The Washington herald., 1919-03-31
BOWIE TRACK
IS ALL READY
Prince Georges Meeting To
Start Racing Season in
East.


racing season for Maryland and the
East Will start on Tuesday at Bowie
under the most flattering auspices.
UnQuestionably the sport of kings
and the thoroughbred have come
into a higher standing in the public
esteem since the war has demon
strated that they are a most i'm
portant factor in rounding out the
nations system of defense.
What the thoroughbred did on the
plains of France and in Flanders
helds Will not soon be forgotten. All
the great nations are now devising
ways and means to increase the sup
ply and raise the standard of their
thoroughbred horses. Racing this
season in England and France has
been revived and dates have been
allotted equaling those of ante
bellum days. In this country, too,
reports from all sections Indicate
that the sport will be In greater
favor than ever and that the Mary
land. Kentucky and New York
tracks are destined to be favored
with most brilliant season.
Bowie, which opens the ball, Is es-
pecially fortunate this year in the
fact that the open winter has per-
mitted the horses trained in this latf-
tude to work nearly every day and
to be put into shape for an early
opening; indeed in matter of condi-
tion they will be found fully as f1t
as the nags that have been racing
all winter in the South. Plenty of
good racing timber is now stabbed
at the Southern Maryland track and
there will be no lack of frst-class
material to make UP the daily pro-
grams.
AS usual, there is a deep interest
in the 2-year-olds, and Bowie VIII
have this spring an unusually fine
bunch of youngsters. Albert Simons.
Lewis Garth. Max Smart, r. F. Car
man. W. p. Burch, Gen. Buchanan.
Ernest Hall. Nat Beal and Al Wes-
ton have some very promising tricks
In their stalls and the 2-year-old
contests are liable to be among the
most notable of the meeting.
Albert Simons. who brought his
whole string to Bowie yesterday,
thinks that he has a first mortgage
on the baby events and expects to
win the opening event on the first
day. Brer Simons has good grounds
ne is iot
Harry Payne Whitney, who sends
nothing but the best to the races.
Two of the Simons fillies have shown
great work at Benning-thirty-six
away from the barrier-and these
will probably bear the whitney
colors in the opening race. He has
colt better than these, but this
one will probably be reserved for
later on.
Lewis Garth also thinks he has a
royal chance with a colt by Theo
Cook and another by Sea King. The
colt by Theo Cook is said to be the
one on which the Garth family pins
its hopes.
Nat Bears 2-year-oIds have been
showing up finely at Bowie, and
they may make IT interesting for
the Benning contingent. He has
two fillies by Celt that have worked
three-eighths from the barrier in
sc. and they will probably be en-
tered the first day. Al Weston. too.
has a fflly which he thinks well OF
and with which he expects to get
a piece of the money. The S-year
olds all over the country are a fine
lot this year and those at Bowie
are no exception. averaging much
better than usual.
The track. with no more rainfall. will
be in splendid condition on the opening
day and fast work may be looked for.
Already some good moves have been
shown over it. Mahoney and Wisest
Fool have worked five-eighths in l02;
Kewessa. Billy divers old bread-win-
ner. fve-eighths in Los 2-5; ]. p. Muir
ply, three-quarterss in III; Zouave.
three-quarters in 1s0; Old Bill Bender
and Vigilante. five-eighths in 1.04: Be-
lario. one-half in .4s 3-5; Tiger Rose.
one-half in 81; Napoli. three-quarters
in 1.20; Sister Emblem, mile in 1.49;
Hauberk. three-quarters in 119. Be
tween now and the opening day some
very fast work may be loked for.
The entire list for Tuesdays feature
event. the League handicap. with 81, 900
added. for 3-year-olds and upwards,
at seven furlongs, follows:
Bolster. 100; Bondage. 115; Broom
Leydecker, Ill; Dan Bright. 101: Glass
tot. 1o5; Hauberk, ia; Joseph p. Muir
ply. 81; Runes, 1o4: War Mask. lO3.
Matt Brady. trainer of the Captain
J. f. Davis horses. has shipped to
Pimlico, where they will be fitted for
the cross-country racing.
The Decision, once the pride OF the
stable, has broken down and his use
fulness as a racer has passed. He
will be sent to the farm to spend his
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