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Fort Miami Program Run Under Adverse Conditions ConditionsRain Rain Cold Visit Ohio Track Cecil M Refill Early Winners WinnersBy By W A CRUSE CRUSEStaff Staff Correspondent CorrespondentFORT FORT MIAMI Maumee Ohio May 8 The Toledo Turf Club presented another Saturday program under adverse condi ¬ tions so far as the weather was concerned Though morning hours showed promise of pleasant weather for the afternoon the noon hour rain slowed down the arrival of the patrons somewhat and for the first race it was raining hard enough to shorten the post parade Throughout the after ¬ noon it has been decidedly cool drizzling and generally the type of weather not in ducive to one of the days required for an attendance record to be broken brokenJockey Jockey Buddy Mills and R and K Closes Cecil M opened the days events by re ¬ warding the favorite bettors This pair turned in a brilliant stretch run to be two lengths the best of L McDonalds Tri ¬ umpho and jockey Henry Manifold The winners triumph was worth 420 to his supporters for each 2 investment investmentJ J I Works Refill an outsider in the betting of the second race produced one of the greatest bursts of late speed at the meeting and after being well put of it for less than a halfmile of the six furlongs wound up a good six lengths the best of H R Finleys Graces Lady Ridden by the veteran Alfred Gaither Refill returned 2020 and complete a 4920 Daily Double DoubleThe The card for Monday is a typical blue Monday affair Racing secretary John L Watkins evidently went out for quantity in the fields and aside from the two races for threeyearolds and older maidens the card is made up entirely of events for players in either the 800 or 1000 claim ¬ ing brackets Each race has the minimum 700 purse attached and there is but one race which doesnt have a sprint setting and that is the eighth and nightcap which is staged for one mile and 70 yards yardsThe The Ypsilanti sixth on the card and thus honored as the feature attraction is a five and onehalf furlongs dash for four yearolds and older 800 platers which have not won two races since last Nov 26 A nonwinner this year gets the customary five pounds allowance allowanceProminent Prominent in this group and undoubtedly the most formidable off her performances at the meeting is G Manleys Never Amber This seasoned Swing and Sway mare was a length and onehalf the best of Smith Friscos Simite in a similar fivefurlong dash earlier in this session The company was the identical 800 type and she went five furlongs In 1 02 over a good track trackThe The next outing lound her moving up the ladder a shade and amid the 1000 platers at five and onehalf furlongs she was beaten a neck arid c e en tl fa J Jinjsl injsl a strong third J P Flyrins Pelota Miss was the winner and A W Flowers Craz ette saved the place awards that day and it is quite possible that Never Amber could have been a bit closer had jockey Norman Hart been able to get her in stride quickly enough when an opening appeared at the head of the stretch She should be the one to fear in this event and will un ¬ doubtedly feel the bulk of the support in the betting
