New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-05
OBITUARY.
EX-GOVERNOR ODEN BOWIE.

p,ltimore Dec (Specla.)-Oden Bowie the vet
eran turfman and Ex-Governor Of Maryland dea
early this morning at Farvew, the ola bo"'e
manor In Prince Georges County lie was s'rlc"eh
with paralysis a week ago and never rallied Death
came Oh the forty-hrd Anniversary Of his marriage
to Miss Alice Carter. sister OF Bernard Carter
the noted lawyer For four years the Ex-Governor
had been in delicate health. At the Saratoga race
meeting in 1890 the excitement was 100 much ior
him. and the nervous tension brought on heart trou-
BILE Dr. Draper OF New-York. tod the Ex-Governor
that the latter would have TO give up the SPOIL a,J
II was serious bow to the old turfman; ne 500
his horses but never was the same man at!eswr rss
beside his forefathers in the Old family buryns
sFGHana on iIe Senator owie oden Bowie
stock broker in NewYork city: carter sow NE
gene Roberts and Mrs. Thomas Whtridge, OF this
city
Oden Bowie in his time OF the leading Demo-
cratic politicians in Maryland and one OF the most
noted turfmen in the country. was born al fdir-
view Prince Georges County. Maryland. on NO
verlber 10 1896 The country boy first distinguished
himself in the Mexican War, when President FOLK
APPOINTED him senior captain OF the only Nol,igeur
regiment ever In the United states lie was theh
only twenty years old on his return from the war
he was nominated az candidate Tor the LeslS-
lature before he had reached his majority but
was defeated. The next year he was elected on
the Democratic ticket. From that time on he be-
came n prominent figure In politics lie was ue.e-
gate to the National Democrats Convention IN 1874
and received the nomination for Lieutenah'-uoVer-
nor OF the State. The following year he was eject
cd to the state Senate and leading spirit In
the reorganization OF his party ana lis re'ui" ~
power In Maryland.
NJ Bowie was the father % the Baltimore anu
Potomac Railroad. the Pennsylvania's extension
from Baltimore 10 Washington. The story oil no"
he enlisted the Interest OF the PennsyVaha, ay
Of the State. In 1851 Is oos, tod III h's o"''
with General James c. Clark / visited PhLadel,,
phla 20 !ay my plans before President thomson Oh
sylysnia building and while WARMING our heeis IN
an anteroom. waiting Mr. Thomson Vice,
room General Clark spoke 70 him. and we got an
audience with Mr Thomson was t0a 70 had SY' NO
dcui gaining sessss ,S NT the rh Penn.yvahs
Company would not nave much show down IN MSry
bai mlsSS arise inmical 70 the new road had
been spoken OF as canaidae ior Governor before,
anal Go as mis- 1so@ s he said could
mated and elected Governor. He insisted upon me
o Hpddws N Mc reiun si0 to fBa,mor
TIA, night some friends net me and nss'ea and .na the
,h IN ,,doI 1ee snI pa,omae road vas built
head Of the Ba;%ore CITY & os sSe R Ras
profitable street railway corporations IN ne country,
the stock OF which he advanced from A' 10 y" "
'' Governor Bowc's connection with the turf was
racinr purely out OF his love for II. and not with
the idea OF reaplng pecunlary reward The Mary.
land Jockey club OF which he was president
during the whole period OF its existence was ne
only big Jockey club in the country when pala
no dividends to the members. All the profits being
turned over to the account OF the CLUB Many
noted were foaled at FairwIew but none
more Compensation and Catesby Catesby died
several years ago Crickmore stu canters aoou t
the pastures OF his youth. Probably the greatest
victories ever achieved by Crckmorc were those
over H.ndoo the supposed invncible. The Mary
land horse defeated fIindoo three times. once In
his two-year-old form and twice as three-yeaI-
old Crickmore outran Eole and also Barrett ,e,.;
Pierre Iorard's famous horse. which was tust
fresh from numerous victories in Enslansd THIS
was In the Dixie stakes at Pimlco In 1881 Inc
horses o. Mr.. Bowie were not only highly prized
In Maryland but were respected at all the East
ern tracks Mr.. Bowie never backed his horses
heavily His greatest winning In one race was prob
ably made soon after the war. at Saratoga when
he put 500 on Baltimore In the auction pools. ana
$4,000. ~ -,
The Saratoga meet. In August. 1890 was the
last at which the Ex-Governor entered his horses
Immediately afterward he sold his racing stable
OF ten horses, the advice OF his physician
Since retiring from the turf. MIR. Bowie had graft
fled his fondness for horses by breeding stock at
Fairview. He always kept a large stock OF horses:
sometimes a many $50. OF all ages. being cared
for time. He also gave much attention 10
the breeding OF other fine stock.