The Washington herald., 1918-04-12
Clever Riding of Jockey
Rodriguez Bowie Feature
BY HIGHWAY.

Old Man Weather broke the only
record recorded at the Bowie race
course yesterday afternoon, when
he messed up an already messy
track by sprinkling it with a
goodly coating of hail stones and
snow. Oldtimers declared that
never before had they seen such a
disagreeable day at a spring meet
ing held in the East but even this
did not prevent a first class crowd
from finding shelter in the grand
stand to cheer home the mud be-
spattered horses and drenched
jockeys.
As has been the case since the
track has been sloppy, turf en-
thusiasts had a hard time locating
the winners. but those who were
fortunate enough to find one or two
were well rewarded.
Dolina proved he could race Just
as good for his new owner, DIR.
G. Grossman. as he did for w.
Walker. when he stepped home in
time to cop the Liberty Bond Purse
from such other old campaigners
as Master Karma, Hubbub. Irregu-
lar and Graphic. Dolina won her
race in just such clean fashion as
she did on Saturday. when she de-
feated an equally good field as the
one she turned her heels to yester-
day.
Jockey Rodriguez won new lau-
rels to add to the generous bunch
he has already attained during the
Bowie meeting. when he distin-
guished himself yesterday by win
ming [our races. or more than half
of the card. Jockey Rodriguez had
the mount on Dolina. Ina Kay, In
quieta, and Huda's Brother, all of
which passed the judges stand
first. This small lad. who still
gets the benefit of an apprentice al
lowance, Is in great demand and
usually rides in every race and he
is proving that he will soon be
rated among the best on the turf.
John Farrell. jr.'s Odalisque. grad
uated yesterday. when she won her
first race in the initial event from
a field of eight good ones. Odal-
isque showed a liking for the
mud and she won by several
lengths.
Ina Kay, w. c. Capps' breadwin-
ner, succeeded in winning yesterday
after several poor starts. when she
took down the second event in handy
fashion.
Inquieta. W. Walkers horse. show
, ed what she could do when the run
ming is to her fancy. when she sue
Ceeded in beating three other good
mudlarks to the post in the third,
Col. w. A. CANDLES Poor Butter
iy, an approximate favorite in the
machines. found herself good enough
to get the decision in the fifth event
from W. Smiths Lord Herbert and
Mrs. T. Francis Senator Broderick
When the sixth race rolled around
the form students were handed a
terrific setback when they made NJ
L. Bronner's Spectre an odds-on IA
vorite and then witnessed her trail
her field. Ben Hampson. who ran
second to the winner. Huda's Broth
er. might easily have won this event
had he not been practically left at
the post Ben Hampson outran the
, balance of the field and was gain
ing on Huda's Brother steadily.
| Turtles yesterday refused to be.
/ lieve that w. c. Eennedy's newly
acquired Egmont was good enough
to take down the nighteap and as a
result they let this horse go to the
post at approximately Is to and
defeat such hot favoritcs as Progress
sive. Napoleon. Arbitrator and Lady
/ Ward.
A very good card Is scheduled for
this afternoon. and as the fields
are closely matched. thrilling racing
Notwithstanding the snow and slop
may be expected. Today is the next
| to the last day of the meeting. as
after tomorrow the ponies will move