Evening star., 1918-11-24
RAINBOW CAPTURED
BY SLIPPERY ELM
Guided CleverIy by Stalker,
WoodIaWn Star GaIIops
Away With Feature.

A little thing like a cold. cutting
wind, which readily penetrated even
the heaviest of late fai, wra-s, was
thoroughbreds and Bowie played to
capacity crowd. A program OF. un-
usual brillance. one that resulted in
those finishes that make the blood
tingle. was the offering, and the
Southern Maryland Agricultural As
sociation. which conducts the sport
at Prince George Park, will pue
down Saturday. November %. 1918,
as it's banner day.
Flashing a great improvement upon
recent efforts. Slippery Elm. the five
year-old son of Bannockburn. owned
by the Woodland stock farm and
guided by Stalker, won in hollow
was the Rainbow handicap of mile
for all ages. Slippery Elm was
live horse. He reveled in the deep
going of the Bowie track, had the
foot of his company all the way ana
was galloping at the finish four
lengths ahead of the Cleveland sta
ble's Dorcas, with Deckmate. owned
by ex-Congressman George w. Loft.
third. Slippery Elm had an out
side post position and the others
stole away from MIN IlSut il IAie
break but he rapidly worked his way
up on the outside and readily came
away in the stretch. Dorcas closed
big gap, but weakened at the end
Deckmate ran as we'll as he knows
how: A peculiar feature of the specu-
lation upon this event was the fact
that the betting was SO well dis
tributed that the winner. the favorite
paid the handsome price of 5000.
The Summaries.
First race. selling: two-year-olds; one mile
Doctor Rae, 1O4 (McTaggart). $26.90, $3.50.
$50 $50 second; ca Po"ltney. 1os CMccrann}: $40
third. Time, 1.43 IS. Fair and Square.
Charley Torley. Clean Gone, Belario. Cock Of
Second race. three-yearolds and upward; !;
mile and a si1teenth--Farly. 100 (Sterlingl.
s14.9O, $3.50, $3.50. won: Handful. 1o9 (Pick-
.Atee,. $40 third. Time. 1Ss 4-5. Progress
sive, Tranby, &C. M. johnson, Safranor. Ocean
Prince. Golden Bantam. kingling II and
and a half furlongs-Be Frank, 1oe (kummer). &.
5000 $3.50, 500. won; Charley Leydecker,
ii9 Y tRiee5. s.. .4o third. Time. 70 Is5 Start.
ling. Louise v. and Decisive also ran.
Fourth race. Rainbow handicap; all ages; one
$40. $3.50. won: Dorcas. Ill (Mccrannl.
$500, $500. second; Deckmate. 104 (Kelsay),
$40. third. Time. 1.43 20. Salvestra, Bond
age. Douglas s., Gex and Highland Lad also
ran.
Fifth race, selling; three-year-olds and up
ward: mile and seventy yards = King John
1o4 (McTagsart). s1O.1O, $50. second; Pr,nes.
100 tMeyers), $3.50, third Time. 1.49 80.
Obolus. Cobalt Lass. John I. Day, See Light,
Sir Hello and Hauberk also ran.
Sixth race. three-year-olds and upward: mile
end quarter-sPuts and Calls, ITO tMcCrann),
$4.7O. $3.50. $3.50. won; Fountain Fay. no
md in<9r
(stalker), $3.50, third. Time. 2.13 Is. Monoc-
acy. Dan and Goidcrest Boy also ran. Coupled.
Seventh race, three-year-olds and upward;
mile and sixteenth-Blue Thistle. ITO INC
Crann). s12.2O. s6.40. $3.50. won; Sister En-
blem. lot tMeyers), $16.s0. 5000. second;
Luther. 100 (Rice), $40. third. Time. 152.
Flora Finch. Charley McFerran. Bierman, yo-
cabulary. Tie Pin. G. NJ. Miller. Grey Eagle,
Star Finch and Noureddn also ran.