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Sylvan Rock Takes Discovery Purse Noses Out Scotia In Pimlico Thriller Heighe Homebred Is Along In Time to Nip Pacemaker; Satin Slipper Big Surprise PIMLICO, Baltimore, Md., May 10. — Mrs. R. H. Heighes Sylvan Rock, who had enjoyed a respite from competition since the opening-day stake on Marylands inaugural spring program, returned this afternoon to drive to a well-earned nose decision over Sylvester Richs Scotia in the featured Discovery Purse. Two lengths behind the top pair in the five and a half furlongs dash was Tony Bagnatos Air Flight, just in front of the 13-to-10 favorite, Mrs. E. H. Augustus Euclid. Cloudy skies and a rather mediocre racing program held the attendance down to 8,659. Patrons were treated to stirring sport and Sylvan Rocks victory in l:072/5 was no exception. Held at 2.40 in the betting, the homebred son of Piping Rock charged from off the pace to complete a double for jockey Rocco Sisto, who had taken the opener with Mrs. C. L. Creswells Excitement. The limit field of three-year-olds left the gate in good alignment, with A. A. Crabbes Tea Token and J." L. Friedmans Fiddler dueling for the lead through the early s stages. Air Flight, too, was prominent e early, but, when the pacemakers faltered. *t it was Scotia who wrested command. Forced F to Give Best Sylvan Rock, who had displayed his class ii in the past, but was believed by many to need a bit more distance, was brought into I contention carefully by Sisto and engaged Scotia in midstretch. His tack was not * as easy as it appeared at this point, however, e- for Scotia held on doggedly, and both . J Sylvan Rock and jockey Sisto were forced to exert their last ounce of energy to gain j *f the decision. Mrs. E. duPont Weirs Satin Slipper, a y d daughter of Pilate who raced only twice as c a a juvenile, launched her current campaign - ir in longshot fashion, winning the five and I a a half furlongs fifth race to pay 0.40. In 3 a a three-way photo, Satin Slipper gained l tl the nod by a nose over S. W. Labrot, Jr.s j B Barquette, with E. Barry Ryans Hyper-; sc sonic just a head farther back. Satin Slip-t p per was handled by jockey Joe Servis and n negotiated the distance in 1:08t5. 3 Claimers of the 0,000 to ,000 variety j rr met at a mile and a sixteenth in the fourth - n race and furnished one of the most inter -i ej esting races of the meeting, with Sylvester ; "W W. Labrot, Jr.s Taran the winner by a 1 n nose over Nellie Annarinos My Nell in 1 lA6V5. : Three lengths behind the top pair ; C£ came Mrs. Ellsworth H. Augustus Loran. t T Taran was a slight favorite in the wide-5 °1 open affair and paid .80 under Nick j sl Shuk. Owner-trainer Alan Clarke and jockey . ? Bobby Mitchell, a successful combination [ ir in Maryland this spring, scored another . st success in the six-furlong third race when [ K King Mowlee raced to victory by a length . al and a half. The other money positions . w were filled by the favored Choralier and , " Weatherman. King Mowlee, in his second I w win in as many starts this year, was timed in in 1:13% and paid 1.20.
