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FLEETING MOON IN 1937 DEBUT Flying Ebony Filly Triumphs Ovet Favorite in Feature Race Clingendaal Fails to Race to Expected Forad Foradand and Finishes Last A G Vanderbilts VanderbiltsGrand Grand Play in Second Place PIMLICO Md May 6 Fleeting Moon duskycoated daughter of Flying Ebony staged a successful threeyearold debut in the silks of Ral Parr prominent Maryland sportsman when she raced to a driving vic ¬ tory over four others of her age in the Windsor Hills Handicap the feature here this afternoon A half length away Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts Grand Play was second with the Bomar Stables Gold Band a non threatening third thirdThe The form players received a stunning blow when A C Comptons Clingendaal the top weight under 119 pounds and a heavily played favorite raced dully and finished a laboring last in the field of five The time for the six furlongs over a fast track was 113 113Fleeting Fleeting Moon favored by a feathery im ¬ post of 102 pounds and sagacious handling from jockey Bobby Merritt took command of her field from the barrier and was never headed She opened a two lengths advan ¬ tage in the run through the back stretch and then held on with admirable courage when Grand Play challenged in the final threesixteenths threesixteenthsGRAND GRAND PLAY CLOSE UP UPGrand Grand Play was always in closest attend ¬ ance to the pace When asked for his beit in the final quarter he moved up on Fleet ¬ ing Moon strongly but was unable to over ¬ haul her in time Gold Band got away alertly and raced evenly Clingendaal was not a factor in the early running Richards attempted to send him through on the inside but was shut off turn ¬ ing out of the back stretch The Compton gelding refused to extend himself thereafter thereafterJ J W Browns Jim Corn second choice in a field of six Marylandbreds came from last place to be an easy winner of the first race at a mile and seventy yards Breaking back of his field the threeyearold son of Jim Daisy was taken to the outside to im ¬ prove his position steadily until he wrested command at the head of the stretch He won galloping by four lengths Queen Govans the oddson favorite was taken back after an alert beginning and finished well to take the place honors five lengths in front of Zinnia which pressed the early pace Mr Duncannon set the early pace under sufferance for the six furlongs furlongsAUSPICIOUS AUSPICIOUS START STARTMaking Making his first start of the year H R Bains Caniento stoutly ridden by jockey Jazen Eaby defeated nine other jumpers from the claiming colony over the two miles of the Mount Alto Steeplechase Al ¬ ways in the pace struggle the sixyearold son of Masked Marvel II took command after a mile and a half but was under a stiff drive to outfinish N S Ludingtons Bee teach by a half length Syriac reserved far off the pace for the first mile closed con ¬ siderable ground to finish third Sixteen lengths back of the pace Flying Feathers was a tiring fourth B A Halls Skyride had the most speed in the mile and seventy yards third race managing to last for a half length decision over Raby Rattler the favorite Sun Abbot was third in a photograph finish over Eleanor C Skyride was sent to the front at the clubhouse turn and though headed by Eleanor C at the threefurlongs post shook the latter off and met the hard urged chal ¬ lenge of Raby Rattier through the final eighth of a mile The latter was always close up and was wearing down the winner at the end Eleanor C was done after six furlongs furlongsHAPPY HAPPY VOTE GRADUATES GRADUATESMaking Making the second start of her career W F Hitts Happy Vote a twoyearold daughter of Happy Argo Early Vote hand ¬ ily graduated from the maiden ranks at the expense of six others of her age and sex In the four furlongs of the fourth race Happy Vote dominated the running throughout and had something to spare to finish two lengths in the van The winner was coupled in the Hitt entry with Skipped which trailed her field throughout Heraldic was shuffled back along the inner rail after the start but fin ¬ ished well to outgame Travelo for the place award awardTrainer Trainer J V Irish Jimmy Stewart suc ¬ cessful Maryland horseman sent out his wifes Miss Leannah to score a surprise vic ¬ tory in the six furlongs fifth race which attracted a limit field of twelve 1500 claim ers The Cohort filly breaking alertly as ¬ sumed command midway on the turn and opened a long lead At the end she was un ¬ der mild urging to win by a length and a half from Aftermath which had closed with a rush from a sluggish beginning Early Broom the favorite raced evenly for the third award
