The Washington herald., 1922-04-06
LUNETTA DEFEATS
SLIPPERY ELM In
CRUELLINC DRIVE
Lang and Thomas Ride
Three Winners Each.
Whitney Scores.
BY HAWTHORNE.

PRINCE GEORGES PARK, BOWIE.
Nd. April 5.-Ideal climatic condi-
lions. a well-balanced card. sensa-
tional finishes and Jockeys Lang
and Thomas plotting three winners
each, was the portion served an
other capacity crowd at Bowie this
afternoon In two OF the events,
the winner and runner-up passed
under the wire on such even terms
thxf the judges were called upon
to determine the victors by the
narrowest of margins.
The most spectacular finish of
the day came with the running OF
the Southern Maryland Handicap, a
nxture programmed as the out
standing feature. The event which
was for 3-year-olds and upward
over a one-mIIe route brought but
four to the post. with the Sunnyland
Stables aged campaigner. Slippery
Elm. the public choice Others who
accepted the issue were the Win
frey stables Lunetta; F. Fl.
Smiths The Archer. and +. @.
MaGfs Kings Champion. .
In one of the most gruelling
stretch drives witnessed at the
Prince Georges course during the
present meeting. Lunetta got up in
the last few strides to win from
slippery Elm by the shortest of
margins nose-and then after
apparently having been beaten of
at the head of the stretch.
Lang Beats Gate.
Lang, a trife more alert than the
other riders. beat the rise of the
gate and rushed Lunetta into the
lead before the first turn of the
field had been reached. The Archer
was the closest in pursuit. with
\ ASlippery Elm and Kings Champion
2railing in the order named.
Through the backstretch Norris
succeeded in disposing of The
Archer and as they rounded the far
turn Slippery Elm and Lunetta
were racing as team.
Cutting sharply across the rail
Slippery Elm forced Lang to ease
up and it was then that the Sunny
land Stable color-bearer seemed an
almost certain winner. Lang. how
eyer, went to work on Lunetta and,
under punishment, the brown mare
got up in the last few strides to
win the decision by a nose.
Another finish which brought the
large crowd to its feet and the win
ner of which was determined only
in the last few yards came in the
Prospect Purse. a dash of six and
one-half -furlongs for 3-year-olds.
AS in the handicap, the eventual
victor at one stage seemed hope
lessly beaten. Harry Payne Whit
ney's Hullabaloo redeemed himself
for his miserable showing of Mon
day by debating the Odds on favor
n hare
sweepy Falters.
Hullabaloo and Sweepy fought II
ont from the break of the barrier
through the final sixteenth. The
Holland silk bearer assumed the
lead entering the stretch and to
~ intents and purposes seemed TO
drawing away. Hullabaloo. how
I, 'sver. courageously responded to
pSsishment and when Sweepy fall
tered in the closing strides, won
the decision by inches only
In the opening number Mrs. Far
rar's Rosie II clearly demonstrated
her superiority over a band of
juveniles by rushing into an early
lead that was at no time threatened
Josephine c was forced to race wide
over the entire distance. vet man.
aged to outgame Be Trueman for
place honors.
The talent was given a jolt in
the second when Alex Hamilton.
who carried the bulk OF the play,
failed to be a contender at any
stage. The winner turned up in F.
Hopkins brown Eelding. Dare. The
son of Sweep-Sweet Glover broke
well and after racing Allah into
submission was drawing away al
the end. Allah had Just enough