The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
SIX FAVORTTES
COUNT AT BOWIE
Irregular, the Other Win,
ner Was Heavily Backed
by the Public.
BY HIGHWAY.


Six favorites counted for as many
events of an excellent card Of racing
at the Bowie race course yesterday
afternoon, the third of a twelve day
meeting. The other winner. Irregu-
lar. while not a decided fayorite was
heavily backed in the rnutuels. Hub
bub was the popular choice for this,
the fourth event, but he Jared badly.
finishing out of the money.
Jimmy Butwell, hopes to ride into
Berlin the same way he brought
Fairly home first I'm the 9Th race to-
day at Bowie. Jimmy will report to
his new employer Uncle Sam on FRI
day at Camp Upton. Butwell never
rode a better race than he did on
Fairly and he did what many ath-
letes have tried. but failed, retire
temporarily, il Is hoped. undefeated.
Butwell had to use all the cunning he
knew from his years Of riding for
Pharoah got such a long lead that a
mistake of calling up on his mount
soon probably would have cost him
the purse.
Imediately after the second race a
heavy rain fell for a few minutes
making the track an ideal one for
Mrs. T. Francis Progressive, who
romped home in the third race. The
sky soon cleared, however, and little
inconvenience was incurred through
the shower.
The first event, for two-year-olds,
a race which is becoming extremely
popular. proved that there is good
foundation for all OF the good things
that have been said about L. W.
Garth's Agnes Cook. This miss won
her start in a most impressive fash
ion.
As usual a number of good things"
went wrong. Notable among these
were DR.. J. S. Tyree's Jack of Spades,
George Peterson's Brando. DIR. G.
Crossman's Kilmer. William Walkers
Confiagration and W. Murray's Rich
ard Langdon.
Enthusiastically. Richard Langdon
rushed to the front when the barrier
was sprung in the last event and put
good bit of daylight between him
self and the others in the field until
he came into the stretch, where Jabot,
Spectre and Harwood found little
trouble in passing him.
A very interesting card is provided
for today, which will cause the debut
of quite a few favorites in this sec
ton. Xylon. the imported thorough
bred which has not generally shown
what was expected OF him. is entered
in a rather cheap field which includes
True AS Steel. a horse which disap-
pointed on the first day.
As all of the events will bring out
evenly matched horses. a good after
moons sport with thrilling finishes is
promised.
CMeSEer) so. 4.l0 and SD won; Gain Spring
los u. McTagsartl. $50 and 20, second CaIlar,
l0 tTroIlerl. $50. third Time .9lS Manou-
yer. Old Bill Bender. May Rustic, Hitchy Koo,
Baby Girl. Tiger Rose and DuAdin also ran
SECOND RACE-siI and q hAF furIouss. %
bait, ITO tRobinsoul. $50. 400 and go. won
Duke Of DeTOnshire, il0 (DOminickj. 70 and
%. second; Onward. lie Rice). 80, third
Time, l20 IS Jake SohAs Wise Jack Of Spades
and Free Love also ran
THIRD RACE-SeTen frlonzy Progressive
ITO ROdrsuez). SO. 3O and 2TO. won; Preston
Lynn. uO lPlrringtnnl. $40 and So, second
Dalruse, % CNerEeri. So. third. Time. 1 n la
Brando. Rive Pirate. Costumer and c. NJ. John
sou also nm
FOURTH RACE-One mile. Irregular, III
(Ro6insonl. s.o. Ls0 and ; 20 won; Graphic l65
tStiriing1, SO and 40 second: AmAlgzmator
lB tBdtSelD. $50. third. Time. Is IS. Prince
s., Hubbub aud Greetings also ran
FIFTH RACE-Ons and one sixteenth miles
Monocacy. Ill iAle1snder). sl1. 40 and $40
won; Kilmer. los HnbinSon). 40 and so. SEC
oDd; sir Bird. los RodrEuezl. 40. third
Time l52 Is. Say. Perpetual and I'd Bond
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and onesixteenth niIeA
Fairly. lie BntEeln. 80. $50 and SO. won /;
Pharoah. lis Doyle. 40 and $50 secrnd; Stir
rup. l0 Mooney. i.60. third. Tina - Is
Amphion. Last Spark and ConhasTation also rzn
SEVENTH RACE Three year-olds and up; one
ard onesiXteenth mils5 Jabot, lis (Ricel. 5e1
$40 and 80. won; Spectcr, lT (COllinsl, 2D
and 26q. second: HArwood, is (Caseyl. $50
third Time. ! g rs. Working Lad, Richard
Langdon and GariSh Sun also ran.