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LIGHT WEIGHT BIG FACTOR Don Creole Carries 104 Pounds to Victory at River Downs. Heavy Track Improves Rapidly and Becomes Slow Biff Pay-Off In "Daily Double" Days Feature. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 14. Don Creole, one of the leaders of Miami racing and under the feather impost of 104 pounds, was an easy and surprise winner of the Nether-land Plaza Handicap, sixth and principal offering at River Downs. Mrs. James Ches-neys Professor Paul was second, two and a half lengths back of the winner and a length before I. J. Collins Paradisical. Safe and Sound, coupled with Best Bid as the H. V. and W. J. Young entry, and the favorite, saved fourth from Gyral and his stablemate. Ideal weather conditions prevailed for the most attractive program of the week and another large crowd was present. Aided by warm sunshine, the track was in a better condition and although it was heavy for the first two races, It was classified as slow for the later events. Favorites again were in the limelight, but the "Daily Dougle," which returned ,141.20 for each ticket, was the largest pay-off of the meeting, and there were several other surprises. FOWLERS GOOD RIDE. Glen Fowler was astride the three-year-old Crack Brigade gelding and he rode him in fine style. Saving him while the strongly-supported Paradisical was showing the way to the back stretch, Fowler drove him up near the final half mile. However, Paradisical had something left and again drew clear, only to give way approaching the final quarter. Once in command, Don Creole, which was successful in his last engagement, drew away rapidly and was in hand at the end. Professor Paul, exhibiting more early speed than he has shown in his last two starts, was never far back and although he failed to menace the winner, was best of the others. Safe and Sound picked up the chase when Best Bid gave way but could not get in striking distance and tired fast. Gyral was always far back, only passing Best Bid in the final drive. One of the most thrilling finishes and the biggest surprise of the meeting came with " the Kemper Lane Purse, fourth event and supporting attraction, when K. A. Bischoffs Midas lasted to beat J. W. Parrishs heavily supported Dellor by a nose at the end of six furlongs. Some eight lengths separated the leading pair and Eye Jay, which gained a nose victory over Dower for minor honors. Overplay and Busy Lutrecia were right with Eye Jay and the picture was needed to separate them. Busy Lutrecia showed the way to the far turn, but soon afterwards Midas, which was handled by Willie Farrell, and Dellor, under the guidance of P. Roberts, displaced her. The pair raced as a team during the final furlong with Midas just lasting. Busy Lutrecia and Dower tired in the final furlong, with Eye Jay coming along to beat them in a spirited finish for the small portion of the purse. Dellor was a 4 to 5 choice, with Midas returning 2 for each straight TIIREEMS MAKES AMENDS. Thresms made amends for Dellors disappointment when he carried J. W. Parrishs colors to an easy victory over Rhiniz, Mo-andmo and seven other plater juveniles at one mile and forty yards in the fifth race. Ridden by Bobby Montgomery and never far back while Queen Irene and Burl dominated the pace, the winner, which enjoyed favoritism, forged to the front entering the stretch to lead Rhiniz by two and one-half lengths at the end. Erins Sun, home-bred son of Sun God II. Erins Bride, was graduated from the maiden juvenile ranks when he carried the colors of I. J. Collins, his breeder, to a handy and popular victory over Hildur Rose, Honduras and eight other plater two-year-olds in the first race, at six furlongs. Unable to keep up after a fast beginning, Erins Sun worked his way forward steadily. Wearing down the tiring Derby Dusk entering the stretch and able to draw away from Hildur Rose when she offered a bold bid approaching the final furlong, Erins Sun reached the finish in hand a length before Hildur Rose, which was some two lengths in front of Honduras. The latter beat Feezie by a neck for third. Field horses carried off first and third honors in the second race, for which a limit field of lowly platers was under colors, when Jesse Spencers Sweet Tone was the winner and Snoops finished third. Onside, which led the greater part of the way, separated the pair at the end, three parts of a length back of the Spencer gelding and a length before Snoops, which beat the tiring Grattan by a nose for minor honors. Rapid Prince, the favorite, finished fifth and Rolanda, a strongly supported second choice, seventh. Sunshine Boy, useful Torchilla gelding, which races for John Chivis, chalked up his first victory of the meeting and provided the second popular score when he was a handy winner Of the third race,
