The Washington herald., 1917-04-06
FRUIT CAKE ROMPS in
FEATURE AT BOWIE
Zolieofer Entry Lands Handicap il
Easy Fashion in Heavy Going.
BY GEORGE ii. NORRIS.

Bowie, Nd, April 6-weather condi-
tons were responsible for q small at
tendance Al the Bowie course today. The
track was heavy and the rainy weather
put damper on the afternoons sport
However. notwithstanding these un-
favorable conditions, fayorites divided
the cards with outsiders.
Fan Tan won the baby race, the frsr
number on the card handily Bill Liy-
ingston and Sweeper. Mr.. Dooley and
Wise were played for good things. but
at no stage Of the contest were theS
prominent.
following number to beat Anxiety by &
good margin, while Broomcorn was third.
Refugee was played for a good thing
by wise crowd and after leading all
the way was nipped right at the wire
by Royal Interest, while Ocean Prince
was thid. Refugee was the best horse
In the race and It was q case Of
Tommy McTaggart up against Scham-
merhorn. which makes the betting about
20 to on McTaggart.
The feature number on the program.
the fourth race. a handicap at six fun
longs was easy for z. T. Zollicoffer's
Fruit Cake. shouldering 10 pounds and
making all the pace won as his rider
pleased from Blue Fox and Warsaw.
1t will take a mighty good horse to beat
Fruit Cake from now on.
Pin Money came from way back in the
following race to beat Infidel II and
Harwood. Inhdel II set a fast clip for the
first three quarters, but was made too
much use Of, and did not have enough
IN reserve to Withstand the challenge of
Pin Money.
Jabot. accounted for the last race when
he outran his field TO win cleverly from
Progressive and Billy Baker. The sum-
mary:
FIRST RACE-Selling: maiden 2yesr ods; four
furlones Fan Tan. Ill Pa-ringtnnl. Sl3.o, $50.
$40. won; Bill Livingston. los III Wskeofl. $50.
c.2p. second: Little Sweeper. lG tAmbru-el. $40.
third. Time CSC IS Mr. Dooley. Wise. Wichak1
and LADY Eileen also ran.
SECOND RACE-Claimins; 3year-olds and up
ward d1 furlongs. Psrlor Boy. liz Taplinl. $40,
$50. S.3o. won: Anxiety. IL tMcDcunotu. so
$50. second: Broom Corn. $50 tObertl. so third.
Tine, lI745. Encore NolHe. Laura. Humiliation.
Diran. Buckley. Capt Elliott and Pikeland also
ran
THIRD RACE-CaiminE. 3year clds ard upward; /;
six furIongs. Royal Interest. IL IT. McTsgEarn.
8lj $50. S. won: Refugee. us tSchsmeho-n'.
SO SC. second: Ocean Prince. lis tE. Havncsl.
SD. third. Time. IL -. Brdmsn, Remarkable.
Ada Annr Salon. Lucille B.. LyndOra, Letfetti and
Talebesrer also ran
FOURTH RACE-The Preliminary Handicap
5yearolds: six furloneS Fruit Cake. % niaynes'.
sSSo, Sz-'n SZN. won; blne foN. IV- uSTiustouI'
$3.50 $50 second: WARSAW. IOi "a Collinsl. $50.
third Time. ll6 Kentucky Boy, Napoleon'
Dunga hin and Elrry also ran.
FIFTH RACE lsirning: SyeSr-olds and up-
ward mile and seventy yards. Pin MoaeT, us
CTspl!n,. S9 sc20 ceo Wor: InfdA II. ll3
CButweID. sLso. p!Tc. second; Hsrwond. ne "a.
Casey) SI.To third. Time l5c2S Lyn. Mayme
W Bob Redfeld AID Gerard also ran.
SIXTH RACE-MHs and o7esiztesnth; tyesr-
olds and upward. MenIo Park. l5 a. CollinsN,
$ g. E3. s29. Won: Pauls'n. lD -. DTeN.
$50 $50 secnnd; Orre-th. llS T. McTaEgzrti.
s. 80 third. Tine. "a IS GaiusburO1gh, Brown
Prirc- Ffying Feet and Page White also ran-
SEVENTH RACE-Mne and one sixteenth: +year
olds and upward. JSbJt 10 ParrngtOnl, Sl 50
81 g. $50. won: Progressive. lOs wv COllins). S2.7e
$500 secuud; Boxer. Ill tCSseyl. $50 third TINE.
1915. Ray O. Light, Billie Baker and Disturber
also nn.