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DOUBLE FOR VANDERBILT- Young Sportsmans Colors - Prominent Second Day at Bowie. City Slicker and Cold Shoulder, One-Two in Feature Cherry Stone Triumphs in Opener. , BOWIE, Md., April 3. The colors of young Alfred Vanderbilt, which flashed to victory in the Inaugural Handicap, borne by Dogmata, were much in evidence again at this course today when his home-bred City Slicker galloped to victory in the five and a half furlongs dash which was the main attraction, with Cherry Stone, another raised on the same farm, gaining principal honors for him in the half-mile maiden juvenile event. Right behind the leader in the feature race was Cold Shoulder, another from the Vanderbilt string, and a candidate for the Kentucky Derby. He came with a mighty rush in the stretch to deprive the Shandon farms Sula of the place award. The victory of the entry was more popular than that of the two-year-old, the presence of Cold Shoulder causing the pair to rule a strong public choice at 11 to 10. Over a track which was drying out slowly. City Slicker raced five and a half furlongs in 1:09 to win with considerable to spare. The stallion Rockman shared in the Vanderbilt double, both feature winner and Cherry Stone being by that sire. The three-year-old is from Shepherdess and the filly from Cherry Laurel. PERFECT RACING WEATHER. Perfect weather drew another large crowd to Prince George Park and once again the "Double" drew a heavy play, with the handle brisk right through the afternoon. Sammy Renick got City Slicker, a colt which was making his first public appearance, away flying after a slight delay at the post and he hustled the gray colt right along to kill off all opposition before a half mile had been completed. From the head of the stretch to the final post he was only cantering, or his margin of victory would 4 have been greater. Cold Shoulders performance was no les3 impressive than that -of the winner. Away slowly, he dropped far out of contention in the back stretch run and a quarter mile from the finish still was far off the flying leader. At that point it did not appear that he had a chance to be among the first three. Once straightened out in the stretch for the short run to the winning post, the- son of Display leveled away in race horse fashion, finishing with a fine burst of speed to be two lengths off his stablemate at the finish and a length in advance of the tiring Sula. The latter chased the early leader but tired in the final furlong. However, he had no opposition for third place. Royal Command showed speed for a half mile and then tired. The other eight starters never were factors and at the finish were beaten, off. PROMISING YOUNGSTER. Cherry Stone, a Maryland-bred daughter of Rock Man and Cherry Laurel, in the stable of Alfred Vanderbilt, scored at the first asking in the initial half mile claiming race forjuveniles. Fallon, had the bay filly in froSt directly after the start and she always held her opponents safe for speed, winning from end to end. At the final post she was four lengths in advance of her nearest rival as she completed the distance in :49. She was well backed by her connections, showing .30 to .00. Distract, a Miami campaigner began a trifle slowly, but moved up with a rush on the turn to be head and head with Galla for the last quarter mile and outgamed that filly for the place award. Galla began alertly and was hard ridden throughout, having no apparent excuse. Squawker began off stride and was shuffled back immediately. She closed a big gap in the stretch and probably was second best. Sky Haven, whipped away from the post in the six furlongs of the third, after he ran out at the break, came from last place to overhaul the early leaders and then stall off the final furlong bid of Fervid, registering over thatmare by a head margin, with Continued on eighteenth page. DOUBLE FOR VANDERBILT Continued from first page. Capt. Jerry a tiring third, half a length back. Bobby Jones did not spare the whip on Sky Haven going away from the gate, rousing the High Cloud gelding sharply. The Ogle color bearer was badly outrun for about a quarter of a mile, but went around the pacemakers on the turn to put away Capt. Jerry at the top of the stretch and continue gamely down to the final pole. Capt. Jerry was right in the early pace, gaining a short lead at the bend for home and then faltering under punishment. Accolade went along evenly while Starogan ! quit badly. Jilted showed only a flash and j Victory Flag was never a factor. I Acautaw, a capable Maryland-bred sprint-i er, scored his second victory in as many days as he drove to a half-length victory over the pacemaking Candescent in the six furlongs dash for platers foaled in the Old Line State. Manager Bill was just a head behind the runner-up. The Trojan gelding, which races for Mrs. A. P. Doyle of Savannah, was outpaced in the early stages but found room on the outside, moving up fast from the quarter post to dispose of all oppo sition in the last sixteenth. He was the shortest priced favorite of the day at 19 to 20. Candescent left the post swiftly to set a fast pace and hold sway until well in the stretch. However, she had much taken out of her racing Boocord into subjection and faltered in the final sixteenth. Manager Bill, beaten by less than a length for the principal award, may have been best. He was bothered in the run through the stretch, and the interference, while slight, came at a crucial stage of. the contest. This was the first setback of the meeting for Alfred Van-derbilt, owner of Manager Bill. Not only was his horse beaten, but he also was claimed by H. G. Bedwell for ,000.
