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SANG FROID IN FRONT Wins Over Canterboy After Spirited and Hard Fought Contest. "Daily Double" Reaches New High Figure When 9,320 Is Bet at Bowie Large Crowd Present. BOWIE, Md., April 5. Sang Froid, from the Howe Stable, and Canterboy, racing for the Canadian sportsman, J. E. Smallman, fought it out for the best offering of the Southern Maryland Association this afternoon with the Howe gelding gaining the decision. This was in the race at six furlongs christened the Nancy Sheridan and it was a graded handicap for those of class C. It proved to be a duel between the pair of Florida performers and lapped on them as the line was crossed was Prince Abbot, carrying the silks of H. P. Metcalf, which had not raced since last November. With no race of real importance good sport was furnished and though the day was dreary and cold the a tendance was remarkably large and the "Daily Double" again reached a new high when the pool was 9,320, reported by Mortimer Mahony as a new high record for that system of betting qn any course. The feature sprint handicap saw ten under silks, and as they left the stalls Coucci for an instant showed in front with Currants, from the Greentree Stable. Sang Froid was right with him, and Canterboy on the inside and Tight in -the pace. Quickly, the stablemate to Canterboy, and top weight of the party, was farther back but in a good position, and she soon was in the thick of contention. UNABLE TO HOLD LEAD. Currants was unable to hold his lead for long and, as he dropped back for an instant, the Smallman pair was in front, with Canterboy showing the way; but Merritt would not be shaken off with Sang Froid and he was going stride for stride with the pair. Then Quickly was in close quarters, and eased back slightly, with Sang Froid moving to Canterboy, while Currants was in third place, but doing his best. Through the stretch Canterboy hung on well, but Sang Froid proved the gamer, and right at the end he was going away, to win by three parts of a length. Currants had tired under the drive, and Prince Abbot, closing with a belated rush, was only beaten half a length for second place, and he was a length and a half before Boston Brook, another that closed some ground. Ste. Louise, a daughter of St. Henry and Lady Louise, which races for Mrs. C. Crane, was a surprise winner of the opening half mile dash for juveniles when she scored with ridiculous ease to pay 3.50. Far back of her, Mrs. John Hay Whitneys John Tio barely saved the place from Clapping Jane, and Marnan was fourth. - From a good start, Carver was first to show from the stalls, but Pollard rushed by with Ste. Louise before he was fairly under way, and once the daughter of St. Henry was in command it was no race. Pollard sent her into a clear lead, then took hold of her head, but kept her at her task, and John Tio moved into second place and was at her heels. Marnan raced into third place and then came Clapping Jane. BY WIDE MARGIN. This was the order going into the stretch turn, but Pollard had plenty up his sleeve with Ste. Louise and after rounding the last turn he permitted her to run. She drew out steadily until her winning margin was five lengths. John Tio was tiring from his efforts to run down the winner and Jones had to drive him out smartly to save the place by a head from Clapping Jane, which in turn had beaten Marnan by two lengths. "Bud" Stotler showed another good juvenile in the second race when he sent Parva Stella to the post for Alfred G. Vanderbilt. This miss, a daughter of Rock Man and Gay Stella, was bred by Stotler and, while the time of the race, :49, was a bit slow, her performance was remarkable from the manner in which she caught her opponents after a slow beginning. Leaving from an outside position, she was off slowly and as she moved up she was Continued on thirteenth page SANG FROIDIN FRONT Continued from first page. carried exceedingly wide into the stretch. Through the final furlong she responded magnificently to get up and beat J. U. Grat-tons Hiatus, one seasoned at Miami, by half a length. Four lengths back was C. A. Simpsons Sun Camp to take third from Ballad Singer with something to spare. Ballad Singer had the, early speed in this and Hiatus followed her closely, with Sun Camp racing along on the inside, with Litzen-berger showing timidity in not attempting to come through When his mount appeared capable. Parva Stella was so far back of these she did not appear to have a reasonable chance, and as she moved up racing wide it was at a loss of considerable ground. However,-the daughter of Rock Man was equal to the handicap and won going away. The third was a six-furlong dash for cheap ones, and it went to J. E. Smallmans Last Time, when she caught the pacemakers to win going away by half a length from Happy Easter, and Boocord beat Veritas for third. From a good start, Vanda Cerulea and Boocord went out to force the pace, with Pekin in third place, while Last Time, leaving in the inside stall, was not as alert and she was well back of the leaders though lucky to find racing room. Last Time was working her way up steadily and, going to the stretch turn, Porter had her in third place. Both Vanda Cerulea and Boocord were tiring, but Happy Easter moved up to enter contention, and at the end forced Porter to go to a drive on Last Time, to have her winner by half a length. Boocord was another length and a half away, while Vanda Cerulea had quit badly to finish far back. The closest finish of the meeting came in the fourth race, a six furlong dash for platers, when W. N. Adrians Zulu Lad and Miss L. Hoffmans Smear came to the end lapped to be placed in the order named and close at their heels was R. B. Archers Pretty Wise. Right at the start Black Falcon stumbled badly and unseated Bobby Jones. He had the inside stall and the accident did not in any manner interfere with the chances of the other starters. Clear Knight was first to show in front but Zulu Lad was racing closely after him and then came Advocate Junior and Pretty Wise. The others were in fairly close order, with Post Brigade bringing up the rear. Clear Knight did not last long and as he tired Coucci moved with Zulu Lad to go to the front. Smear had been steadily working his way up and he was not far back of the Adrians gelding as the stretch was reached and Pretty Wise was still in the battle. The three were in close order in the final furlong with Smear on the outside and as Pretty Wise faltered, it seemed to many that the Whitney castoff had dropped his nose down in front but the decision went to Zulu Lad. Pretty Wise was another length away. At the head of the stretch, Black Falcon, racing along riderless, carried Lofty Lady out badly until Pollard reached over to drive him away. After this interference Lofty Lady finished with excellent courage to be a fast going fourth. Jockey Carl Hanford motored over from Havre de Grace to ride Friday, only to find that his mount had been assigned Johnny Gilbert. James V. Stewart vanned the four horses he wintered at Elkton, and the one horse he had at Timonium, up to Havre de Grace Friday.
