The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-24
BE FRANK SPRINTS
TO ANOTHER PURSE
Takes the Roseben at Bowie,
With Charley Leydecker
Behind Him.
SLIPPERY ELM Is FIRST
Special Dcspatch to The Sun.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov. 23.-Be Frank
was put to a severe test in the Roseben
Handicap at 6Ia furlongs out of the
chute courhe, at the Bowie track to-
day. He met some fast sprinters with
the weights against him but managed
to get up in time to win by nose on
the post from Charley Leydecker, with
Crank third, two lengths away.
Be Frank was forced to show his
best speed in order to win. He had
to race around several horses and COW
cred considerably more ground than did
Charley Leydecker. Crank never could
get close to the leaders, although he
closed up two lengths on them in the
run through the stretch.
slippery Elm showed a trace Of the
form he displayed in September when
he won flve races. He won the Rain
bow Handicap. For the first half mile
OTTER the start Highland Lad showed the
way, but slippery Elm caught and
passed him. 1t was no great effort for
Slippery Elm to win by four lengths.
Dorcas, after repeated early interior
ence, raced up to her recent form and
beat Dickmate a length for the place,
Gex, Sylvestra and Bondage never were
factors in the struggle.
This was an open betting race. Every
horse was well backed. Slippery Elm
closed the favtorie but nevertheless paid
$1,000. nearly An to one.
McCram rode the sixth and seventh
winners, Puts and Calls and Blue
Thistle. Puts and Calls has at last
found his racing legs. He was six
year-old maiden up to the Empire City
fall meeting. Now he dominates all
the long distance races among the cheap
selling platers. He beat Fountain Fay
and Piedra in gallop by two lengths.
1t WAS his third consecutive victory in
nine days.
Jockey Kelsay was exonerated by the
stewards from any fraudulent intent to
lose on kashimir yesterday. The stew
ards held an investigation and deemed
the boys explanation sufficient to al
low him to ride away.
The results:
purse $500; one mile: Dir. Rae. lO4 tMc.
raggarD. $3.50, $3.50 and $3.50. won,
wyndovsr; lls 'Brisni. $40 and 1910
third Time, i:lS as. Fair and Square,
Charley Thorley. Clean Gone. Belario,
Cock OF the Run. Antoinette and Sun
Second Race-Three.year-ol and up
ward, claiming. purse $500; one mile and
$3.50 and $3.50. won; Handful. 100 tPiek.
ensl, $40 and s3.70, second: Oenone. 10l
q MCAtee), SS.fO, third. Time, 1898 80.
ranor, ocean Prince, Golden Bantam.
Kingling "a and Euterpe also ran.
Third Racial ages; the Roseben
Handicap; 500 added; six and a half
turlongs: BE Frank. 10? tKummer). 50,
$500 and '2.sO, won; charlie Leydecker,
10 .Rodriguez). $40 and 1919. second;
1:2o is. Startling. Louise V. and Decisive
also ran.
Fourth Racial ages: the Rainbow
Handicap; $500 added one mile slippery
won: Dorcas, III tMccrann). So and s..
third Time, l:43 SIS. salvestra. bondage,
Douglas S.. Gex and Highland Lad also
Fifth Race - Three-year-olds and up
70 yards; King John. l06 johnson, s4s9 80.
Sl5.2o and 50 %. won; BravadO, lOI tMc-
Taggart). 5000 and $40. s~cond; Prunes,
100 Myers, $3.50. third. Time l:4S SIS.
Obolus, Cobalt Lass, John / Day, Seelight,
Sir Helio and Hauh"rk also TN.
ward, selling; purse $500; une mile and a
quarter; puts and Calls, 10 tMcCrann>,
$40. $3.50 and s2so, won; Fountain Fay.
ITO Myers, $3.50 and $3.50, second;
Piedra, los (Stalker), s2.5o, third. Time,
2:lS Is. Monaeacy. Dan and Goldcrest
Bay also ran.
Coupled.
Seventh Acknowledgements and up.
ward. claiming; purse $500: one mile and
n sixteenth: Dlue Thistle, 10 (McCrann).
sl2.20. $40 and $3So, won; Sister En-
biem. lO7 tMyersl, $3.50 and 5000, Soc
Time. I:52. Flora Finch Charley No
Fcrran. Blerman, Vocabulary. Tie Pin. q.
NJ. Miller Grey Eagle. Star Finch and
Noureddin also ran.