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LADY MARYLAND AGAIN Wins Carroll Handicap for Second Success of Pimlico Meeting. Defeats Rehearsal by Four Lengths — Paper Moon Wins the Billy-Barton Steeplechase. i BALTIMORE, Md., May 11 —Lady Maryland, Gustav Rings capable five-year-old gray daughter of Sir Greysteel and Palestra, had no difficulty winning the Carroll Handicap, todays principal attraction at Pimlico. She enriched her Washington owner to the extent of ,510. Under the direction of Glen Smith, Lady Maryland ran the six furlongs of the Carroll in 1:12% to defeat Mrs. R. H. Heighes Rehearsal by four lengths. E. K. Brysons Bunny Baby was another length away as Rissa was fourth in the field of seven fillies and mares. The track was in fast condition again and, despite threatening weather, a good-sized crowd turned out. The program was also featured by the annual running of the Billy Barton Steeplechase for Hunters, which went to Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Paper Moon. , . Redlin had the most early speed in the Carroll Handicap. She reached the far turn , two lengths ahead of Rehearsal, as Double Back was third and Lady Maryland fourth. In the run around the turn, the field closed up, with Redlin continuing to show the way, but only by narrow margins over Rehearsal and Lady Maryland, Double Back having dropped back. Lady Maryland was on the extreme outside and moving the easiest, with the result that she forged to the front upon entering the stretch, drawing out easily, although not hard pressed by jockey Smith. As Redlin retired, Rehearsal assumed undisputed possession of second position, while Bunny Baby came from well back for her placing. Rissa went evenly throughout, while Flying Lee was outrun all the way. PAPER MOON EASILY. Paper Moon, sporting the silks of Mrs. " John Hay Whitney, easily won the Billy Barton Steeplechase over the three-mile course when William Jones, pilot of Sheve-reigh, thinking the event was only two miles long, made his run much too soon. The Montpelier representative, coupled with Muskogee as the favorite, was beaten ten lengths while finishing forty lengths before the Rokeby Stables Stars and Stripes II. Muskogee was fourth and Rolling Steel was last. It was the second race a,t the. distance since the course was made over and the time of 6:00% represented a new record. The old mark was 6:18%. Ridden by Dion Kerr, Jr., Paper Moon was well rated all the way. He followed at the heels of Stars and Stripes II. for a turn and a half of the field. Then Slievereigh moved up with a rush to take a good lead, but Kerr bided his time. On the second trip around Jones headed his mount for the finishing line but antics of spectators in the infield brought him to realize that the race was only two-thirds completed. That effort took its toll on Slievereigh and he was unable to stave off Paper Moons bid when he was given his head entering the final three-quarters although the former had no trouble saving the place from the tiring Stars and Stripes H. EARLY MORN BEST. Mrs. W. Plunket Stewarts Early Morn was much the best of the ten three-year-old fillies which met at six furlongs in the Magnolia Purse, fifth on the program. She was all but left at the- post, but was rushed up fast on the inside and took command leaving the back stretch. Then she was taken in hand by Don Meade. After entering the stretch, Grand Pageant came up strongly on the outside, but Meade shook up his mount and she held the D. J. Sullivan filly safe to win by a length. Another four lengths back came Scandalous, and Blazing Heat was fourth. . Knightfors proved best of the nine juveniles that met at four and a half furlongs in the opening event. Under hustling tactics from jockey Irving Anderson, the gelded son of Crusader won by two lengths over Maestro Sascha, which just nosed out Good Reception, coupled with Race On as the favorite. Escopan was fourth. The event was fashioned for youngsters which had participated in the yearling show here last spring. The Maryland Horse Breeders Association presented the owner of the winner with a trophy. FLAG UNFURLED GRADUATES. Mose Lowenstein waited a long time for Flag Unfurled to get out of the maiden class, and his patience was rewarded with the running of the second race, in which the gelded son of American Flag — May Alley, now six years old, defeated eleven other non-winners, mostly three-year-olds, at six furlongs. Displaying considerable improvement over his last effort, in which he was ridden by the apprentice, J. J. McTaggart, Flag Unfurled came from well back on the outside under Anderson, giving that lad a double, to score by a length and a half over Mrs. R. H. Heighes Plot, the favorite. Bomar Stables Yellow Tulip, under a well-judged ride from Johnny Adams, captured the fourth event, at a mile and seventy yards, by two and one-half lengths over Gorse, Mrs. E. H. Augustus gelding just getting up to nose out Mrs. C. W. Williams Zostera. Old Nassau was fourth in the field of seven medium-grade platers.
