The New York herald., 1921-12-24
BILLIARDS---FOOTBALL--RACES
SLIPPERY ELM WINS
HANDICAP BY A NOSE
Beats Tom McTaggart in The
RigOlets-Sister Flo Turns
SOmersault.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YoE:, HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Dec 23.-Bob
Smiths eight year old veteran Slippery
Elm, accounted for the Rigolets Handi-
cap which served rs the feature of one
of the hest programs Jefferson Park
has offered this season. IL was dts
astrous day for the oraiizers due 10 the
marked form reversal OF the heavily
backed Sister Flo, the killing made with
NV Rosie and the success of Flypacer,
Midnight Sun, Elmer X, and Barry
Shannon, all of which were heavily
backed
Tody and Lucky f. alternated at the
early pace in the Rgolets They were
followed by Mysterious Girl, with Tom
McTaggart and slippery Elm rated
among the trailers. Gray Gables, the
faVorte, experienced difficulty untrack-
Ing himself under hard riding and WAS
never a serious factor. Rounding the
turn Morris brought Slippery Elm up on
the outside just as Tom McTaggart made
his move and the pair quickly supplanted
the leaders to stage their own thriller
through the final eighth.
| Slippery Elm took the hoaors by the
shortest OF noses. a length and half
| back, Mysterious Girl saved third. The
time LA 4-5 was one OF the best of the
meeting for the distance
Elmer X ran the fastest five and a
| half furlongs Of the meeting in taking
the event for better class sprinters After
| indulging Col. Taylor with the early
lead he went into command at the
stretch entrance and held valor safe
at the end.
Sister FIor's Reversal.
The Sister Flo reversal Is expected
to result in an investigation of her re-
cent performances.
The results:
First Race-For three-year- and up
ward claiming, maidens; purse $500: one
mile and an eighth: Flypaper, 100 wilson
105 IN. ]. Barnes), III, So and 6-5, second
Plato, 81 " McDermotD, i5-l, 6-l and
Times. Rose OF Picardy, Not Yet, BLACK
Watch H., Pansy Blossom, Echoland and
| Sparkling.
Second Race-For three -year-ods and up,
ward; claiming: purse 800; five and a hall
furlongs: Midnight Sun. 10 d<ing', ~
AS and 2-5, won; Bengaii, 100 dHarrIsonl
ISL, 81 and 81, seconds Philanderer. lG'
| "a. WILSON,, l2-1, 5-l and 5-2, third Time
! ;Os. Also ran; Corkey W., Trader, SAGA
jawea, Madras Clngham, Goldstone. jim
F9gs sasooard Get En- and carlins 81
puree 500; five and half furlongs' My
Rosie. 1o7 e.. McDeermotb. 7;2. 70 and
10 won herms ecRn5 Kemels s;,o 1i@ ,o7 9mqGnsy rS
/
ing,, s-I. 81 and SO. third. Time. :o9
Also ran: Brass Tacks, Camille s.. Powder
Face Flaxy Mac. Baby vamp. Field Lark
Pluribele and Matches Mary.
| Fourth Race-For all ages; allowances
purse $100 five and a half furlonss: Elmer
| X. 110 (MarinellD, s-5, l-2 and 10, won
Valor, 11S (CarrolD 2-I. So and Ia, second
Colonel Taylor, 10 holloway, Al. 81
| and 20. third. Time. :06 4-5. Also ran
Uncle Sonny. Bit of Green. Smart Guy and
Monastery.
FIFTH Race--The Rigolets handicap for
| three-year-olds and upward; purse 81 900
one mile and 20 yards: Slippery Elm. If
| tMorrisl. 5-i, 81 and even, won Tom Nc
Taggarft 10s CARROLL 6-I. 2-1 and even
second; Mysterious Girl, 07 (MarlnellD
! II. 90 and 8-5. third. Time, "a 40. Also
ran: Gray Gables, Goaler, Lucky r., TodS
! and Blarneystone.
Sixth Race--For three-year-old claiming
purse S700 mile and a sixteenth: Sis
ter Flo. 100 (Gantnerl, Fl, 40 and 20
6-1. 2-1 and even. second; Lucy Kate. o.
| (Bruenng), 5-l, 81 and 4-5, third. Time
| 1 :4S 80. Also ran: Frivolous, Pansy, Kings
| Belle, Galot and Sammy jay.
Seventh Race-For four-year-olds ant
upward; claiming: purse 800; one mile ant
| a sixteenth Barry shannon. i07 CRowel
| lis, 0-f0 and 90 won; Solid Rock, 10T Or
| McDermotD ST.. 81 and 10. second
! Earnest A., 1i2 Ponce), 81. 2-l and even
third. Time. I ~ 1-5. Also ran. Pirate
| McGee. Bond. Thirteen, Richard ", Philis.
| tine, NV First She Devil and Wodan.