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ROAR IN FASTEST SIX FURLONGS OF FLORIDA SEASON X fft A FINE SPEED DISPLAY Runs Distance in 1:l035 to Beat Floragina Under Meades Ride. Lassator Disqualified After Interfering With Hi Cliff in Running of Fourth Race. CORAL GABLES, Fla., Dec. 27. Roar, speedy son of Dis Done Panasette in the stable of Mrs. Charles Bromley, was a far sharper horse for the running of the six furlongs Key West Purse, feature of the days sport at Tropical Park, than upon the occasion of his winters debut over the Gables course last week. A hot favorite for that dash, the gelded three-year-old never could get to the front, but today he took the lead from his rivals to turn in the swiftest three-quarters of the meeting when he finished in 1:10. Closest to him at the winning post was Floragina, which lost major honors by three parts of a length after looking all over the winner at the top of the stretch, with 1 No Sir half a length farther away. The vie-. tory rounded out a double for Don Meade, who had been disqualified into brackets in the previous dash, when Lassator was set back for fouling his mount, Hi Cliff. Roaff was a 16-to-5 chance today, with Floragina, which finished in front of him last wefck, best-fancied of the seven contestants. She was the third favorite to go down to defeat. BRIGHT WEATHER. Once more bright and sunny weather prevailed, but the sudden improvement of such horses as Roar and Addis failed to bring any cheer to the large off-day assemblage. Don Meade, now riding with all his old-time skill and confidence, had Roar away swiftly and drove him hard to race Little Shaver, a well fancied Detroiter, into early defeat. Then along came Floragina as the leaders swung for home and it appeared that the Gino miss would run over the pacemaker. However, the western mite refused to give up and driving the Dis Done gelding vigorously with whip, hand and heel, he turned back the Virginia-bred miss before the sixteenth post had been reached, stabilizing his advantage slightly thereafter. Floragina had no apparent excuse. She raced stoutly in third place while Roar was battling Little Shaver and moved forward swiftly from the middle of the turn to the top stretch. Just when it seemed that she would come on to victory she flattened out badly. No Sir, sluggish as usual in the early running, closed steadily on the inside. Rissa went along evenly throughout, while Little Shaver simply quit. The spot was too tough for Brown Moth and Queerplay. QUASIMODO TRIUMTIIS. Quasimodo, shortest priced favorite of the meeting at 1 to 4, won his second race in as many local chances as he galloped over the six furlongs of the third in 1:11. This was the second best race of the afternoon. The score of the elderly son of Leonardo II. and Ann Earn gave Arcaro a riding double, in addition to being his twelfth winner of the session and the sixth for the Whitaker establishment. The gelded seven-year-old paid exactly as much for the place as he did to win, with Noel H. taking the secondary award four lengths behind the leader and one and a half in front of Pordina. Arcaro had an easy job with Quasimodo. The veteran went away from the post in stride to shake off Pordina before a quarter of a mile had been completed. For the rest Continued on fifteenth page. j ROAR IN FASTEST SIX FURLONGS IN FLORIDA SEASON Continued from first page. of the trip he was only airing. Noel H. was shy on the early speed, but finished steadily on the inside, while Pordina, after several vain attempts to keep step with the winner, faded in the last eighth. Rushaway, a well I beaten fourth, wants cheaper opposition. Same goes for Cherovan and William Palmer. The six furlong dash for middle-class platers of the three-year-old division resulted in the meetings first disqualification, with Lassator being set back for crossing sharply on Hi Cliff, runner-up and public choice, turning for home. The Valdina Farms cdlorbcarer went on to register by half a length in a hard drive, Hi Cliff closing gamely after his trouble. Don Meade, pilot of the latter, hurried back to enter his protest, one which the stewards allowed after calling Steffen, pilot of Lassator, before them. This was his first mount of the meeting and hell be inactive for the remaining twelve days, being banned for that period for rough riding. HI CLIFF BEST. Hi Cliff was best, for he met with early trouble when Donna Leona. came over on the field directly after the start and this had him well off the leaders during the first quarter. He moved up rapidly on the inside making the turn and was going stoutly when shut off by Lassator. The disqualification was a popular one, for the Bostonian ruled a 37 to 20 choice. It was his second victory of the meeting. Lassator, after racing himself into condition in two local outings, was close to the early pace of Mighty Sweet and came around the leaders swiftly swinging for home. After 1 impeding Hi Cliff, he drew away, but had 1 to be ridden out to complete the six furlongs in 1:11. Count Valiant was shy on early speed, but j closed well to be a length behind Hi Cliff at , the end, with Donna Leona a distant fourth. Lady Infinite closed a big gap after being last away from the post. Arcaro drew a winning mount in the opening six furlongs when Rollins, bruised and sore from his tumble Monday, was unable to ride Milk. The meetings leading jockey was substituted, driving the Milkman mare, which now races for the River Divide Farms, to triumph by slightly more than a length. The one-time New Yorker-was second choice to Rebekah, at .40 to . Closest to her at the finish was Tzigane, which closed steadily along the rail to snatch the place award away fram Dead Ready in the final strides. Milk left the post busily and was in a perfect position behind the pace for half a mile. Arcaro brought her around Dead Ready turning home to wear down that miss after a brief argument. Tzigane finished gamely and in close quarters after being well up throughout, while Dead Ready simply; tired, Addis, a beaten favorite in his initial appearance of the meeting when unable to raise a respectable gallop, was a vastly keener horse for the running of the second, a six furlongs claimer. There he ran the distance in 1:11 to score unextended. by five lengths, with Hi-Gihny outgaming Takus, to earn the place award by a nose.
