Evening star., 1936-04-05
SPEED TO SPARE
SECOND IN ROWE
Winner of Bowie Headliner
Is 7.to.1 Shot-Cr0Wd,
Betting Increase.
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ OWE RACE TRACK, Md,
l. April Alright Light, Ken
~ lucky Derby hopeful OF the
IL Shandon Farm, owned by Dick
and Pat Nash of Chicago, ran one
of the most remarkable races seen
here in years to win the sixth Rowe
Memorial Handicap before more than
$4,000 fans today. Virtually left at
the post, the bay son of Sun Flag
Dark Hour ran over eight others of
his age and scored by length and a
half.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's Speed
to Spare stopped badly, but held to
the place, four lengths before Bomar
Stables Night Play. Bright Light,
a 7-to-l shot. covered the 6 furlongs
In 1:14 fiat over a good track.
The race, named in honor of James
Rowe, senior and junior. carried with
1t a trophy offered by Mrs. Payne
Whitney in addition to the purse.
Trainer ]. J. Greely accepted the
trophy, which was presented by John
Gaver. Greentree trainer, in the alb
sence of Mrs. Whitney. Bright Lights
share of the purse was S2,770.
Winter Sport Runs Last.
bright LIGHT was distanced
opening day in the Bowie Inaugu-
raj Handicap. when he made his sea-
sonal bow. The colt, as a juvenile
won S5,505, which included his tri-
umph in the Bowie kindergarten
Stakes. He also was in the money in
various stakes.
Speed to Spare and Winter Sport,
the Vanderbilt pair came out of
Winter quarters and ruled favorite,
with Stubbs second choice Winter
Sport finished last. Speed to Spare
got to the front leaving the back
stretch, only to fold up completely
when challenged by the winner.
Bright Light had the heady. capa-
bic Harry Richards in his saddle. He
apparently had no chance when the
break came. leaving him many lengths
behind the field. However, Richards
gradually improved the colts position
on the outside and the Shandon repre-
sentative closed like whirlwind in
the final 3 furlongs. nipping Speer
to Spare at the sixteenth pole and
driving clear.
Attendance Picks Up.
CTUBBS, Galloglass and Night Play
- led the bunch in the first quarter
mile. Speed to Spare. fast but un-
reliable, caught them and drew away
as If he we're going on to win easily.
Then came Bright Lights amazing
challenge and upset.
The kind of crowd the MANAGEMENT
has been waiting for since the OPEN
ing on Wednesday took advantage Of
a fine card and bracing, sunny wealth
er. The attendance and mutuels han
die took big leap over the meager
results of the last two days, which
were marred by cold and rain More
than $4,000 was wagered on the fea-
ture event. Other Derby eligibles in
the race we're Challephen, Winter
Sport and Jamboree
The mutuels handle for the day
totaled approximately s375. 900.
O'Hara Sees Horse Win.
WALTER O'HARA, master of the
successful Narragansett Park
in Rhode Island, occupied box seat
and saw his 5-year-old gelding New
Deal score an easy triumph in the Sir
Greysteel Handicap, mile and 70 yards
secondary feature. Robert Robert
sons Lynx Eye gained the runner-up
position by a half length from Shan
don Farms Galmica, long shot.
New Deal assumed an early lead
and continued steadily, gradually in
creasing his margin. Galmica tired
trying to keep up. He relinquished the
place to the slow-starting, wide
running Lynx Eye in the closing strides.
New Deal covered the distance in
! AT fiat and paid 1920.
The Singer, 3-to-1 shot, gave
Jockey Ray a double by virtue of his
length-and-a-half score over Billowy
Wave in the finale. Canimar was
third.