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BOWIE
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day, with the thermometer
around 81 degrees and the wind.
a biting, blustery nor'wester,
registering over 30 knots. But
it was warm under the grand
stand and in the clubhouse and
the real cool spectators were
several hundred fans who lined
the rail minutes before the
start Of each race.
Gambling began at Bowie
Friday night when Track Su-
perintendent Marty Meyer took
a chance and "floated" the rae
ing strip, which was inundated
This is a process of dragging
heavy boards over the oval,
much like squeezing out a mop.
A quick freeze would have
turned the track into q skating
rink and prevented any racing.
but Meyer had the strip in ex-
cellent shape by post time, even
If it was rated "slow."
Cary C. Boshamer's Miss
Piedmont and Raymond E.
Vogelman, jr.'s Smiler, the
winning GO daily double. were
7-to-1 picks and paid identical
win prices of $3.50. The double
was worth $140.60.
Vogelman's victory with
Smiler was his first after 20
straight losers in Maryland.
The race also cost the rider,
Gene Monacelli of Pittsburgh,
his apprentice bug" or FIVE
pound weight allowance, mark
ing his 40th victory.
Monacelli also claimed the
first foul of the meeting after
finishing third on Mighty Ridge
in the 6-furlong fourth race.
The claim was lodged against
Apprentice Jimmy Allan. who
was home first on Marie Theis'
New Cut at rs to /.
From the press box. New Cut
appeared to brush Mighty Ridge
slightly in the stretch, but
hardly enough to bother him.
The judges saw it the same
way. allowing the result to stand
and giving New Cuts hackers
an acroSs-the-b pay-of of
$500, SIT and $11.
Had the claim been allowed,
Invicto. the 2-to-l favorite,
would have been moved up into
the winners spot.
Among those in the club
house were Mohammed Ali. am
bassador of Pakistan, and Omar
Dajany. head Of the Jordanian
diplomatic mission to the
United States.
Wintry winds didn't bother
the real horse players. Bundled
to the chin and. in some in
stances, fortified with anti
freeze. many had staked out
claims to the choicer locations,
with the traditional newspaper
on the seat. Others, bearing
folding summer chairs, found
locations near the hot-air vents
under the grandstand and made
themselves at home. oblivious
to the sVirling masses around
them.
The sale Of racing papers was
way of. with about 1000 UNI
sold. Some observers blamed the
lucent increase in the price
OF programs and the ascent
boost in parking fees. Others
simply figured the crowd de-
cided it was no day for form
and decided to save the half
dollar.
Neither Gov. McKeldin nor
Senator Beall of Maryland
made an appearance, although
they were among several digni-
taries scheduled to arrive in
the inf1eld by helicopter. But
D. Eldred Rinehart. chairman
of the State Racing Commits
sion, and E. Taylor Chewing,
a member of that body. made
the trip via the whirlybird from
Friendship Airport.
Joe Stevens, jr., head Of the
Stevens brothers catering forces.
reported a record list Of reser-
vations for the terrace dining
room.
I'VE even had some from
Canada" Joe said.
Jockey Joe Culmone had to
give up his mount on Honey's
Tiger in the feature because
he couldn't make ITO pounds.
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