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CLOSE FINISHES AT BOWIE ] WOODEN SHOES RACES WELL AND TAKES THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE DAY. L©*t Fortune Barely Noses Lily Orme Out — Preston Lynn Lucky in Defeating Pierrot — Jockey Weathersby Hurt by a Fall. I Baltimore, Md.. Novemlier 23. — Stirring finishes J were in order at Bowie this afternoon. In several instances the winners got up in the final strides to win by small margins. The finish of the third M was particularly close. Lost Fortune just man- ; aging to snatch tin" victory from Lily Ornie. Preston Lynn, winner of the second race, was ; making his first effort since last fall at Charleston. He showed a good turn of speed from the start and. in a driving finish, lieat Pierrot by a scant length. The latter was probably best and would have won had he scaped repeated interference, to which he was subjected by the winner and Nild. Wooden Shoes won the feature race, a dash of one mile, in which he came fmm behind while rounding the far turn to win easily from Venetia. The weather was -old and raw. but despite this a large crowd was on hand and simulation was exceedingly brisk. Jockey Weathersby was painfully injured this morning while working the two-year-old Shrapnel. The horse stumbled with him and threw liim heavily in the stretch. He was knocked out for several minutes, but fortunately suffered no serious injuries. Harry Shannon lias left for New Orleans with his two-year-old filly Ellen Smith. Edward McBride has arranged for Thanksgiving day a three-cornered race between three of his borses that T. J. Shannon is wintering for him at the Gentlemens Driving Iark. A program of harness races has ltecn framed for the day and Shanno i and McBride will settle an argument as to which is the best between the two-year-olds Tom El ward and Eddie Henry and the old sprinter Squeeler. The race will be at six and a half furlongs and the two horsemen cannot agree as to which of the trio . is best at that distance. Irving H. Wheatcroft was a visitor at Bowie today. The English horses he has brought over include four yearlings, a chestnut colt by William the Third — Miss Snooks: a bay colt by Marajax — Sister Euniley: a hay colt by Mushroom — Danna Christine; a bay filly by Valens — Simple Aveu. The two-year-old* are a bay Ally by Matchmalaer — Rosy Tidings and a brown filly by Fariman— Augusta Victoria. The three-year-old is a bay filly by Bachelors Button — St. Katherine. Mr. Wheatcroft was accompanied by Mrs. Wheatcroft and will go to New York tomorrow. K. G. Good, agent for R- P. Marshall, the Pitts burgh lawyer, who is an enthusiastic- sportsman and I jjptdrr has shipi»ed the Marshall horses from Keu-♦ fcy to Bakcrstown. Pa., where he has established the Keystone Stock Farm. In the liand are the three uiares Ruth Rock, sister to Granite. Fidelity and Morning Hours, each of which is in foal to Transvaal. Mr. Marshall has written James Rowe asking for a fcorviee to Whisk Broom II. for The Widow Moon, another of his broodmares. Phil Musgrave today purchased Eginont to add to his small but select string. Eugene Wayland will ship the horses of the Marrone Stable to New Orleans Friday. John O. Tall ott will add Pierrot and Earl of Savoy to the sale to be held in the paddock tomorrow. J. Sinnott. whose Iy.st Fortune was a winner during the day. purchased the two-year-old colt Col. Guteliu* from J. B. Cray. L. A. Seregni has purchased Mayme W. and J. I. Suggs from J. B. Cray.
