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FILLY RUNS FAST RACE Little Donna Leona Finishes Three-Quarters in 1:10. Stout-Hearted Miss Outstays Sun-time in Courageous Fashion at Tropical Park. CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 4. Snow White Stables Donna Leona, one of the toughest little pieces of horseflesh in training, sped six furlongs in the fine time of 1:10 to win the three-quarters Columbus Circle Handicap that featured a warm and sunny day of sport at Tropical Park. The Shetland pony-sized daughter of Don Leon, driving in her usual courageous manner, was three-quarters of a length clear of J. B. Partridges Suntime as she flashed past the judges with Chuck Charlton pushing her from the head of the stretch to the finish and meeting a ready response from his willing mount. E. P. Bixers Posterity was a distant third, and the favored U-Boat fourth. Her Reigh was the only other starter. U-Boat was showing the way by a head to Donna Leona at the top of the stretch, where she bore out suddenly and lost the race. Donna Leonas time for the distance was three-fifths of a second off the track record established by Wise Prince last year. OUTRUN RIVALS. Posterity broke in front but the race rapidly resolved itself into a battle between U-Boat and Donna Leona, with U-Boat showing the way by a head as they sailed down the back stretch. The pair continued to fight it out head and head to the stretch, where they were far in front of all rivals. Here U-Boat darted to the outside and Donna Leona, taking a straight and true course, took a clear lead. Donna Leona was to have no runaway, however, once U-Boat was disposed of. Sun-time had come up fast and was set down in dead earnest at the eighth post, challenging the pacemaker and moving after her in determined fashion. He gradually narrowed the distance that separated him from. Donna Leona as they made the run to the wire, but the little filly with the big heart kept on driving and was well clear when they flashed past the judges stand. Posterity broke fast but dropped back, then came again in the stretch but was far off the leaders. U-Boat was eliminated by going to the outside fence. Her Reigh trailed the field all the way. SMALL CROWD. Another small crowd was on hand for the sport, conducted under bright skies and over a lightning-fast strip. Continued on twenty-second page. FILLY RUNSJAST RACE ! Continued from first page. "Second Horse" Schmidl, who has seemed doomed to the place position in recent days, drove D. H. Silberbergs Cape Race to victory half a length in advance of Broadkill. favorite in the field of eleven in the opening event. Lady Buck was third, some four lengths off the leaders, and Cal Rainey finished fourth. The time for the six furlongs was 1:12. Mrs. R. H. Lloyds Wo Wo took the lead at the head of the stretch and ran away from all rivals to win the second event by six lengths under a well judged ride from Porter Roberts. A. J. Halliwells Worthing, a warm favorite, finished fast to run second after being shuffled back on the far turn. Stavka was just a head back in third place with the early pacemaker Say Do, tiring and finishing fourth. The time was 1:12. Mrs. W. M. Emersons Hi Gold, under a hard drive from Quintero charged home by half a length in the half mile juvenile dash that was third on the program. Darby Dan Farms Darby Dallas, responding to a lashing whip ride after appearing to sulk early got up to take second place by half a length over Stroube and Collins Chief Counsel. Maebrille was fourth. The winner completed the distance in :47. WRIGHT PILOTS WINNER. J. B. Partridges Mintson drove up fast in the stretch under "Cowboy" Wright to earn a nose decision over Dora G. Ryans Jane Vito in the three-quarters fourth. Lewin Stables Cautivo quit right at the wire after setting all the pace, to land third, half a length back. Dinner Jacket finished fourth. Superior Farms Mayro, under an energetic ride from Eddie Robart, drove to victory a head in front of R. Robertsons fast-closing Bertillon in the mile and a sixteenth sixth event. Bertillon, far out of it, as usual, in the early running, tore down the stretch with a great burst of speed to take the place by a length over Mrs. P. Priddys Dulcimer, the early pacemaker. The favorite, Jack Patches, could land no closer than fourth, after fighting a head-and-head pace battle with Dulcimer until they were nearing the far turn. Robart rode the winner home in 1:45.
