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MAKES BRILLIANT DEBUT Slapstick Victress in Juvenile Handicap at Tropical Park. Pancho Lopez: Equals Track Record in Supplementary Attraction Princeton Is Victorious. MIAMI, Fla., March 17. Slapstick, a daughter oZ Broomstick and Transit, carried the C. V. Whitney silks to a well-earned victory today in the Juvenile Handicap, feature offering at Tropical Park on an excellent card of races. It was the first effort of this good filly and it was well that she was sent to the post to bear Capsheaf company, for her stablemate was so unfortunate as to have no chance. With delightful racing conditions the crowd was a surprisingly large one and the sport was worthy of the crowd. Pancho Lopez, in a companion feature to the Juvenile Handicap, equalled the track record and there was plenty of competition in each race. In the Juvenile Handicap there was considerable delay at the post and when the barrier was released Capsheaf was pinched off to be last of the eleven when he got under way. Whirling got off in motion, as did Meany, the H. C. Hatch starter, and Slapstick, beginning from the outside, was soon close after them. This order was maintained to the head of the stretch. There Hanford sent Slapstick up between Meany and Whirling and in a driving finish she showed considerable gameness for a first effort when she dropped her head down in front of Meany. Whirling had quit badly and Ipral finished with a rush to be third, but five lengths back of the first two. After the finish Riley, who rode Meany, lodged a claim that Hanford, on the winner, had impeded him in the stretch. There seemed to be no reason for the charge and it was not considered by the stewards. This completed a double for Hanford, for he had won the opening race with . Princeton in a driving finish. THREE-QUARTERS IN 1:11. J. O. Keenes Pancho Lopez equalled the i track record of 1:11 for the six furlongs when he was winner of the San Sebastian Purse, a condition sprint for three-year-olds. Ward and Burtons Dyak took second place and Selby Burchs Playfole closed a big gap to be third over My Purchase. Prom a good start, Clancy rushed Pancho Lopez into a lead of a couple of lengths and he was never headed as he set a sizzling pace all the way, running the first quarter in :22 and the half in :46. Newgro was first to show in second place and then Dyak moved up to take that position. Playfole was slow leaving the barrier and she was last of the company at the half mile ground. Pancho Lopez was still three lengths clear as he swung into the stretch and he was followed by Dyak and My Purchase, closely Japped. Then came Newgro and the result was that Playfole was forced to circle around them all to find racing room. The filly made up ground gallantly, but had no chance to be better than third. Pancho Lopez crossed the line winner by three parts of a length and Dyak had beaten the Burch filly something more than two lengths, while Playfole saved third from My Purchase by half a length. Both Jam-balaya and Bay Angon were disappointments of the running. CLOSE FINISH. There was a great finish in the first race when Mrs. R. Pollards Princeton, Mrs. M. Merciers Chattahoochee, M. Sheas Barn Dance and W. J. Nortons Relative swept past the line closely lapped in the order named. As the race was run, Relative was much the best, but he was in constant trouble and had no chance to run freely. Ensor had better luck in the second race, a five and a half furlong dash for cheap ones and he brought The Heathen home winner over G. W. Ogles Captain Ed, which in turn took second place from the faint hearted Noajoyce in the final strides. Donny Johnny was a distant fourth. The start was a bad one and Mae Sweep had no chance when she was virtually left at the post. Noajoyce, Captain Ed, Jack Howe and The Heathen were more fortunate and it was Noajoyce and Jack Howe that set the pace. Ensor followed them with The Heathen and he had the old son of Donnacona under slight restraint in the early stages. Jack Howe was first to tire and as he dropped back Noajoyce drew away but by. this time t : 1 ; 1 5 : : 7 Endsor had called on The Heathen, while Captain Ed was moving up fast on the outside. In the stretch The Heathen came away to be the winner by something more than a length and Captain Ed just dropped his nose down before Noajoyce. Donny Johnny was fourth, another length and a half back.
