Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-23
AT THE RACES
With JOE KELLY

Prospects for Maryland's 1856
racing season have frightened
sharply with Bowie's announce
ment that the John B. Camp
bell Memorial Handicap has
been raised to the $100. 900 class
Donald Lillis, president Of 4he
track, might have been bit
too enthusiastic when he said il
was virtually assured that Nashua
would run in the Campbell on
April Z, but Bowie has launched
an about effort to bring the
great colt to Maryland in his
quest of Citations money-earn-
ing record.
John Turner. jr.. who serves as
racing secretary at Bowie, will
leave shortly on a missionary trip
to Hialeah to promote Bowie
elaborate stakes program. which
totals $227. 500. He feels that
the Leslie Combs syndicate will
consider the 100000 Campbell
at a mile and a sixteenth an idea
spot for the big 4-year-old after
his task in the Widener on Feb
ruary Is.
Turner is in an enviable po-
Sition for a racing secretary as
he will not be required to pile
the weight on Nashua, even II
the colt should gallop of with
the Widener. Two or three
pounds more than the l27
Nashua carries in the Widener
assuming he wins the Hialeah
fixture, probably would be
deemed reasonable.
Later In the season. however
racing secretaries will be squirm.
ing as they attempt to weight
the 1855 horse Of the year with
out soaring him out Of the race
with a prohibitive load.
Surprisingly, Turner, who il
also Monmouth's racing secre-
tary. does not regard Nashua
as a shoo-in for the Widenel
and other lucrative handicaps
preferring to assume a wait-and.
see attitude uptil the colt be-
gins to tangle with the Older
horses in the handicap division
From the start the Bowie de.
cision to inaugurate the John B
Campbell Memorial Handicap
was a happy one.
Last spring, with $4,000 ir
added money. the Campbell de.
veloped into a dream event, with
Social Outcast. Fisherman, Hello.
scope and Joe Jones in thu
small but classy field. The run.
ming was Just as thrilling as its
anticipation, with Social Out.
cast outgaming Fisherman b,
a nose and Helioscope, despite
his 1870 pounds, right there after
a terrific stretch battle thai
brought a new track record. II
was justly termed one Of the
great races Of recent years.
Since at this point there does
not appear any opponent capable
OF beating the champion, the
Campbell could we'll be the race
where the son of Nasrullat
booms past Citations record
earnings of $1085, 760.
A victory in the Widener
would move Nashua within about
$4,000 of this coveted goal and
set up the Campbell as a mat
ural."
When Bowie's 34-day meeting
begins March 8. number Of the
IanS VIII be enclosed in glare
absorbing glass.
This will be in the new terraced
dining room. now nearing COM
pletion. 1t will accommodate
500 diners. about 40 per cent
more than the capacity of Its
predecessor.
The new room is located above
the clubhouse annex--the former
paddock before Bowie was re.
built in 1952-which will afford
a view OF the entire track from
any table on the three terraces
1t should be a popular spot
especially when chilly March
winds persist. In addition Il
dining facilities. the new room
will contain an attractive cock
tail lounge and a mutuels divi.
sion.
The old clubhouse dining room
which was sealed in and reliec
on the track announcer's piped.
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