The Washington herald., 1922-04-07
CLASSY FIELD OF
JUVENILES BOWS
TO BETTER LUCK
Beans All Fair Makes
Miserable Showing.
Lang Stars.
BY HAWTHORNE.

PRINCE GEORGES PARK,
BOWIE, Md, April s.-The Army
and Navy Purse, dash at six and
one-half furlongs for 3-year-olds
and upward, the carded feature of
today's Bowie program. resulted in
a rather hollow victory for George
w. Coburn's War Note. Slipping
through on the inside rail in the
run down the backstretch and cut
ting out the pace for the remainder
of the journey. the son of Spanish
Prince-Sun Maiden won by three
lengths and could have widened the
gap had Jockey Louis Morris so
elected.
James W. Beams 3-year-old filly.
All Fair. had been the target for a
heavy play in the mutueIs and with
the scintillating Lang ast=ide was
looked upon as the one best bet of
the day. The Bean color bearer
broke slowly and after once getting
within striking distance Of the
leaders faltered in the stretch drive.
St Donard. a rank outsider. was the
one to place. with All Fair third.
Apprentice Chick" Lang added
further to his lau.eIs and popular
ity by plotting home a pair of win
ners, two seconds and a third. 1t
was not until the running Of the
sixth event that he was able to put
a winner across. This he did with
Attorney Muir and followed it up
by scoring with Clean Gone in the
nightcap.
BETTER Luck Scores.
The highest class of 2-year- olds
to go to the barrier during the
meeting paraded in the opening
number. Harry Payne Whitney
sent an entry to the post in Wood
land and Cresta. while the Nevada
Stock Farm was represented by -
paif in Cork Elm and Albania.
However. the Orleans stables brown
colt, Bette Luck. with Clarence
kuWmer in the coop. was made the
public choice.
Hummer got his mount away
winging and had traversed but one
half of the route before it was ap
parent that Better Luck, easily had
the foot of his field. winning under
restraint by three lengths. Wood
land was always the closest in pur-
suit and although racing Ereenly
gam every indication that she will
improve. Carmen Pantages took
down the small end of the purse.
4 new high mark for ong-priced
winners was established for the
meeting when the dusky Allen.
making his first appearance under
silks. piloted r. NJ. Samelson's Orma
Reed home a winner over a band
Of maiden 3-year-olds and upward.
in the second race. Saving ground
in the stretch and outCaming the
fast closing Archive. Orma Reed
5managed to last long enough to
win the decision by a head. paying
S21.1n for the usual investment.
weakened under the fast pace. but
had enough left to save third.
One for Jock Scot.
,Bsck Scot scored in the third
when after closely following the
paa over the greater part OF the
distance. he closed on the firing
TrantuIa and drew away into
three lengths lead at the end.
TrantuIa was used up IN racing
Eetsinda into submission during the
carly stages.
An iII-timed stumble while stag
ing belated rush which seemed
destined to carry her across the
line a winner. was directly respon-
sib4e for Penelope bowling to the
veteran Camouf1aEe in the fourth.
Penelope was fast closing in on
Camoufiage in the stretch run and
apparently would have won but for
the accident. The score made the
second pair Of brackets the winner
has earned during the present
meeting.
Through the Jockeyship OF Lang.
neither the sixth nor last race Of
fered much in the way of competi-
ton. Lang. IN each instance, rated
his mounts. Attorney Muir and
Clean Gone. off the early pace and
made his moves in time to never
leave the issues in doubt.
General Manager James F. O'Hara
announced yesterday afternoon that
on closing day. a week from Sat
urday. there would be run an army
race. the conditions to be an
nounced later. The event. however.
will be at seven-eighths of a mile.
out Of the chute. and will be re-
=stricted to horses owned by the
United States government or ofl-
GERS Of the army and entries must
be ridden by officers.
Tomorrow card is by far the
most pretentious so far offered the
patrons of Bowie Racing Secre-
tary Robert McLennan has featured
the program with the Prince
George Handicap. In addition to
this number there will also be run
the Capitol Handicap and the Bona
venture and Cinderella purses. Com
petition promises to be of the
keenest.