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FENMOUSE A BAD DECEIVER RUNS LAST AT BOWIE INSTEAD OF FIRST AS HER BACKERS EXPECIED. Chesterton and Jem Bid Up After Winning Their Races — Track Fast Again and a Big Crowd in Attendance. Baltimore. Md.. April 11. — A handicap which was offered as the carded feature at the Bowie course this afternoon resnlte-d in an easy victory for Mrs. J. Phillips filly Fair Helen over Pontefract. Skiles Knob and others. The winner was ridden by J. McTaggart, who lost no time iu opening a long lead. The surprise of the race was the disappointing performance of the odds-on choice Fen-mouse, which finished last. At no stage of the race was she a factor. The track was once more at its best and well-balanced fields ruled during the afternoon. The racing was spirited throughout, but unprofitable to form followers. Washington and Baltimore sent over large delegations of enthusiasts to witness the days sport. E. B. Parsons bid Chesterton, winner of the second race, up to 00. an advance of 00. He was retained by James MacManus. The running of the fifth race brought out an interesting and curious fact. The ages of the three placed horses combined amounted to thirty -five years, as follows: Blackford, ten; Southern Gold, nine: and Budweiser, sixteen. Blackfords present owne-r purchased the horse for 5 this spring. B. E. Morgan, a well-known Havana business man. whose estate in St. Marys County. Md., comprises some 1,400 acres, purchased the stallion Baton in Cuba and shipped him to Maryland. It is Mr. Morgans intention to raise hunters. Next year he will purchase about a dozen thoroughbred mares for mating with Paton. The bright weather of this morning attracted a big crowd to the old Penning course and a dozen automobile parties were on hand to watch the schooling exercises of the steeplechase horses. There were as many as twenty in the field at one time and the old course recalled Saratoga with its crowd of onlookers. Matt Brady had the Joseph E. Davis horses out and, of the hand. White Metal showed an especially good performance. Another that was in the field was Bonny Laddie, the jumper that Edward It. McLean recently purchased for a big price. Ral Parr was among the visitors and William Garth showed his jumpers to advantage. • Jockey A. Schuttinger had to cancel all his engagements for the day. He is so ill that it is unlikely he will ride again at Bowie. Secretary Joseph McLennan has received the blanks for the Gntario Jockey Clubs stakes and distributed them among the horsemen today. Entries for the opening day of racing at Havre de Grace. Saturday, will he received at Bowie as well as at Havre de Grace. They will close at eleven oe-lock Friday. Jule Garson. having sold Mary Warren, left for New York last night in quest of some other horses. William Allen, for so long one of the foremost steeplechase riders of the country, is a father. Mrs. Allen presented him with a l oy at their Laurel home this morning. Mother and child are doing well. Starter James Miltons crew was busily engaged yesterday at Havre de Grace schooling two-year-olds at the barrier and making them ready for the racing to begin there Saturday. Thomas H. Hare and A. M. Orpen. the ruling spirits at Dufferin Park and Hillcrest. the two half-mile tracks at Toronto, were visitors at Bowie this afternoon. Sam Bradley and John Lewis were among the arrivals today. William Shields said todaj" that Paul Powers was so impressed with the jumpers at Penning that he had about made up his mind to purchase some cross-country horses to add to his string. Shields will ship his string to Havre ele Grace tomorrow. W. M. Carter will ship from Penning to Pimlico and Lewis Garth will make a like move with the Edward B. McLean string. Z. T. Zellicoffer today purchased Redland from G. E. Phillips. He was turned over to W. A. Burttschell, who will have u dozen horses to take to Canada. M. Daly was forced to stand a raise of 05 to retain Jem after the latter won the sixth race. George Phillips was responsible for the bidding. Jem was ridden by the promising apprentice Ball, whose contract was recently purchased by the Quine-y Stable. This was Balls first winning-mount in the east.
