The Washington times., 1923-04-15
RAMA SCORES
OVER HEAVILY
PLAYED CHOICE
Get-AWay Day Card at Bowie
Is Run In SIeet and Rain.
Track IS Muddy.
BY TASKER OGLE.

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- NE Of those April showers that
are supposed to bring May
~ flowers turned this morning
into q snoWstorIn. The Southern
Maryland Agricultural Association
in consequence had a rotten day for
the finish of q spring meeting Of a
fortnight that developed plenty of
interesting sport II 1t did not bring.
as much thoroughbred class to the
post as the generous purses war
ranted.
The going for the Inaugural, rum
ming as $1,000 event, OF the
Prince Georges Handicap, q gaIlop
of one mile and a sixteenth for
three-year-olds and over, was very
sloppy.
But bad weather tiid not prevent
a crowd OF 10, 900 from assembling
to witness the running OF the.
Prince Georges, nor did sloppy
going prevent Rama, q supposed,
selling platter, from trimming Fair
Phantom, Tippity Witchet, Copper
Demon, Setting Sun, RESPIRATION
and flock Of other spring racing
stars. .
Favored by the going ana IN
lightly Rama saved many lengths
at the turn into the home stretch,
while Fair Phantom was taken ex-
tremely wide. This, in measure,
contributed to Rama's victory, but
fun credit must be given to the
undermining son Of Ballot and
Jamrna. nevertheless.
IDLE THOUGHT WINS.
IDLE Thoughts had not run IN
muddy going before so she was not
generously supported in the four
furlOng dash for two-year-olds as
her New Orleans and Bowie form
warranted. Aunt Jane, which had
won In muddy going. got q heavy
play, so did Lady ChocO. But Idle
Thoughts. ct II to 5, got the
money.
Old Ticlxlisll. q 15-to-1 chance and
better, showed that he had some
speed left by easily taking the Sec
ond. q dash Of seven furIongs out
Of the chute In which Minute Man,
Delhi Maid, Wrangler, and several
others were played.
Mein did not have luck at the
starting gate with Minute Man
and that ordinarily brisk mudder
was never dangerous. He made up
some ground on the inside, but not
enough to count. Kirah was the
leader for about three-eights of d
mile, but TickIish took the track
from the old Astronomer mare
going out Of the back stretch and
the race was his from that stage
on.
ANOTHER FOR ,CAIOUFLAGE.
The game and consistent Camou-
flage, dangerous in any company
and in going OF all sorts raced
true to form in the third. q sprint
Of SIX fS1rIongs and 81 half. Favor
tie over Spugs, Notwithstanding
Spugs had beaten him earlier in
the week, Camouflage stepped
away from Spugs. Duke john
Dicks Daughter and Colando in
the first furlong and whipped them
all the way.
Lunsford rode The Clown in the
fifth, the Finale Purse, q dash or
one mile and seventy yards as
Scobie should have ridden Fair
Phantom in the Prince Georges
and Jones colors showed in front
for the first time this season.
THE LAMB SCORES.
The Lamb. an S-to-1 chance, had
a hard time beating Dantize and
Lads Love In the sixth, q claiming
race of one mile and seventy yards,
for three-year-olds and over, but
he managed it, He led into the
back stretch. but surrendered COM
r1and to Radiant entering the upper
turn.
when Radiant stopped Dan.zic
Lads Love moved up on him.
But they made a wide turn enter
ing the homestretch, while he
stuck to the rail and at the finish
victory was his by head.