The Washington herald., 1918-04-02
c. E. Clements S Mary Maud
Breaks Track Record in
Eclipse Purse Event.

Breaking into a pronounced lead, +.
McBride's good Charlie Leydecker
won the Bowie Inaugural HandiCa p
yesterday afternoon before a monster
crowd which taxed the capacity Of the
stands and overfIOwed 10 every cor
ner OF the grounds.
Never in the history OF the Prince
George Park was racing officials
ushered into the East so aUspiciOusly
as on yesterday. the first or this
courses thirteen-day meeting
Everything necessary to keen enjoy
ment of the sport Of kings was at
hand when the bugle announced the
first event and the only thing else
that coub be expected. the breaking
of a track record. came when =. T.
Clements Mary Maud romped home
in the Eclipse Purse, a five and one
half fuTlong event, in the smart time
OF 1.G minutes. bettering the track
record by one-fifth OF a second.
Thrilling finishes were furnished N
several OF the events. particularly iu
the fifth race when the old campaign
er Obolus managed TO nip Airraan to
the tape after a brilliant stretch run.
Favorites were bowled over after the
first race for maiden twO-year-old..,
which was captured by Thomas
Clyde's Mahony. the public choice.
Esquimau. Garth's star colt. seemCd
good enough to take this event but
Mahony. admirably ridden by the
grand old rider TroXler, passed nin
coming into the stretch.
Every meeting has its long shots but
il is not often that its first day splits
such a Juicy melon as Louis +. WaE
ner's Caro- Nome. who was brought
home in the last event by Jockey <
Mergler. rewarding its hackers by
paying $112 for s..
True as Steel. Startling, Tea Cadds.
Woodstone, Hauberk, Eatle and Doll
ma. which were all touted as good
things, failed to come up to eXpects-
tions.
James F. O'Hara, general manager
OF the course. received the hearty
congratulations Of his friends upon the
splendid manner in which everything
was carried of. Mr.. O'Hara arrived
at the course early and mare a rapid
tour of inspection 10 see everything
was in shipshape. at the conclusion
of which he complimonted Dick Pend
ing. track superintendent, because Of
the fine manner every detail incident
to the meetings success had been
carried out.
Horses which have been training AT
Benning and vicinity gave a good
account of themselves and divided
honors pretty evenly with the horses
which have been seasoned by winter
racing.
J. n. Blacks Arbitrator gave All
=. n. -
contest for the decision in the sixth
race. but the former proved hardly
good enough.
A cheap card is on today at Bowie,
but such events as are scheduled
generally result in exceedingly eN-
citing finishes, and a good days
sport Is probably in store for all
racegoers who attend.
FIRST RACE-TWo year-old maiden colts and
eeldings: purse. $50; four furlonss: Mahony. NI
rTroIieri. $50. 40 500; EsauimlI. ne Cder.-
lerl, 1870. $50: Cam STTing iH q. Nc
Tsgyartl, $50 Time. lel5. Tie Boy. Caller.
old Bill Bender and Sid q. keenan, also ran.
SECOND RACE-Threeyear-old and up;
claiming: purse. $50; six and a half furlongs:
May W, IO5 CStirlingl. I'D; ASO: so. won
Freda johnson, IO5 CMcAteel. 500. 2aso. sec-1
ond; Pharaoh. 10 Doyle, SO. third. Time.
l:I45 C. NJ. johnson March Court, True
as Steel. The Busybody Dominion Park Spec-
lrc, Low Degree Lord Herbert, Little Sweeper
and DarOse also ran.
THIRD RACE-Tnree-year and Up: purse.
$50; FIVE and a half furlongs: Mary Maud %
tMcAteel. 1910 $50 $50. won; Tea Caddy.
ll3 u. McTaggGrtl. $50 80. second: Startling.
lle (Butweln, 20, third. Time. l07. Car
bide Murphy. Sea Beach. Italian Chant Rollin
Laird and Cobalt Lass slso ran.
FOURTH RACEIhe Bowie Inaugural Handi-
49, IA -
fr1rlorgs Charley Laydecker, ss (McAtcel. 100.
60 $50. second; WOodstone. lI3 Il. McTaF-
gart. $50. third. Tine, = IS. Hauberk and
Producer also ran-
FIFTH RACE-Mle; purse. $50; selling; four
yesr-oIds and up: OboluS, III (StirliEgl. ll.e.
so, 30, won: Airman. lI tButweIl. 40.
$40 second: LAZY Lou. % CStsIkur), SEQ third.
Time, - IS. Fair Mac, POnzio and Eagle Sls9
ran
SIXTH RACE-Four year-olds and up; claim
ing; purse $50; mile and seventy yards: All
Smiles, 10 CRicel, SO. 40. SO. won; Arbi-
traitor. lG5 Jncksonl. % 20. lls1 second: Golden
Bantam, IS Rodriguez $50. third. Time. Is
Yodsling, Say, Dolina, Silk Bird aud Kilmer
also ran.
SEVENTH RACE Three-ysar olds and dup:
selling; purse, $50: mile: CaronOme, ss (Mer-
gler), l25o, SD. 1850. won; Tanby. lC7 uyou-
derl, 10. go. second: MOnCcacy. 109 tAlcx-
auder), $50. third. Time. ! "a 2S Jabot. Per
petual, Feliddad. Boxer. Richard LaKgdon.
Royal Interest. Jossie c. Huda's Brother and
AmpIion also ran.