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SWEET PATRICE SPEEDY FILLY Carries 119 Pounds to Victory in Viscaya Purse at Tropical. Defeats Throttle Wise and Kate Smith for Fourth Successive Score Speed Limit Surprise Winner. CORAL. GABLES, Fla., April 2. Displaying the same speed that characterized three winning performances at this course since the spring meeting opened, Sweet Patrice, brown two-year-old miss of Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs stable, added to her achievements when she picked up 119 pounds to conquer eight other swift youngsters in the Viscaya Purse, most important event at Tropical Park today. Throttle Wide, another filly, landed into second place, while still another of the fair sex was third when Kate Smith captured third place. The score of Sweet Patrice was anticipated by the large crowd that assembled to the grounds of the Gables Racing Association. START DELAYED. In the Viscaya the start was delayed nine and a half minutes, due principally to the antics of Sweet Patrice. While the start was Continued on twenty-second vge. SWEET PATRICE SPEEDY FILLY Continued from first page. not a good one, all but Wise Httdred and Jack Horner left in good order, and it found Sweet Patrice first out of the stalls. Jockey E. Arcaro made splendid use of the getaway to have his mount showing the way to Throttle Wide. In the first quarter the Townsend B. Martin filly raced lapped with Sweet Patrice, but at this point Arcaro had not asked for the best speed of the Halcyon filly. With three furlongs back of them, Sweet Patrice and Throttle Wide gave some ground to Kate Smith at the stretch turn, but both" were able to draw away in the run home as they came to the line separated by a length and a half. An upset marked the running of the first race, a test of six furlongs for sprinting platers, when S. W. Menaguales five-year-old, Speed Limit, scored for the first time in nine starts this season. Leading his seven opponents for practically the entire distance, the victorious Jean Valjean gelding reached the finish a length and a half before Bla-keen, which ruled favorite in the wagering. Taka Walk captured third in a nose finish with Jane K. ELEVEN STARTERS. Eleven ordinary plater distance performers were engaged for the mile and a sixteenth second race, and it gave Mrs. C. P. Lindner the major share of the prize money when Bob Charlie, under a strong ride by jockey K. McCombs, led for every step of the journey to score in a bitterly fought finish. Assuming command in the run to the first turn and meeting stiff contention in the late stages, Bob Charlie stuck to his task grimly to gain a close verdict over Tru-jillo. Third in this went to Malice when she beat War Echoes a nose for third. Eight better than average sprinters met for the third offering, which was also at six furlongs, and it resulted in another surprise when Narise proved best. Say When took second place for G. C. Scott in a tight fit with High Image, while Good King overhauled the disappointing choice, Nemont, to finish fourth. The fourth was the first of the long distance events and another choice failed badly when Dusky Maid could not gain a portion of the principal money prize in the test over a mile and a sixteenth. In this, Findon, a frequent failure this season, uncovered her best speed for Miss A. Doris to beat Maetake in a driving finish, with Do It third before the favorite and three others in the field of seven.
