Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
; Allowance Races
Today Give Bowie
Top Week Day Card
By Joseph B. Kelly

The most attractive weekday
program of the current Bowie
race is being run of today, with
three $4,000 allowance events
scheduled. OF the 20 entrants
in the three-ply feature. IL
horses are of stakes caliber.
Perhaps the most interesting
of the three events is the sixth
race, at s furlongs, which drew
seven sprinters. Mrs. Samuel M.
Pistorio's Singing Beauty and r.
c. Hanna's Candle Wood prob
ably will vie for favoritism.
Singing Beauty finished fourth
behind .Guayana last Saturday in
the Barbara Frietchie and Candle
Wood was moved up from fourth
to third in the Burch Memorial
on March II. Mrs. James v.
Stewards Rustic Billy. a real IA
vorite with Maryland racing fans.
makes his seasonal debut in this
sprint. The son of Cassis has
shown a particular liking for the
Bowie track.
The seventh race brings to-
gether a classy group of eight
3-year-old fillies, -four of which
competed in the Miss Mary
land Sweepstakes on opening
day. Mrs. Ada l.. Rice is send
ing out a strong entry in Nimble
Doll and Proud Pomp. The
former was nosed out by Lady
Balladier in the Miss Maryland,
while Proud Pomp made her
last appearance in Pimlico's
Marguerite Stakes.
The only distance test of the
three $4,000 races is the fifth
at a mile and a sixteenth. Pot
pourri. a star on the grass at
Hialeah, may be the choice in
this event which drew six start
ers. Thither and Senga are
rated the ones to beat.
Starter Eddie Blind did not
see Scotch Adele standing be-
hind the starting gate when he
released the field for yesterdays
first race. Eddie explained that
the strong wind, which blew all
afternoon, sent the dirt and dust
flying around his perch and his
vision was affected.
Scotch Adele was held at 81
to and there was an immediate
refund on all wagers, including
the ones made in the daily dou-
bic pool. A total Of $2,376 had
been bet on Scotch Adele across
the board and $3.50 in the daily
double.
Jockey George Glassner. who
rode the favored Third Lady
in the first race, was in the
No. S stall beside Scotch Adele's
vacant No. spot and said he
was not prepared for the break
as he was waiting for Scotch
Adele to enter.
After Old Glendale's impress
sive victory in yesterdays fea-
ture. Trainer Judy johnson said
he would be started in Satur-
days $4,000 Southern Maryland
Handicap. The gray son of Cassis
gets in this stakes with l09
pounds, 10 less than Helioscope.
the top weight.
At this point. it appears that
nine horses will start in Sat-
urday's event and it will be the
field against Helioscope unless
the Helis stable decides at tire
last minute that 1913 pounds
may be too much weight for the
four-year colt in his first 1855
race.
The fans who bet on Black
Teddy. the winner in yesterdays
seventh race, were surprised and
angered to see the odds on the
colt drop from 6-1 to To just as
the horses crossed the finish line.
Robert Sloane, mutuels man
ager, explained later that the
clerk who punches the keys
which control the lights on the
pari-mutual boards meant the
6-1 for the No. 10 horse, rather
than No. 8. Black Teddy paid
$3.50 and provided Willie Har-
tack with his 23d winner of the
meeting.
Yesterdays total handle of
$1,013,340 represented Bowie's
first million dollar week day of
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