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KATE SMITH BACK IN FORM Wins Ocala Purse for First Triumph at Coral Gables Track. Filly Driven Out to Outlast Handiboy In Stretch Duel Highpool Takes First Purse in Two Years. CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 6. W. H. Gallaghers consistent juvenile, Kate Smith, registered her third winning performance of the season when she drove to a front-running and popular victory in the Ocala Purse, a dash of four furlongs for two-year-olds that featured the mid-week program at Tropical Park today. Driven out to the last ounce to triumph in a photograph finish, when four of the half dozen starters came to the line with only a length separating them, the eastern-owned filly won by inches Qver Handiboy, while Jack Horner, in the livery of J. H. Healy, took third over Darby Dean. Kate Smith was the only member of the gentle sex- under colors and it took all of jockey J. Barbas skill to have the fleet daughter of Black Servant Okaybee winner to mark her initial victory here. Going into the lead early, the Gallagher miss never surrendered to her male opponents. She was barely able to lead the way to Hello Stranger in the early part of the trip and when Handiboy, also a close factor in that early period, challenged at the stretch turn it took every bit of her courage to meet the emergency. FAVORITES FAIL. The mid-week entertainment of the Gables Racing Association was favored with clear weather and although favorites were missing from the white-ringed circle in front of the judges stand some excellent racing took place. A surprise occurred in the initial offering of the afternoon when Hornet, purchased out of the sale here Saturday, made good at the first asking for F. Hobbs, to beat eleven sother sprinters at five and one-half furlongs. Bought for 50, the four-year-old son of Sting scored in a drive to beat Chispa, another rank outsider, in a photo finish while third went to Cosmic Ray, which enjoyed most support. In the running Hornet had enough speed to follow along at the heels of Chispa as the Miss L. Lewin three-year-old furnished an interesting early pace. Stealing through on the inside at the curve when jockey K. McCombs found a narrow opening Hornet waged a bitter drive with the pacemaker and succeeded in reaching the finish first by a head. McCOMBS DOUBLE. Jockey K. McCombs was aboard his second consecutive winner when he drove Rock High, from the Paragon Stable, to a driving success in the second race. This was for three-year-old maidens colts and geldings and the winner ruled in the speculation to gain his diploma by one length. Symphon, racing for O. F. Woodward, forced all of the pace to land in second position while Cave Hill captured the short end of the spoils before, four others in the field of seven. The silks of Mrs. S. A. Ketchell were carried to their first victory at this meeting when Highpool led virtually throughout the six furlongs of the third race to register i in convincing fashion. Meeting five other opponents, and slightly overlooked in the speculation, the five-year-old High Cloud horse quickly disposed of Do It after that sprinter had led the way down the far side of the track by a short margin, and finished out with a four lengths margin. Great Blaze landed in second position, while Teddy Beau took the measure of the dis appointing favorite, Chancery, for third. There was another success for the Cos-grave Stable when Pine Frills defeated five other three-year-olds to become a double winner at this meeting by accounting for j the fourth event in a drive. Lightly con-I sidered in the betting, the Cosgrave miss had smart speed all during the running and landed her victory by a half length over j Weekly Stipend, with the favorite, Spanish Fly, fighting it out boldly to be beaten a nose for the place. Trainer M. M. Harrison, who handles the horses of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stroube, shipped all of the horses in his care to Corsi-cana, Texas, on Wednesday. The entire lot will occupy one express car. Robert McKeever and W. E. Martin will ship to Aqueduct to freshen their horses for spring and summer racing.
