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MUDDY OPENING AT BOWIE BIG ATTENDANCE AND SPLENDID RACING UNDER SOMEWHAT ADVERSE CONDITIONS. Kraft Stable in Luck and Captures Two Races Water Lady a Victress in the Feature Race of the Afternoon. Baltimore, Md.. November 14. The final eastern meeting for the racing season of 191G, opened this afternoon at Bowie before a large gathering A. well arranged program was provided by Secretary Joseph McLennan and interesting contests were the order. F E Kt-aft furnished two of the winners in Dandy Dude and Lady Little, which won the second and third races. Both won their races by small margins in driving finishes and victory in both instances resulted from the wisdom shown by their riders m taking the shortest way home when entering the homestretch, where the leaders swung wide. The track was of the drying out type, but owing to the sandy nature of the soil it was not lumpy. The feature race, the Inaugural Handican at seven-eighths, went to Mrs. James Arthurs Water Lady, which came from the rear and won by a length from Thornhill. Like most of the other winners, Water Lady ran close to the rail when entering the homestretch. Thornhill, after beginning slowly, worked his way up on the outside and finished with a rush. Speculation during the afternoon was keen and the full quota of regulars was on hand. With any sort of pleasant weather the meeting promises to lA a huge success. The plant has been greatly improved since last spring and the betting enclosure has been enlarged and is now enclosed on three sides. The track proper has been resoiled and is now faster than at any time since it was constructed. Four of the horses in the Marrone stable will be turned over to Harry Herron, who will take them from New ork to Cuba. Buddy and Sweeter than Sugar will probably be among those that will be sent to Oriental Park. Jockey T. Parrington left Pimlico yesterday for New lork with trainer Joe Edwards, who shipped the Mirasol Stable horses to Gravesend, where they will go into winter quarters. A. J. Joyner will ship the Widener horses to the Erdenheim Farm near Philadelphia, where they will be wintered. 1. J. Henley left for Belmont Park with the R. T. Wilson string and trainer W. R. Midgley left with Gilford A. Cochrans stable for the same place. J. Howard Lewis sent the horses under his care home for the winter. G. R. Tompkins and William Garth sent their junipers to Warrenton. Va., to take part in the steeplechase racing to be given there by J. Temple Gwathmy. Frank Capra has taken over jockey L. McAtees book for the Bowie meeting and L. Smith will look after jockey L. Minks engagements at this meeting. Mose Goldblatt wired jockey Metcalf at Tijuana offering him an engagement with the Jefferson Livingston stable at New Orleans next winter. Jockey Loftus will leave for Charleston, S. C, tomorrow to join the stable of A. K. Macomber, to whom he is under contract for next season. Albert Simons was a visitor at Bowie this afternoon. The fourteen yearlings that were shinned to him by James Rowo from Harry Panyne Whitneys Brookdale Farm, are safely housed at the Benning course, where they will bo wintered. G. W. J. Bissell was another prominent visitor. He has arranged to ship his entire stable, which includes, besides the older horses, ten yearlings, to Oriental Park near the latter part of this week. A division of the II. G. Bedwell stable and the Marrone stable horses will also leave for Cuba this week. The following workouts took place this morning over a heavy track at Bowie: Ancon Five-eighths in 1:0G. Blue Cap Three-quarters in 1:23. Bob Redficld Three-quarters in 1:23. Buckshot Three-eighths in 41. Burbank Three-quarters in 1:23. Carlton G. Three-quarters in 1:20. Col. Gutelins Mile in 1:54. Dartworth Half mile in 54. Felucca Three-quarters in 1:2273. Good Counsel Three-quarters in 1:25. Greentree Five-eighths in 1:09. Greetings Mile in 1:55. Handf ull Mile in 1:50. Jimmie Gill Mile in 1:54. Kebo Five-eighths in 1:07. Kentucky Boy Three-quarters in 1:21. Lord Fitz Herbert Half mile in 53. Lynn Five-eighths in 1:10. Prime Mover Seven-eighths in 1:30. Soldier Mile in 1:50. Spectre Five-eighths in 1:00. Trend Three-quarters in 1:23.
