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DENEMARKS FINANCE SCORES SCORESQualifies Qualifies Impressively for Rich Dixie Handicap Next Saturday tarries 120 Founds at Historic Pimlico and andDefeats Defeats Matey Azucar Kievex Kievexand and Others PIMLICO Md May 3 Showing the same fepeed that marked his winter performances jand made him one of the stars of racing in Florida among the handicap brigade Mrs Emil Denemarks Finance stouthearted son of Bull Dog and Bourse qualified hand eomely for the Dixie Handicap to be run here Saturday when he turned in a front running victory for his first eastern triumph k Finance took the Brookland Wood Handi ¬ cap that served as the principal race on the eightrace program at the hilltop course of the Maryland Jockey Glub today Car ¬ rying the steadying impost of 120 pounds and getting all of the pace under his heavy bur ¬ den and under a brilliant ride by jockey Charles Kurtsinger the fiveyearold gelding achieved his victory in a thrilling finish to best Purple Knight from the R H Heighe stable by a head after they battled furiously for fivesixteenths of a mile to be four lengths before Azucar F M Alger Jrs veteran took third in the field of seven sevenThe The others under silks in the trial for the Dixie Handicap and specials were Two Bob Matey Bootless and Kievex and they were in this order at the end of the race that was run in the swift time of 145 LARGE CROWD PRESENT PRESENTThe The Brookland Wood was easily the best offering on the fourth program at this his ¬ toric old course and under sunny skies an ¬ other large crowd was out for the sport and the entertainment was more true to form than dayIn on any other preceding day In the feature the seven starters engaged were aligned without much delay and Fi ¬ nance from his inside berth was partic ¬ ularly alert under C Kurtsinger to take im ¬ mediate command and he never surren ¬ dered his lead Going along smoothly while Purple Knight offered all the opposition the game son of Bull Dog stuck to his task gamely to reward his followers and mark up the first local success for the Chicagoowned stable stableFinance Finance was neyar more than a length and onehalf in front at any stage of the journey this margin obtaining at the half mile pole when J OMalley changed holds on the R H Heighe horse In the final drive Finance was whipped freely to keep him at his work and it took every ounce of his riders skill to have him last long enough for honors honorsPurple Purple Knight in his battle to dislodge the winner was four lengths clear of Azucar while Two Bob a nose away was just a head in advance of Matey who was making his second appearance of the season The W M Jeffords colt gave a good account of himself But he will have to show much more improvement before he can be counted on as a principal threat in the Preakness for which he is being pointed The colt lacked speed to be prominent early but after finding his way into a contending position at the top of the stretch failed to come on as expected He however was meeting older horses and his showing should do much toward further conditioning conditioningWARRIOR WARRIOR QUEEN SCORES SCORESThe The Glen Ellen Purse for fillies and mares was secondary feature on the card and Glen Riddle Farms Warrior Queen turned back the six of her sex which opposed her in the six furlongs test Quickly dis ¬ posing of Dashing Doe after the start the daughter of American Flag spurted into a clear lead when leaving the back stretch and retained command to the end One and onehalf lengths away from the winner De ¬ flate racing for J P Jones was second and three lengths before Care For which took third for W F Hitt Jockey Eddie DeCamil las had the mount oh the winner to register his second score of the afternoon He had previously pilpted Maridas Baby in the third race
