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SHOULDER ARMS WINS AGAIN AT TROPICAL PARK BIGEY DISAPPOINTMENT Inaugural Handicap Winner Repeats in Thursdays Headliner. Crack Brigade Racer Overcomes Sluggish Start Old Story Scores in Sixth Race. MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 29 Shoulder Arms, handy winner in his Tropical i j.rk Inaugural, proved a repeater in even more convincing fashion when he galloped to a decisive victory in the six furlongs Surfside Purse, the three-year-old condition race which featured the afternoons competition at the Gables course. Once more Henry Lustigs sprinter trounced a heavily played choice, for Ligey, best fancied of the seven contestants, took a thorough beating when he finished fourth. The successful son of Crack Brigade Gloria Monk overcame the handicap of a sluggish getaway to be first past the judges, a length in front of the swiftly closing Harp Weaver, with Sun Inplay missing secondary J honors by three parts of a length. Three lengths back was the weary Bigey. The colorbearer of the Longchamps Farms outfit was a 2-to-l second choice. f Packing top weight of 118 pounds, the New Yorker ran the distance in 1:12, fair tiijrfe for the three-quarters "stance. Miamif usual perfect weather prevailed for the tenth day of the winter season, though the performances of several stoi tly backed favorites, notably Bigey, brought scant cheer to a majority of those in the large off-day gathering. TIRES BADLY AT END. Bigey, making his first start sii.ee last spring, when he was a Tropical Park winner, had the speed to set the pace for the initial half mile, though hard urged after the first quarter was completed, tie tailed off badly in the stretch, to be a very tired colt at the end. The Victorian colt had workod swiftly "or the race, this bringing him liberal support in the machines, but there remains a chance he may have been shy on conditio; . Shoulder Arms gave his admirers heart failure at the start when he dwelt slightly and was last of the seven contestants away. Arcaro did not rush him off his feet, however, steadying the Crack Brigade gelding as he moved along smoothly to gain second place at the far turn. He went past the leaders swiftly from the three furlongs ground, to be in the clear once the stretch was reached. From the head of that lane to the sixteenth post he maintained command without hard pressure, but in the last hundred yards Arcaro was bearing down. Harp Weaver, a miss which has been performing in distance events, lacked early speed, but came with a mighty spurt on the outside, to be Toing swifest of all at the end. Sun Inplay went to Bigey with a rush as Peters sent him through along the rail making the turn. In the final furlong he tired, but still was decidedly best of the others. NEVER SERIOUS FACTOR. The remaining three starters were never serious factors, Bucking once more failing to run to trial promise. Carlsbad, a gelded son of Islam and Southern Queen, in the stable of C. H. Cleary, proved best of a fair band of maiden two-year-olds in the six furlongs of the second. The improving Westerner, favored by an energetic ride from Don Meade, raced over Continued on fifteenth page. SHOULDER ARMS WINS AGAIN AT TROPICAL PARK Continued from first page. the distance in 1:12 to be three lengths in front of the pacemaking Off Guard at the 1 winning post. Another length away, Radio Gold outlasted Coronado for third money. The winner was the initial choice of the afternoon to register, being a 23-to-20 chance. ! Meade had to drive Carlsbad vigorously in the opening quarter mile after the youngster , broke sluggishly to escape trouble while racing on the inside and gain second place behind Off Guard. The son of Islam had a dead aim at the leader at the far turn, coming around him while making, that curve to gain command at the top of the stretch after swinging wide. Meade took no chances in the last sixteenth and rode his mount out vigorously in a clean-cut accounting. Off Guard left the post swiftly to dominate the situation for the greater part of the way. However, Rosen had him under the whip while making the turn in a vain effort to turn back Carlsbads bid. He tired badly in the final hundred yards and was all out to retain the place. Radio Gold finished fairly well, while Coronado came from last place to be fourth. Saxonian quit badly. UNCOVERS GOOD THING. Milo Shields, canny Westerner, uncovered a good thing in the opening six furlongs when the Color Sergeant Flora Fina filly, Lady Emison, carried his silks to a driving victory over a weak band of sprinting platers. At the end this miss was just clear of Buddie Treacy, with the latter saving second place from the unfortunate R. Pin-chot by a head margin. It was the second score in five starts for the Shields filly. Ashcroft had Lady Emison away fast and in a forward position during the back stretch run. She gained a short advantage on the turn and hung on well when hard driven through the stretch. Buddie Treacy, in tight quarters while making the curve, finished steadily under punishment. R. Pinchot broke very slowly and led only one horse away from the post. He went up fast on the inside from the half mile ground but had to come wide swinging for home, there losing several lengths and the race. Gold Knightess, triumphant in the six furlongs of the second, a split of the initial dash, completed the distance two-fifths of a second faster than Lady Emison when she nosed out the pacemaking Fair in the brisk time of 1:12. A length and a half away Rock High saved third money by half a length, while Izaak Walton finished fourth.
