The Washington times., 1916-04-09
BOWIE MEET ENTERS
LAST LAP OF RACES
Nags to Move on to Havre de
Grace After Fridays Card Is
Disposed Of.

Bowie enters upon the last lap OF its
meeting tomorrow, the wind-up coming
Friday. after which the ponies move on
to Havre de Grace for a thirteen days
session.
Thus far the Southern Maryland meet
ing has proved a great success in every
way. The backward season has been q
handicap In that horses trained in this
latitude were not At enough TO race
and the burden has been put upon the
nags that have performed at New Or
leans, Havana. and Hot Springs.
While these winter performers are .
little lacking In class they have made
ine racing and have furnished as much
excitement and given the public as
many thrills as II they had been stake
horses OF the highest caliber. Hayre
DE Grace Will have entries of somewhat
better quality, but II can hardly hope
for better contests.
Beginning tomorrow the management
at Bowie Will raise the purses and there
viii be no race for less than $500. This
should bring out the best that is at the
track, and make fine programs for the
rest Of the meeting
Worse racing conditions than those
OF yesterday could hardly be imagined.
Rain. snow. and sleet. combined with
track deep in slop, made things miser-
able for man and beast. A big crowd.
however, turned out and only on the
opening day had business been more
lively. The heavy going upset calcula-
tions In some instances. but on the
whole the horses ran true to form and
the public generally picked the winners
with very satisfying regularity.
About the best race OF the afternoon
was the nth, which resulted in a splen-
did contest between Dryad and Phil
unger. the former getting the verdict
by small margin. After the race A
! and took him.
The horse was formerly in Mr.. Parret-
tos stable but was bid up and taken
by Lewis Garth for $500 after he had
won the sixth race Wednesday, Dryad
Is pretty fair kind of a platter. particu-
larly in heavy going. and II is likely
that Mr.. Parretto showed wisdom in
getting him back even at an advance
OF 800 over the price at which he let
him 60 Wednesday.
Brighouse, the Juarez sprinter, showed
himself very nifty nag In the going when
he took down the fourth event very
handily from a fair field In the good
Time of l:l5 40. Brighouse was entered
for 500 and after the race he was
boosted TO $500. at which point the
stable protected him, losing si00 on the
race-rather tough lines to win and then
quit loser.
Videt. which started and fell in the
hrst race, was claimed by ]. NJ. Black,
the gelding standing him y7OO. Mr..
Black took a big chance in making the
claim, as 1t turned out that Videt was
badly hurt by the fall.
Ernest Utterback's Peacock, which
won the last race Of the day after a
battle with JabOt. is In fine shape now
He won good race Thursday and came
right back and repeated yesterday, and
II looks as II he might go on and win
many more purses in moderate COM
pany. provided he is not over weighted.
State Senators Montague and Lessen.
OF Virginia, were at the track as guests
OF George 7. Miller. Both these gentle
men are strong friends Of the game.
and hope to see the Old Dominion get
law which will permit the sport of
kings to flourish once more in the land
or Its early triumphs.