The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
MANY THOROUGHBREDS
AWAIT BOWIE opening
Horses Arriving from All Sections of
the Country.
By GEORGE B. MORRIS.

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! When the spring racing season in the
East is opened on April 2, with the be-
! ginning of the tweIve-day meeting OF the
Southern Maryland Agricultural Associa-
ton at the Bowie track. there will be
more and better horses on hand than ever
before. So numerous have been the ap-
pllcations for stable room and the capac-
ity at the track has been so overtaxed
that the building of a hundred additional
J stalls was necessary. This work has
just been completed. so that by the OPEN
! ing day nearly a thousand thoroughbreds
will be on hand.
| During the past few days quite a num-
] Der of horses have reached the track
| from various sections of the country.
! While a great many have arrived from
! sections where the sport has been con-
| Quoted with great deal of success dur
| ing the cold weather, many have arrived
/ from their winter quarters and are now
receiving some preparations for the open
ing OF the meeting.
canvass of the stables at the track
disclosed the fact that the horses win
, tered at Bowie are now ready to race.
I In addition to the older horses a large
| number of 2-year-olds who will face the
barrier for the first time during the COM
ing meeting are in grand shape and will
! be as fit as q fiddle to take part in the
| important Juvenile events staked by the
association.
Jockey Jimmie Butwell. considered one
OF the best riders in the business. is a
daily visitor at the track. Butwell will
ride as a free lance during the meeting
and is galloping horses each day to keep
| himself in shape for riding.
| Arthur's Thoroughbred. Look Fine,
Fifteen OF James Arthur's thorough
breds. which wintered at Bowie look as
hne as at any time in their career. Prob
ably the best known OF these are Water
Lady. the six-year-old daughter of Wa
terboy-Duchess of Towers, considered one
OF the best sprinters in training. winner
of number OF races in Maryland last
fall. incluhing the inaugural handicap, at
seven furlongs at Bowie last fall. and
Bondage. the three-year-old son of
Ogden-Fair Atlanta, which came to him
self late in the season and was consid-
cred good two-year-old
| Under the watchful eye of Trainer
Harry Smith. these horses have improved
wonderfully during the winter. Water
| Lady looks better now than at any time
| in her racing career. and while Bondage
did not grow a great deal or take on any
great amount of flesh, he looks fine, and
will no doubt improve a great deal with
racing.
While not possessing a great deal of
early speed, Bondage is a wonderful
stretch runner. which he demonstrated
clearly at the close OF the racing sea-
son at the Bowie track last fall, when he
defeated some of the best horses in train
ing. November % he was winner of the
Consolation Handicap at a mile. defeat
ing Bayberry Candle, King Neptune,
Holiday. Daddys Choice Christie and
H aeyh hnl In, III
was badly outpaced in the early stages
and did not commence to run until he hit
the head of the stretch where he passed
the leaders one by one and in a driving
| finish got up in time to get the verdict
! from Bayberry Candle He came out of
the race in great shape and the next day
was again sent to the post in the
Thanksgiving handicap which was at a
mile and a sixteenth. He again re-
warded his owner and followers by get
ting home in front in this event, winning
the verdict from Hauberk ]. F. Sweney's
good son of Martinez. which was second.
Horses Now at Track.
Among the horses at the track are Hau-
berk. Harry Lauder, Cannonade Indian
Chant, Ahara, Lohengrin, and Sam Slick,
| In the stables of ]. F. Sweeney; Tom
Shannon has Kentucky Boy, Beautiful
Morn. Owaga, Good Counsel and five two
year-oIds: J. ]. Farrell. with Firing Agon
and a two-year-old known as Dalrose:
Archie thinner has Bob Redfield, Gamer.
Devil Fish, and several two-year-olds;
George Winfrey with Woodward, Jem
and a number of imported two-year-olds;
James Arthur. with Bondage, Water
Lady, Skiles Knob, Tea Caddy, Margery,
Edith Baumann. Letfetti, Prohibition,
Blue Grass Belle, Greetings, Shrapnel.
Commancho: Kimball Patterson, with
Madame Hermann, Royal Writ, and a
two-year-old known as June Bug; ]. s.
Ownbey, with Working Lad carlton G.,
Tir Pi, and Wanda Pitzer; Eddie Nc
Bride has Reprobate and seven juveniles:
Clyde Freeman has Dartworth, Resign,
Mamie McDee. Rose Mary, During and
Meegone; ]. d. Misick has The Busy
body, Aimee T.. DR.. Charcot, Colors and
Quien Sabe; ]. Duffy, with Merchant: L.
A. Capps, with Mr.. Mack, Valas, Glitter
and Meelicka; George Brenton has Little
England, Mary Warren, Booth and a
number of others; Ernest Utterback, with
Bulgar, Peacock, Hands on, Brave, Bat
wa, Loves Eye and The Lark; A. c.
Parretto, El Rey, Violent, Scaramouch
and Reybourn: A. A. Vivell, with Etrus-
can, Finalee, Casaba and a three-year-
old MAIDEN; w. A. Carter, with Early
Sight. Molly o. ana J. B. Harren-