The Washington herald., 1920-04-10
Star Realm Runs
First in Feature
Euent at Bowie
By HIGHWAY.


Tia Cuban contingent at the Bowie
race course yesterday afternoon.
when Star Realm. owned by T.
Brennan and trained by A +. Day
ton. made every post a winning one
to take down the Benning purse.
ope-mila affair for four-year oios
ana upward. Star Realm was over
looked In the speculation. and paid
HIS supporters the generous ooos OIL
10 10 l.
rr.nk Monroe, ridden by Jockey
NforrixL made a telling drive In the
stretch- but Morris found his mount
short. Tne winner was riooen oy
the veteran jockey. c. miller, Sr
Realm was much the best. ana aI.er
forcing all the pace. bore GUY oS at,
in the stretch. but had plenty
- through on the inside In the
sfr.tch- hut weakened under a drive
oueen Blonde, off badly, closed
big gap.
Etfnhe Repeats-
Ettabe. which horse was claimed
by J. Kennedy q few days ago
made It three straight VICTORIES
over the Bowie course wnen ne
romped home in the fourth rae
to beat a good field Rag naapn
sticking fairly close 10 E.a. sT.
was easily second pest wo
Mumbo Jumbo received tne sn
hsaviIv played in the mutuel ma
chine. ran a duh race Amac.
Fassin was apparently short ana
the race viii probably put her on
edge .s
Not believing that Verify. sac.
died by w. H. Fizer. could repeaI
her good performance OF the otnes
day. those speculatively inclineo
overlooked him. He surprised
them by winning the second event
by three lengths. ina Kay the
favorite. quit utterly after racing
three and a half furlongs- Mar
rery closed some ground. Taras-
con was repeatedly blocked ana
lost several lengths at the heao
of the stretch =,
Jockey Rodriquez put in a good
day In the saddle, riding two WIN
ners His alertness at the post In
the opener enabled him to beat the
barrier with his mount, Huzzas'
owned by Robert Mccormack AFTER
beating the barrier. Huzzas was
hustled along all the way, bore out
badly in the stretch and had 10 De
ridden out smartly. True as steer
and Earnest were the contenders'
BoTart Finally Wins
Borart. owned and trained by b
Z. Chapman, a horse which has been
Knocking at the door in each OF his
starts at Bowie. finally connected
with a purse in the sixth race yes
terday. Bogart had been the victim
of a weak ride when young Schwartz
was In the saddle. but Jockey Rod
riquez had little difficulty in bring
ing him past the judges stand a
winner.
It was Pnsen all the way in the
nixhtcap, with Prunes and Capital
city the contenders- The moonshin-
ers thought they had good things
in Lady Ward. Semper Stalwart and
Jack x. In this event but no one Of
these horses was up to a real, good
race
Marmfte P1eases Supporters.
Ono horseman of thirty years ex-
perisncs joculariy remarked yester-
day afternoon on the way to the
Bowie race course that IL Marmite
did not make every post a winning
one IN the third race he would never
again 60 out to a racetrack.
He WIN probably be out today for
Marmita. always speedy in the early
stages of a race, managed to stick
Il out and take the decision from
Jones' fast-closfng Hope Mar
mite, at the end, was stopping very
badly and just lasted to win by a
neck. Hope, outrun to the stretch,
found her way through on the in
side and would have been the win
ner In . few moro strides.
The new clause prohibiting an
owner from claiming his own horse
or having any one claim It for him
VIII 60 into effect at the Bowie
track today.
Jockey E Sanide, sterling rider
for Comdr. ]. K L Ross, together
with a number of other Ross en-
ployes, were visitors at Bowie yes
terday.