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LADY DEDLOCK AT GOOD ODDS I Easily Best in .Navy Day Claiming Purse at River Downs. Illcena In Runner-Up Position Racing at Cincinnati Course Marked by Two Dead Heats for Show Money. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct 27. The second i dead heat of the afternoon at the River Downs meeting came with the Navy Day Claiming Purse, the fourth, and first of two j principal attractions, when Oddesa Farms ; Oddesa Boy and H. Ragans Alice Highland were so closely lapped for third honors that the picture failed to separate them. Mrs. i Bessie Franzheim furnished the winner when j Lady Dedlock reached the end of the six . furlongs distance two and onerhalf lengths before Ridge Brook Stables Hicena. The lat- : ter led the lapped pair by a length and one- i half for second. Six better-grade plater juveniles started, with Alice Highland taking command at i once and Wowo, the second choice, in closest pursuit Oddesa Boy, the favorite, was the last in motion and trailed the field to the : far turn. Gerald Glcason was forced to take the winner to the outside at the stretch turn i and, with long, sweeping strides, she drove down on the outside to subdue Hicena and Wowo after they had disposed of Alice Highland. SLIGHT INTERFERENCE. During the final sixteenth the Franzheim filly increased her advantage and Gleason had her in hand at the end. Oddesa Boy met slight Interference when Fowler attempted to .get him through on the inside in the stretch and but for this probably would have been a stronger factor at the close. After " relinquishing the lead, Wowo quit badly and Toneys Girl was always far back. Lady Dedlock ran the distance in 1:17 and paid 2.60 for straight After a morning of cold and cloudy weather the sun came out at noon and aided in making conditions the most pleasant of the week. The racing strip was in a heavy condition and was responsible ! for several surprises. Courtneys Pet, useful Greenock gelding : and a half brother to Rock X., won his i second straight race of the meeting and his i sixth of the year when he was much the s best of Our Willie and Brophy, the well-supported Ramrod and three others in the ! Queen City Yacht Club Purse, the fifth, and I second of the two principal offerings. Bert Thornton rushed the Collinsbrook : Farm Stable colorbearer into a long lead I during the opening quarter and, merely cantering, - he reached the end four lengths before Our Willie, which drove down on the : inside to beat Brophy a half a length for r second. The latter raced wide throughout t and was some three lengths before -the favorite, which failed to improve his. position i under strong urging. Toni, the second I choice, quit after five-sixteenths, and Jildac : Rose retired after five, furlongs. I FIRST DEAD HEAT. The first dead heat of the meeting came with the first race, which resulted in an l easy and popular victory for A. C. Ernsts 3 Alkit, when Grace Grier and Sandora were : so closely aligned for minor honors that the ; picture failed to separate them. Swift Air r was second, two and a half lengths back of f the winning daughter of Stimulus and Kit, :, and a length before Grace Grier5 and Sandora." - Dangerlee andSwift Air led the 5 ten other maiden juveniles to the stretch, i, but the winner, which was ridden by J. Long, came on to take command approaching - the final furlong and win in hand. 1. Grace Grier raced on the inside throughout t and Catchem, the second choice, tired after r making up ground. The field combination a composed of Sandora and three others came e 1 in for strong support The second race resulted in one of the popular victories of the meeting when Mrs. :. " E. E. Watsons Ohio-owned Miss Twinkling ! was an easy winner. Ana X. was second j and Hope Loring third at the end of six x furlongs. Bobby Montgomery rushed the L daughter of Mentor to the front during the e opening quarter and, drawing clear after r ! disposing of Donna James, she came to the e finish two lengths before Ana X., which h led Hope Loring by some three and one-half if lengths for second. The latter tired after r five furlongs and only lasted to beat High h Explosive by a nose for minor honors. Mrs. H. Daftness Briny Deep, a stalwart t 3 John P. Grier gelding, chalked up his second d Continued on thirtv-fifth cage. LADY DEDLOCK AT GOOD ODDS Continued from third page. score of the meeting and furnished a big surprise when he was a handy winner of the three-quarters third race, for which Tarpon, the favorite, trailed the field of ten at the end. Zipaiong was second and Casanard third. Casanard had the speed of the pack and led them to the final three-sixteenths, where the winner was driven through the field by Porter Roberts to reach the lead j and have a lengths advantage over Zipaiong I at the end. The latter, which was forced to i the outside in the drive, was a neck before Casanard, which led House Warmer by two lengths for minor honors. After beginning I fast Tarpon dropped back steadily and ap-
