, completed a winning combination in the third offering when the Miss L. C. White sprinter captured honors over E. Craigies Shepherd Boy, W. Watermans Air Line and four other mediocre platers at the end of the six furlongs third race. Coming from behind the fast early pace provided by Shepherd Boy and Queen Vic, the four-year-old White sprinter raced past around his tiring opponents after moving up with a rush on the stretch turn, then under a tenacious drive came to the end to win by a neck. Shepherd Boy, holding on courageously, was a length and a half before Air Line for second place, with the latter in turn holding a similar margin over Queen Vic. The winner was second choice to Air Line in the speculation. Mrs. W. Rosens veteran black-coated sprinter Regula Baddun, atoned for his recent defeat suffered here a few days ago and scored a lucky victory when he led every step of the fourth race, another test over six furlongs. His score was lucky because I. Hanford, who rode Scotch Queen into second place, was unable to do the Smallman miss justice. The youngster carelessly permitted his mount to lug towards the inside after driving abreast of the Rosen sprinter midway in the stretch drive, and he had to take the filly up several times in an effort to keep her from crowding Regula Baddun. The result of this gave Regula Baddun a lease on life after it appeared he would be overhauled and he gamely stuck it out to register by a .head. Another exciting finish occurred in the -running of the sixth event and once again -the camera eye was called into use to guide the placing judges. In this, Johnny Tight, racing for J. W. Parrish, was awarded major honors and his success took place over Mrs. G. R. Allens Jerry H., with third falling to the lot of G. T. Libbys Sun Camp, which caused the better fancied entrants, Sweet Susan and Dame Quickly, to finish unplaced in the field of six.
