The Washington herald., 1918-04-05
Jockey Mergler Cuts Across
Field in Seventh at Bowie
This Is the First Case of Disqualification at
the Spring Meeting Quick Punish
ment Will Cause Him to Settle
BY HIGHWAY.

When Jockey Merger, on his mount
Tootsie, ran Ecross his field and bad
ly interfered with Jockey Casey's
Boxer In the seventh race at Bowie
yesterday. he caused the first dis
qualification OF the season. MergIer
Is a daring rider who is meeting with
substantial success with his mounts.
and any punishment which may be
meted out to him may cause him to
settle down and refrain from future
offending.
James Arthur's Margery. the favor
ite in this race, won with little
trouble, but Boxer was a forward
contender the entire route and would
certainly have fared much better had
Tootsie not pocketed him a few
lengths from the finish.
Yesterday was another formfuI day
at the track and nothing which even
scented of a long shot found its way
in the winning list.
Favorites accounted for the ma
jority Of the events and J. NJ. Zim-
mer's Preston Lynn and w. l..
divers Julge Wingfeld. while con-
tenders on form, received liberal sup
port in the mutuels. Both of these
horses are favorites in this section.
Capacity crowds are becoming the
order and another huge throng such
as was present on the opening day is
expected Saturday il the present ideal
weather continues.
Victory of J. w. Beans Indian
Chant was particularly pleasing to a
great number yesterday. Indian
Chant has temporarily fallen from the
heights he once attained when he bat
tied with his stable companion, Hau-
berk, for stake race honors.
An excellent card is offered for to-
day. Horses I'm every event are ex-
traordinarily matched and racegoers
have a task set out for themselves Il
they would locate the winners. Horses
which have already shown what they
can do on the Bowie track are enter
ed in several of the races with those
who have not tasted fire vet this sea-
son. and upsets can be expected.
Only on the first day has there been
enough horses TO group those Of less
er class on one field ticket, but today
every race holds a fair quota and
thrilling finishes may be expected to
result.
n.
both from Washington and Baltimore,
are excellent and patrons Of the sport
appreciate the courtesies which are
being shown them by officials Of the
Baltimore and Annapolis Railway.
With a continuance OF the strong
wind which blew over the track YES
terday afternoon and evening it is ex-
pected the track will be dried out to-
day and possibly fast.
FIRST RACE-HsH mile. sid c. Keener.
lis tButWelll, 6.O. an 28, inst; John Pow
ers, is a. McT&ggArtl, 80. 800, secnnd Jack
Leary, ll5 Psuington). $50 third. Tine,
~ IS. TAfy Foultney and BellvaHl also ran.
furlungs. IDdiAnt Chant lis tStirIinsl GO
$40 20. won: Ina KAY. lG5 lRndriEuezI. 2-U.
80. second: Carbide. Is tAnsorl 40 third.
Time. u as. Scarpie II. Niico Girl, Anxiety,
Neldt and Frenchy also ran
THIRD RACE-six and a half furlonrs
Preston Lynn, lds (Rodrig0ezl. 1lOo. 40. so.
won; Omery, % (Merglerl, SD, $40. second
Peep Again. lO6 CPickensl, 10. third. Time.
! 4 Charles Connen, Dongro. Dominion Park,
Lady London. True Steel and Little Sweep
er 8lSO rau.
FOURTH RACE-MHs. Judge wineheld.
l04 (Ensorl. 80. $50 and 30, Won; An Smiles
IH Rice. SO and go secuod; Eagle. le
tkodnguezl, $50. third- lime. lsL - Zoo
lin Fair Mac and lazy Lou also ran.
FIFTH RACE-MIs Senator BrOderiCk.
IOs Rodriguez. 80. 80 and go. won; Lord
Herbert. los CMcAtspl. 40 and 500. second {;
Tread Lightly ID. lB Caldwell. $50 third.
Time, l15 Is 0dalslue. Miss Fllley, Bean
tiful Kathryn and ThAmsr also ran
SIXTH RACE-Mile aud seEenty yards. Buy
Body. l07 (StirlingD, 80 SO and go. won {;
HudA's Brother, 10 CROdriguezl. 500 and 80
uecon5- Frpda Johnson lo5 (McAteel go
third. Time, l:I9 Is. Marx C, Flora Finch,
Inquieta and Jerry. j.. also ran
SEVENTH RACE-Mile and seventy yHrds.
Margery, lO2 Rod1gnez). 500. 90 and 27S,
won; Boxer. 10 Casey. $50 and SO. second !;
Distluter, l5 iStAlkerl. go. third Time
] 20 IS. Muckross. Beautiful Morn BlAcldord,
and Tootse also ran. Tootsie finished secoud,
-. ~. dis,p,li6e5 for foulinr