Evening star., 1955-03-12
.Burch Handicap
Tops Bowiie's
First Saturday
$4,000 Due to See
Bruzen Brut Make
Seasonal Debut
By Joseph B. Kelly

Brazen Brat, who races for
Mrs. Samuel M. Pistorio of
Baltimore, makes her seasonal
debut today in Bowie's $4,000
Burch Memorial Handicap. the
feature on the first Saturday
program of the 1855 Maryland
racing season.
More than $4,000 are expected
to attend the races today and
the crowd might establish Brazen
Brat the favorite in the three
quarter mile dash despite the
fact that she meets worthy OPP
ponents who have been COM
peting in Florida and must
carry top weight of 100 pounds.
The 7-year-old mares 1854
record is most impressive. She
won seven races last season, in
cluding Laurels Capitol Handi-
cap, Bowie's Rowe Memorial and
Monmouth's Regret. The daugh-
ter of Sky Raider has been
training we'll for BoWes Bond
the past few weeks.
The fans also will show in
terest in Ella K. Bryson's Kinda
Smart, a 3-year-old colt who
surprised many by finishing sac
ond to Boston Doge recently in
Hialeah. This was an excellent
race. A few turf observers, how
ever, are inclined to write off
Boston Doge, regardless of his
unbeaten mark.
E. P. Taylor's Canadiana dis
appointed in the Columbiana at
Hialeah recently, when running
as the favorite, but the f1ve-year-
old daughter of Chop Chop
boasts a good overall record and
should be well backed.
Elkcam Stables Ifabody, Giles
D. Mills Nick Jimmie, E. E.
Polk's New Dream, r. C. Hanna's
Candle Wood, Auburn Farms
Old Glendale and Alfred Roberts
Thither, complete the field for
the Burch.
In case you might wonder, the
Burch is named for the late Will
liam Preston Burch, whom old
timers will recall, trained for
Admiral Cary T. Grayson. Samuel
Ross and Thomas Hitchcock.
Racing secretary John Turner,
jr.. had difficulty filling today's
racing card and the program was
released much later than usual
Yesterday afternoon.
One race was split into three
sections. It is apparent that, al
though there are plenty of horses
in the area, many of them are
not yet in condition to run-es-
pecially for the longer races. AL
though the past few warm days
seemed to have put winter far
behind, many horses could not
be readied for the early opening
because of cold weather. The
situation will improve, however.
Jockey Sam Boulmetis, who
has been on the ground for more
than a month, after a spill at
Hialeah. reported in the riders
quarters yesterday that he is
ready to return and will ride to-
day. He is slated to pilot Nick
Jimmie in the Burch.
Fisherman, who won the In
ternational at Laurel last fall
probably will make his 1855 de-
but at Bowie. Sylvester Veitch
who trains for C. v. Whitney is
expected here on March 20. Ten
stalls have been reserved for
his stable and one will be for
Fisherman who is nominated for
the Southern Maryland, Bowie
and John B. Campbell Handi-
caps.
Fisherman and the other
Whitney thoroughbreds were
wintered at Camden, S. c.
If you missed seeing 2-year-old
racing this spring, it will start
on March 20 when the young
sters will run four and a half
furlongs. 1t was not considered
wise to card any 2-year-old races
during the first 10 days and ask
trainers to race their 2-year-olds
AZ furlongS so early in March.