The Washington herald., 1921-12-24
VETERAN FLASHES
UNDER WIRE AHEAD
OF TOM MTACCART
kentuckians Engine er
Coup With My Rosie in
Juvenile Claiming Race.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. a.
The impressive return Of slippery
Elm to the scene of many of his
greatest victories and the coup ac-
rcomplished by the Kentuckians with
Ny Rosie in a juvenile claiming
race which compared with the Pre-
tender killing earlier in the week
were two of the outstanding fea-
lures today at Jefferson Park.
slippery Elm took the Rigolets
handicap. one mile and seventy
yard affair in a drive from Tom
McTaggart. the result of which was
IN doubt until the judges had placed
the numbers. Morris kept Slippery
Elm among the trailers to the
stretch entrance, where he sent the
veteran to the outside and he fin
lshed with a game burst to outlast
McTaggart- Mysterious Girl saved
third.
The fsvorite. Gray Gables. was
Under a hard drive throughout. but
would not extend himself. and nm
ished last The time. 1;44 As. was
one of the best marks of the meet
ing,
The My Rosie coup was gigantic
IN its proportions. After permit
ting the betting to settle. commits
sioners entered the ring at bugle
call. and only the starting gons
saved the dizzy oralizing brigade.
Fly Paper graduated handily in
the opener. a one mile and a fur
!, long event for maidens, A. VIII
son sent her away to the lead.
which she Increased to four leagths
during the middle running. Marie
Rappold, who broke among the
trailers. finished with a dash and
took second. a length and a half
away. Plato. always prominent in
The running. outgamed the heavily
backed Sparkling for third honors.
The results:
First Race-For 3-year-olds and
up; claiming: maidens; 5000: one
mile and an eighth; Fly Paper. 100
1Wilson). IL TO 8, even, to 5; Marie
Rappold. los (Barnes). to 2. 6 to s;
Plato. 81 (McDermott). to l. Time.
Loo 49, Also ran: Hard Times
Rose Of Picardy. Not Yet. Black
land and Sparkling.
Second Race-For 3-year-olds and
up; claiming: 800; FIVE and a half
fqrlongs: Midnight Sun. ITO (King),
to /, to S, 2 to S; Bengali. los
tHarrison). to 1. to 1: Philan-
derer, l04 (Wilson), to 3. Time,
i:Os. Also ran: Corkey W.. Trader,
Sscajawea. Madras Bingham. Gold
stone. Jim Fogg. Seaboard. Get I'm
end Carline S.
Third Race - For 2-year-olds;
claiming; 500; five and a half fur
longs: Ny Rosie. 1O7 (McDermott)
7 to 2. 7 to 5. TO 10: Hermis KEN
BILE, liz Mooney. to /. even; At
too. 107 (Bruening). 8 to S. Time,
los. Also ran: Brass Tacks. Cam
He s. Powder Face, Flaxy Mae.
Baby Vamp. Field Lark. Pluribene
and Matches Mary.
, Fourth Race-For all ages; al
towances; 500; i've and half fur
longs: Elmer K, Iie CAarinelli).
to S, l to 2. 1 to s; valor. lis
tCarron), 3 to 5, to 4; COT. Taylor,
ITO Holloway. 2 to 5. Time,
1:06 As. Also ran: Uncle SONNY.
Bit of Green, Smart Guy and Mon
astery
Fifth Race-The Rigoiets Handf-
cap; for 3-year-olds and up: $1,000;
one mile and seventy yards: Slippery
Elm. lis (Morris). 5 to ], 9 to 4.
even; Tom NcTaggart. los (CarrolD,
. to l. even; Mysterious Girl. 81
lMarinellD, to 5. Time, 1:44 As.
Also ran: Gray Gables, Goafer,
Lucky b. Tody and Blarney stone
Sixth Race - For 3-year-olds.
claiming: 800; one mile and a six
teenth: Sister Flo. Ios (Gantner,
even. to 5. to s.; Old Faithful, 100
lMcDermotD, 2 to 1. even; Lucy
Kate. IS (Bruening), to s. Time,
1:4s u.s.. Also ran: Frivolous.
Pansy, Kings Belle. Ga1iot and
Sammy Jay.
Seventh Race-For 4-year-olds
and up; claiming $500; one mile and
sixteenth: Barry Shannon, Io1
(Rowe), IL to 5, to 10, to s
Solid Rock, 1O7 CMcDermott), to L
to 5; Earnest A. 1I2 Ponce,
even Time. 1:47 LIS. Also ran,
Pirate MCGEE. Bond. Thirteen, Rich.
ard w. Philistine. My First, she
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