The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
FOUNTAIN FAY
LANDS FEATURE
Capt. Cosmos White Pilots
jill. Woods S Gelding First
in Military Race at Bowie.

Bowie. Nd, Nov. 0.-Get-away day
al Bowie this afternoon long will be
remembered by thousands of enthu-
siasts. who turned out to witness one
of the most sensational events in the
way of racing when twelve horses
with army officers as jockeys faced
Starter Tribe for a dash of mile and
seventy yards in the third event.
Even down to the oldest turfmen
the opinion was that they had lived
10 witness one of the most-thrilling
races that has ever been staged on
an American track. and one that
caused the greatest enthusiasm.
Capt Cosmos White, of the Head
quarters Division. proved himself TO
be a capable jockey when he brought
Ihe old campaigner. Fountain Fay.
across the wire in front of Grey
Es gle by a scant margin.
At the break Grey Eagle dashed to
his customary long lead. while Capt.
White. on Fountain Fay. rushed his
mount along easy but always kept in
striking distance of the leader. Capt.
Graner, on Grey Eagle, made his
biggest mistake when he kept the
whip on his mount from the breal;
to the thrse-eighths pole, where
Fountain Fay came on even terms.
Then they came laundering down
the stretch. Fountain Fay and Grey
Eagle fighting for their heads with
Melos, a former lepper. bringing up
the rear.
At the five-eighths pole Fountain
Fay was running easily Capt.
White had begun his ride. Again
Capt. Graner was beating his mount
but the tiring Grey Eagle was about
TO give up.
Then it was for the judges stand.
Capt. White gave his mount his
head. Past the saddle girths of the
firing Grey Eagle he sped. Then
to the lead and across the wire by
nose in front of the tired Grey
Eagle.
AS the horses came back to the
grandstand cheer after cheer rang
for Capt. White. He answered them
with a smile and a wave Of his hand
to the crowd
The rest of the card was of a high
caliber and furnished some good
sport. especially the fifth race when
Bolster was returned the winner.
Quietude was installed favorite in
the betting but was out of the
money. Mimic II set the pace.
closely followed by DeCkmate for the
entire distance of a mile. At the
stretch turn Rodriguez urged his
mount with the whip. Bolster re-
sponded gameIy and came up on the
outside to grab the decision.
Jusque Au Bout gained nose de-
cision in the sixth race when he
disposed of Mlnoevre in the stretch
and closed with a rush
kebo won an easy decision over
Gold Crest Boy in the seventh race
when he ran around his field in the
hack stretch and won easily. Gold
Crest Boy was second and Sister
Emblem third. Puts And Calls,
whose spTints at a mile and a quar-
ter at Bowie, have proved short of
sensational was out Of the money
for the first time of the meeting.
Tie Pin had an easy time in hold
ing his field safe in the fourth event
beating such good ones as Langden
and Margery. who finished second
and third. respectively.
Euterpe. paying a little better
than ten to one. annexed the first
race with King Neptune second.
Getting away in front at the
break. Virginia Yell made a show
of his field in the nightcap. Nir-
Einia Yell was overlooked in the
betting and won her decision hand
lily.
OfhciaIs at the track stated that
the closing meeting was one of the
most successful since the track has
been in operation Already plans
are being made for the coming
spring. a steepleChase course will
be laid out and IL is hoped that
legislation may be secured to run
a spur line on the Pennsylvania
Railroad to the track.
FIRST RACE-Our and one-sixteeuth miles.
Eutrrps iMyersI. rs $50. IOJ1 10: King
, Neptuus collins 100 u.s0. 50. NourJddin,
IN 129O Time. l57 - LAZY Lou Biemau.
AroBocscv. Alma r. Half and Half, sam Hill,
Gsnsvieye b Counsel. also ran.
SECOND RACE Seven furlongs. Over There
tNcAtssi. lie. 80 20. 260; Lillian shaw
tRodng1ezi. lO5, 800. 20; Ground swell tstalk-
srt. NJ. 80 Time. 10 Is. Clean Gone,
King Terry. Miss yo-ki. Sunstep. also ran.
THIRD RACE-Oue mile and 70 yards.
Fountain Fay Capt Whitel l45 100. $50.
3le: Grey Eagle Capt Grsueri IiO. $50. SO;
Christie Dave Campbell. George Roesch, Huds ;
Brother Simon Pure, Jimmy Burns. Drawn.
also ran.
FOURTH RACE - One aud oue-siTtcenth
ulfS lle t1n IHLAlAerl, tns o-D. 4tV, IN
Lznsden lRicrl Ill, so, SEQ: Margery (FOd-
nsuez. Jos, 40 Time % Peep Again.
Dr Campbell. Ocean Prince. Garbage. Annie
Edgar, Silver Sandals. c. VI johnson. DR..
Chzrcot Rcsewatsr. also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Onc Mir. Bolster ulodd-
guszl. IC.. 90 80 20: Deckmatc tkelsay },
1os as0. 2ED; Miuto 3d CRicel. I0S. go. Time.
1.i5 IS Bondage also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One mile and 20 yards. Jusque
Au Bout lMcAteeI. IC5. so, 40, 80; Man.
celrs Hobinsonl. 81. 40. 80: Peerless One
(Kummsri. lG7 L3o. Ting 30 Douglas :.
RraFsdo Lord Herbert, also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-One and one-quarter miles
Kebo tKummsrl, l0. lilo. SO. 10; Goldcrest
Boy tRobinsoul l02 $50. $50; Sister Emblem
t1fyerSl. 1G1 $50 Time. 2:l2 Is. Puts and Calls
spd Broom Peddler also ran.
EIGHTH RACE-One and onc-si1teenth miles.
Virginia Vel Myers, lOs; Bar One Robin
sonl. Ios Widow BedOtte Ricrl. III. Time,
Isl IS Miss kruter Irene. senator BrDder-
ick. Miss Fannie. Ray o. Light. n Plaudit.
Dan Bright Boston, also ran.