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1 i » 1 , I ] , | . , j . , . - I s I i - ; , 1 t I j i e e i s i i , s t Y . p s 5 7 5 0 5 2 0 ,5 il ,S ;.-, 17 ARTHUR SCORES A DOUBLE TAKES FIRST AND THIRD BOWIE RACES WITH PATIENCE AND ENCORE. Eagle Defeats Lahore for the Bowie Autumn Handi- cap in a Good Race — Benning Horses Still on the Missing List. Baltimore. Md., November 17. — The colors of James Arthur were, conspicuously successful at Bowie this afternoon. He furnished the winners of the first and third races in Patience and Encore. Patience won her race by a comfortable margin. but Encore had to stand a long, hard drive to last long enough to win by a head from l*rairie. The latter was easily best, but Forehand was 1111- able to keep him straight in the stretch and the finish fouu-J I*iairie bearing over to the outer rail. The greatly improved Eagle accounted for the Bowie Autumn Handicap, the feature race of the card. He was ridden by P. Lowder. began from tlie e- treme outside jsist position and responded quickly when called on after following Lahore for five-s eighths. Lahore, after dropping hack, moved up again at the eighth post, where it saemed he would pass the leader, but he tired again near the end and the finish found Eagle drawing away. Nineteen horses went to the post in the second race, a record number for any of the Maryland tracks. Naturally, those that did not get away with the front division, had but scant chance. The winner of this race turned up in Pharaoh, a forward contender from the start. Perfect weather conditions drew out a large crowd, the attendance equaling that of the open- ing day. The track was in splendid condition and tlie finishes in a majority of the races were close enough to be exciting. Beginning tomorrow, the first race will lie called at 1:45 p. m. It is probable that there will bo seven races on most of the days from now on. to accommodate the large number of horses on hand. William Walker has sold the mare Kingliug to the Marrone Stable. James Fizsimmons. John Whalen and R. O. Miller will ship their horses to Gravesend next week to go into winter quarters. There will be a sale of horses in training in the paddock next Wednesday before the rai-es. Owners who will send horses to the auction include Emil Herz. James Fitzsimnions, Mr. Earle and the Quincv Stable. Max Hirsch has turned his apnrentice Tider L. Allen over to George Phillips and he will ride in Cuba during the winter. Jockey S. Wolsteulh-lm has been suspended for three days for rough riding. Jockey J. Hanover, who has just recovered from a severe fall, arrived from his Brooklyn home today. Starter James Milton has returned from a short visit to his home in Texas. He will remain in Baltimore until his duties as starter at Havana call him to Cuba. Many of the horses that were turned out of quarters by the Benning fire will be accommodated in the stables that were used some years ago by William Garth at the same track. Some of the horses tint were turned loose are still missing. W. T. Amler- son lost all his equipment except a halter tot eacu of the horses he saved. E. B. Parsons had a h ng hunt for his four horses Sureget. Emily R.. Stunner and a yearling, but he finally rounded them all up. Frank Shannon left for El Paso this morning to be on hand for the opening of the Juarez meeting.
