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PARMELEE T. EASY WINNER OVER YELLOW TULIP f! - w Shows Decided Liking for Sloppy Footing at Popular Havre de Grace Victorian Colt First Favorite of Afternoon to Make Good for Public Rain Falls Steadily After Mid-Day Star Struck Graduates HAVRE DB GRACE, Md., April 18. Uncovering a good brand of speed over a track that was in sloppy condition caused by a steady rain that began falling shortly after midday, Charles R. Fleischmanns Par-melee T., greatly improved four-year-old, which has moved up considerably from a lowly rating, was winner of the Walbrook Purse, a test under allowance conditions that served as the principal race at Havre de Grace today. Opposed by four opponents in the mile and one-sixteenth test that was listed fifth on the card, the bay son of Victorian and Waukulla, under a confident ride by jockey Harry Richards, smothered his field on the slippery racing surface and was good enough under 116 pounds, to dom- 3inate the running every step of the journey to win by three lengths. The score, marking the first for the C. R. Fleischmann colt since his winter campaign in California, brought his list of successes for the year to four, and it was the first among the better class distance performers since rising from the plater ranks. In the decision of the feature, Bomar Stables Yellow Tulip, with 119 pounds as his weight, finished in second place, while Giant Killer, colorbearer of the D. J. Sullivan III. stable, was an easy third over Sun Power and Mosawtre, the only others that met. TRACK CHANGES. Rain that fell for the first time at the present meeting hardly had any effect on the attendance and fortunately few horses were withdrawn from competition due to a change in track conditions. In the Walbrook the start was effected soon after the five starters were led into their stalls and the break found Giant Killer and Mosawtre first away, but both were soon run down, when jockey Harry Richards rushed Parmelee T. to the first turn. Showing a fine order of speed, the son of Victorian soon opened up a long lead and went along in a manner to suggest that he would not be caught. In the run down .the far side of the track Yellow Tulip was some four lengths back, while the others, headed by Sun Power, were some distance apart and seemingly unable to match strides with the two leaders. MAINTAINS LEAD. All down the far side Parmelee T. main-tamed his advantage and through the stretch run when bearing out, but was nursed along by Richards to be over the last line winner by three lengths. Yellow Tulip was seven lengths before Giant Killer at the close, while six lengths away Sun Power showed a great margin in advance of Mosawtre. The winner ruled in the betting and he was the first successful choice to make good. Two-year-olds of Maryland parentage met Continued on twenty-second vnge. PARMELEE T. EASY WINNER OVER YELLOW TULIP Continued fiom first page. in the initial offering, which was a test of four furlongs, and it saw Star Struck, a daughter of Morvich, scoring for Alfred G. Vanderbilt when jockey Raymond Workman had her in front all the way. Racing coupled with Flying Car, the Vanderbilt miss took conumand at the start, disposed of her stable-mate after going a furlong and then withstood a mild drive tnrough the stretch to beat W. L. Branns Fictitious by a little more than a length. Third went to War Moon, which ruled in the speculation, while Flying Car led the five others in the field of nine. This was for maidens, and the graduation of the Vanderbilt miss marked the second local victory for the vice-president of the Maryland Jockey Club. Jockey J. Howell and Golden Vein, from the Mrs. P. D. L. Watts stable proved the winning combination in the second offering, fashioned for older sprinters when the veteran seven-year-old gelding scored in easy fashion. Marking his initial score of the year, the son of Golden Spire registered without being extended as he took the measure of C-. R. Fleischmanns Early Times. Third went to Fast Express, while Sheknows led. the others in the field of eleven. VE STALE SCORES. R. S. Clarks Vestale visited the winners circle for the second time in three starts this year when she duplicated her recent success at Bowie to turn back E. K. Brysons Turkish Brand, Mrs. H. Shermans Little Tramp and four other better-than-average three-year-old middle distance performers at the close of the mile and one-sixteenth third race. Showing ability on the sloppy racing strip and coming from behind under the handling of jockey E. De Camillas, the three-year-old daughter of By-Pass II. reached the finish with a length and one-half to spare. In the battle for second place Turkish Brand, at liberal odds, beat Little Tramp by a short margin after jockey R. L. Vedder had the colt in trouble at the final turn when he elected to come through on the inside. Rain fell just as the second race ended and turned the racing strip into sloppy condition, which resulted in the winner taking 1:51 to cover the mile and one-sixteenth. L. E. Ogles four-year-old Polymelian Sag Rock gelding, Slump, registered one of the easiest victories of the afternoon when he j made a show of six other good sprinters to account for the fourth race, which was another test of six furlongs. Carrying 119 j pounds and well ridden by jockey R. Eccard, I the L. E. Ogle sprinter scored by four j lengths as he defeated Shandon Farms My i Elsie, with Postage Due, the choice, third, barely beating Sky Hostess for that share of the spoils.
