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PANDERA IN TRIUMPH ♦ Captures "Pimlico Oaks in Defeating Fair Star Narrowly. • Abels Brilliant Finish On Whitney Filly Brings Victory — Black Panther Qualifies. BALTIMORE. Md.. May 5.— The Pimlico Oaks, oae of the Maryland Jockey Clubs famous old fixtures, was the attraction that brought out a large gathering at the old hi 11 -top course this afternoon. They witnessed a stilling contest in which Harry Payne Whitneys Pandera was the winner from Kair Star, which runs for W. DuPont, Jr.s Foxcateher Farm Stable. Pandera was ridden by A. Abel, and she beat Fair Star by a head. It was a grand struggle between the two all through the home stietch. and when the final test came Pandera proved the gamer under a rousing finish. Fair Stars defeat was due to jockey Abel being the better finisher. There were nine starters and Pandera and Fair Star carried the bulk of the money wagered. There was a big play on the Whitney filly right at post time and she went to the post favorite. In the early running Digitus outran her rivals and drew away into a long lead rounding the first turn. Straightened out on the back stretch Abel sent Pandera up to the pace maker and, passing the half mile post, the latter went to the front and led Mgim by ■ length with Fair Star in thiid place another head away Bourassa was sitting still and he never made no effort until well around the bend for home. When he let Fair Star down she moved up with a rush and at the top of the stretch she had a lengths lead over the Whitney filly. It looked like a case of all over but the shouting at this stage. Abel, however, was working on Pandera and she re-spmded with sp.endid courage. SHOWS BULL-DOG COUKAOF. In the last sixteenth she began raining on the leader and in the final drive .night an«l passed Fair Star. In the last few strides Pandera displayed bull-dog courage when Fair Star appeared to falter. Abels finish was much the stronger of the two riders. Signola was third, beaten eight lengths for second place, and three lengths further back came Aromagne. The net value of the stake to the winner was .4." 0. Pandera s victory marked the third for the Whitney Stable in the Oaks: Gadfly winning in 1923 and Rapture in 192G. Waiter J. Salmons three-year-old Black Panther qualified for the Preakness Stakes when he galloped home an easy winner over Penstiek and Mariner in the Arundel Purse, a dash of a mile and seventy yards. Black Panther beat Penstiek by three parts of a length. He eould have made it a longer margin, had Maiheii so wished. The latter rode in the most confident manner. He never let Bla. -k raiither down until they entered the home streteh. where he moved tip on the out-s le with great ease. After getting on even t. raw with the other two he again took Black Panther in hand, and at the finish he appeared to be only cantering. Mariner showed a lot of early speed, but when the real issue came he tired, and was beaten a length and a half for second place. KIIIWICI mi wiNM.it. Bevcrwfck was an easy winner of the Pat.ipseo Steeplechase, for which he was fa-vorie. . Smoot had the mount and in the early stages he rated off the pacemaker Winoya. whieh went to the front at the start and showed the way until the last turn of the field. When Smoot led B.veivvy.k down he easily disposed of Winoya and drew away into a long lead. At the end fee was eased up and be;it Horace Groom by a length and a half. The I avis entry Endicott was third, four lengths further back. Botiacoatt HUM out of the raee a lame horse. Ireece pulled him up after taking the twelfth fenee. The .1. P. Jones stable finrsVd one-two. in the race for maiden tw -year-olds. run as the second The winner was Little Sam. with W. Cartaa in DM saddle This clever apprentice, developed by T. J. Healey, has come to the front with rapid strides at the Maryland sprint? meeting. « "urran rides a lot iike J. Maihen in that he always appears to have a bit in hand for a final effort. On Little Sam be rated off the pace set by-Inlaid and Merida and in the final eighth gradually forged to the front, fitting up in the final strides to beat Inlaid by a head. Meiida was a tiring third, beaten four lengths for Moaai place The Bedwell racar Fair Ltrk began very slowly and was taken wide all the way. Madder Music and Immolator refused to have the harrier when the start came for the third race and were left standing at the iMist. opey Boy started out like a winner, racing away from his opponents and opening tip a commanding lead in the first eighth. Entering the home stretch he bore out and went extremely wide This put him out of Cuutiuucu uti twentieth l a»e.j I PANDERA IN TRIUMPH Continued from first page the race. Lemnos then took command, only to be passed by Kddie Ri kenbacher. At the sixteenth post the latter looked to be a certain winner, but at the end he tired and Mark Master, coming from behind with a rush, got up in the last twenty yards to win going away. An interesting feature of this rare was the fact that three brothers sported colors — M. M.rgler rode Leda, D. Mergler, Immolator, and J. C. Mergler, Copey Boy. .Nine faced the barrier for the sixth race. which was decided over three quarters, and another set of brackets added to the winning list of Bernard Hardings Negofol filly Suky, when she scored in a die from E. F. Whitneys Cymkhana l.y a i -If length, while just a nose farther back Mrs. J. M. Blacks All Blue led th- others to the finish. Suky met with ill luck at the start in which she was caught i;i th.- aebbiaa, hut she quickly raced into contention, and before the field had reached the first quarter of the journey she was a keen fact. r. and gained the lead at the stretch t ii it. wh.-ie she swerved over s. mew hat. but this did not have much effect on her chances. Cymkhana tried dtsi erately t . catch the winner, but wis unsuccessful ;uid had to withstand a hard drive to outstay All Blue.
