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, , UNUSUAL RACING FEATURE WINNERS OF SIX OUT OF SEVEN SELLING RACES BID UP AT BOWIE. Phil TXngar Defeats Between Us in a Close Finish — Roamer to Come West Shortly and Butwell Will Ride Him. Baltimore. Md., April 4. — The selling race men had a busy time at the Bowie course this afternoon, when six of the seven winners were advanced over their entered prices. The first winner was advanced 05. the second 00. the third 05. the fourth 05. the fifth 05. and the seventh 05. Old Servicence was the only winner to escape a runup. The incident is almost without parallel in the history of the turf. Feudsv resulting from altercations at other courses, were, in the main, responsible for the bidding. A featureless card and one which catered to the cheaper grade of selling platers was offered this afternoon. Threatening skies again had an affect on the attendance. Small fields went to the ]M st. but the majority of the winners were returned after hard drives. In what was closest to a feature, a selling affair at six and a half furlongs, a stirring finish resulted in which Phil Ingar managed to get up in the last few strides to take the measure of Between Is with Scaramouch third. Schuttingers overconfidence almost resulted in the defeat of R. O. Egans Water Lily in the fifth race. He eased his mount up in the final sixteenth and had only a narrow margin over Supreme at the end. Trainer Jack Goldsborough will ship Andrew Millers Roamer to Kentucky shortly to prepare him for the Kentucky Handicap, for which stake he has been entered. He is backward in condition because of the unseasonable weather about New York. Jockey Butwell will go to the blue grass state to ride Roamer. Now that the Maryland racing situation is settled for at least two years, the Pennsylvania railroad has announced that it will build a spur into the Bowie track. Sheridan Clark was an arrival today. He will leave for Canada shortly to take up his dirties as racing secretary for the Dorval Park Jockey Club. Jack Hare, who booked at the Havana meeting for the entire eighty -four days, arrived from New York and will remain for a few days before leaving for his home in Toronto. He was accompanied by Osctr E. Bockman. W. T. Anderson, whose stable has been taking part in the meeting at Hot Springs, was an arrival last night. His horses reached here this morning and joined the division of the string that wintered at Capt. P. M. Walkers farm in Virginia. William Walker has purchased from G. A. Alexandra the old sprinter Parlor Boy, and E. T. Zelli-coffer purchased Phil Tngar from G. Phillips. Duke of Dunbar pulled up lame after being worked this morning and was excused by the stewards from starting in the fourth race. H. D. Brown was an arrival from Havana. He will stop over for a few days before continuing on to New York. Before leaving Cuba Mr. Brown arranged for further improvements at Oriental Park. He plans to make the course at Marianao a veritable paradise. The good reports brought back by horsemen have given a big reputation to the place and during the afternoon he received assurances from a considerable number of horsemen that they would race their stables at Oriental Park next winter. Charles Francis, winner of the seventh race on Monday, was advanced 05 over his entered price of S300 by ;. Phillips and I". E. Fitzgerald. Viley. winner of the first race this afternoon, was bid up to 05 by William Walker and was bought in. After Sir Dyke won the second race. P. E. Fitzgerald secured him on his bid of 00. This was an advance of 00 over his entered price. R. B. Stelle will leave for Kentucky shortly to look over some two-year-olds on which he holds an option. It is Mr. Stelles intention to strengthen his stable by the addition of several horses, which will ha raced on the Canadian circuit. Jockey T. Parrington. who was suspended by the Havana stewards, will lte in good standing Friday, when his term of sus]tension will have expired. He will accept mounts on that day and Frank Capra will make his engagements. Parrington is a lightweight who is under contract to Edward MoBride. James Arthur was forced to stand a raise of 00 to retain Greetings for her owner, F. J. Coleman. P. Roonoy was responsible for the bidding. William Walker, acting under the impression that Phil Ingar was still the property of G. E. Phillips, advanced him 00 over his entered price, but went no further when informed that the horse had been sold before the race at private sale to E. T. Zellicoffer. There is a selling race feud on between the Phillips family and Walker, which was started at New Orleans after Phillips took Redland from Walker. The reiH rt that the horse Dancing Master had been killed during the fire at Penning last fall proves erroneous. At the time of the fire Dancing Master was housed in a livery stable at Washington, D. C. He has Iwen identified by W. P. Lurch and R. P. Brooks, but was scratched today. Jockey Metcalf was suspended for six days by starter Dade for disobedience at the post in the fourth race.
