New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
Veteran Beats
Choice Field
In Hard Drive
t,rav Gables, Favorite. Rans
Poor Race: Drunahesler
Stable Saddles 2 Winners
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reoa a Special Correspondent
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. "a Slippery
y,m the eight-year- old hrowa gclaing
ram the sUunylsnd stable, scored an
;npressive victory IN the Rigelets
Hsndicap at one mile ana seventy yards
= Jefferson Park here this afternoon
ghs veteran turf eamnaigner packed an
,mnest Of lis peands, wthstood hard
drive with gre&t coarage and led Tom
asTaSrert under tine wire. Mysterious
f;irl was ghsra,
Yhe race was d decided upset and
wanv of the form players were caught
a. g-halaace by the splendid perform
snee Of tha winner. Gray Gables was
shs favorite. but long shets we're run
ain, Ali ever this one in the sprint
sown the stretch. Slippery Elm paid
g.o aud the stable connections got
i a heavy last-minute play Toay aud
tnesy y. were also we'll thought OF,
nut both performed naiserahly.
riyeaper started the favorites on
,ha;r merry way BY taking the first and
IN the next three races the ''wise
nancy play proved an excellent in
yestnlent. Midnight sun won the sec
and. leading Rengali and Pnilanderer,
Which had telephone numbers opposite
sheir chances. while My Rosie, which
was passed around IS = good thing
WAS hest ia the third.
DrumheMsY's Elmev X repeated his
ust fine race in the fourth, beating
valoy aud Colonel Taylor IN close
sniSA. The winneg oneaea an even
ssyorite with Naier at to /. but e.
uer KS stock hoeMeG before the books
elossd. and he was quoted at 5 to 5 post
time. Naler showed ir pr0veMent over
bis last start.
Sister Flo was best OF poor field in
the sixth. although the fact that Can't
nsr was I'D really decided the thing.
0ld Faithful came with a rush and
easily beat Lucy Kate fer the place.
The Dru1naeller Stable sSddled its
second winner OF the afternoon in the
closing race. which Barry Shannon
won.
The results:
FRS, race tfe7 tnrae-s eF-olds and up-
ward; claiming gaaidens purse, sSce, one
nile and an eigAth1 -=F}ypaper, 100 IWil-
,on} Il 70 ) even and , 10 s. Won Marie
Rappold ioa CN J. Barnes}. : 20 :. 70
and TO s. second Plato 81 IL. McDer-
nostl. Is tc /. TO AND to |. third.
TINE, i55 as Hard Times. Rose of Pic
ardy, Not Yeg Black Watch IL Pansy
Blossom. Echeland and Sparkling also ran.
Second race {eer three -year-olds and up
ward claiming; purse. S7a0: fNs and
half furIengs )--Midaishs sun. Ito tE;ng),
. to J. TO ana to 5, won; Bengal,
Jss tHarrisonl, - 20 I. 20 and 70 I.
second; Fhilanderer, 1e+ "a. Wilson, y
10 l. 5 &c and to .. shird. Time. ;es.
CoTksy ". Trader, Sacaiawea, Madras
Ginghsrl. Goldstone. Jim Fosz, Sea board.
Get I'm and Carline $. alse ran.
Third racs (ror two-year-clas; claim
Ing purse s7oo; five and a half furlongs>
Ny Rosie, 1o7. Il. MeDerrnott) z to :,
ia tMeoneyl, to l. to and even,
second; Attoo. 1o7 (Rruening) TO J.
: 10 and 10 ), third Time. :o9.
Brass Tacks. Camille s. Powder Race.
Flaxy Mae, Baby vamp. Field Lark, Pluri-
belle and Matches Mary also ran
Fourth race. (for all ages: allowances:
nurss. sFee: i've and half furiongs>---
and 10 ). Won; Valor, 113 eCarrou) .
10 ]. to and I to- 4 seconds Colonel
Taylor llo Holloway, TO !, to and
10 5, third. Tine 1:ve s-s. Uncle
sonny. Git OF Green. Smart Guy and Mon
astery also ran
Fit.h race (the Rigolets Handicap; for
fhree-year-olds and upward purse $1,000:
enc mile and seventy ds)-Slippery
Elm. lis (S1oTris) 60 /, 70 l and even,
! 2 e and even, second; Mysterious
Girl, 81 tMarinelll to / ) 20 2 and
sts 5, third. Time, LA 40 Gray Gables,
Gealsr Lucky B., Tody and Biarneystone
also ran.
Sixth race (tor three year -olds: claim
'ns; purse s7ee; one mile and a six
tsenth Sister Flo, lce (esantner). 2 to |,
to ana 2 TO 5 won: Old Faithful. 100
SLA McDermeGtl, 8 70 /, te / and even,
sscond. Lucy Kate. a5 (Brueuirs). TO !,
2 TO and to 8 third. Time. :43 SIS
frivolous, Pansy, Kings Belle, Galiot and
Sammy jay also ran.
Seventh race (fer four ysa--elds and
spward; claiming purse, $500; one mile
saa rixeeenth}--Essarpy shannon, 10T
sKewel, II to ), 9 TO 1e and TO s, won.
solid Rock 107 tR- MeDermott)s 5 to l,
70 and te &. second; Earnest A. 1I2
sFencel. 70 J, 2 10 I aud even, third.
Iime, ~ 10. Pirate Mctiee. Bond. Thii-
zen. Richard Y. Phllistiue. Ny First, She
Osvtl ana vedan also ran.