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. LEOPARDESS CAPTURES .C21 ANOTHER TURF PRIZE . • Adds Philadelphia Handicap to the List of Well Earned Victories ♦ Heavy Track Results in Many Withdrawals — Com-bat Parse to The Bat — Wilderness Triumphs Over Tester, Maiben Drawing the Finish Fine » HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 18. — Leopardess, which races for the Greentree Stable, added another important prize to her list of successes this afternoon when she was winner of the Philadelphia Handicap. She journeyed to Bowie after a winter campaign in New Orleans and there began the spring season auspiciously by winning the Inaugural Handicap and with all her campaigning she is still an honest, game filly that is not through by any means. At the end of the mile and a sixteenth of the Philadelphia Handicap, which was worth ,950. Leopardess outgamed Spot Cash, winner of the same race last year, and Moonraker, another from the Greentree Stable, saved third easily from Martingale. The only other starter was Dr. OMara and he was away so badly as to have no racing chance. After the miserable weather of Friday, when rain fell all through the afternoon, the weather was perfect for Saturdays sport, but the harm had been done to the track with the long rainfall and as a result what promised to be a notable program was badly riddled by scratches. While Dr. OMara was not ready when the barrier arose in the Philadelphia Handicap, the other three left in good alignment and Harvey at once went to the front with Leopardess, keeping her well out from the rail, where he found good footing. Martingale and Moonraker were close after him, while Spot Cash dropped down on the rail to follow them around the first turn. SPOT CASH THREATENS. In the back stretch Leopardess continued to show the way, while Martingale hung close to Moonraker and Spot Cash held to . his inside position and was galloping strongly. Martingale was first to tire and as he faltered Scobie moved up with Spot Cash and the son of Broomstick raced in a fashion that was threatening, to say the least. Scobie chose to pass Moonraker on the inside going out of the back stretch and that took Spot Cash into the deep going. But the Bostwick campaigner worked his way through and when the top of the stretch was reached he was running second to Leopardess. There Scobie changed his course again and took to the outside of the filly. In the run home she went out a bit and Harvey, riding her vigorously, kept her going to win by half a length, but she was doing her best. Without taking anything from the excellent performance of Leopardess, it is possible with a better ride Spot Cash would have beaten her home, for Scobie was lacking in energy in that final drive and he had made mistakes before that stage of the running was reached. H. P. Whitneys The Bat, virtually left at the post in a previous start, was winner of the five and a half furlongs in the Combat Purse for three-year-olds. Edisto, from the Seagram Stable, took second place with Finland third over Laddie Buck. Nicholas caused some delay at the post, but the start was a good one and Laddie Buck was first to show out of the bunch while Nicholas, after beginning well, could not hold his position, was pinched off and crowded back. Around the bend Finland raced to the leaders and for a time was showing his head in front but he was closely attended by Edisto while The Bat was moving up resolutely on the outside. Edisto hung on well in the racing through the final eighth but The Bat stride by stride wore him down until he was going away. Finland tired in the final drive. There was scant excuse for Nicholas and he was outrun all the way. JOCKEY CARTER UNSEATED. R. T. Wilsons Wilderness was winner of the second best offering of the day when he took down the three-quarters of the Aero Purse from Tester with Malapert a distant third. There were only four starters in this and as the barrier rose Joy Smoke unseated R. Carter. In this contest Maiben rode a wonderfully confident race on the winner. Tester was dashed away to a long early lead by T. Murray but Maiben made no effort to send Wilderness after him permitting the Wilson col-orbearer to rate along in his own fashion. This was plenty fast enough to quickly shake off Malapert and leaving the back stretch there was a wide stretch of daylight separating the three runners. Swinging for home Tester was still showing the way but he was beginning to show signs of tiring and Wilderness was gradually overhauling him with Maiben sitting still. An eighth out he was right at the heels of the Richardson plater and Tester hung on with a certain degree of gameness under a drive but Wilderness continued to draw up and at tho end ho was still in hand to be an easy winner though by a comparatively narrow margin. Malapert was many lengths Continued on twelfth pace. ] ] i i , j t I I | LEOPARDESS WINNER Continued from first page. back of the first two. Carter was unseated through Joy Smoke bolting into the outside rail from his inside position at the barrier. Flying Cloud, racing for the Pastime Stable, was easily best of the platers that met in the mile and seventy yards of the fifth race. Under a snug ride by Maiben he led home Harlan while Belphrizonia saved third from Faenza. There was some delay at the post for which Belphrizonia was chiefly to blame. The start was a good one and Belphrizonia and Harlan were closely lapped to first turn. Flying : Cloud had an outside position and while he 1 left in good style Maiben was content to , keep him out where he found firm footing. ; In the back stretch Belphrizonia finally shook off Harlan but ne had hardly accomplished this feat before Flying Cloud had 1 circled around on the outside and he was ! going so strongly that it was apparent that he would be the winner. He swung into 1 the lead when the stretch was reached and 1 then Harlan came again to beat the tiring [ Belphrizonia for second place. My Colonel, the unbeaten son of Luke Mc-| Luke and Lucille Morois, that raced for Carl Weidemann, was winner of the opening four and a half furlongs dash for two-year-olds. . It was Sam Ross good filly Cinema, a winner at Bowie, that chased him home, while another Bowie winner in L. S. Thompsons 5 Aucilla, was third. My Colonel proved himself easily best of f the Miami juveniles, but he was only started 1 twice there when he was badly cut down in the second of his two races at the Florida 1 course. T. J. Brown has him back to the J races in excellent condition and while the - muddy condition of the track possibly worked 1 to his advantage, he ran a thoroughly impressive - race. The start was a good one and Cinema was , first to be under way. My Colonel began ! from the inside, where the going was a bit deep, but he left alertly and was close after r the filly. Barrett was in no hurry after he I had taken his position with My Colonel and 1 he elected to take him outside the Ross filly f where he could find better going. The result t of this was in swinging for home My Colonel lost considerable ground, but it carried him into good going and he readily wore e Cinema down during the final eighth. Aucilla 1 was probably handicapped in the going and I he was never a real contender, though his S quality carried him safely into third place e over Silver Finn. m
