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SMALL FIELDS GO AT BOWIE • Yesterdays Card Devoid of Anything Bordering on a Feature. • Agnes Cook Races Up to Her Training Reports — Jockey Robinson Rides Two Winners. ♦ Howie. M 1.. A|iri! 3. — Small fields went to the l««t in the majority of tin- rare* at Howif this afternoon, tit" card lioing devoid of anything Inir-dcring on a feature. Well backed horses, however, vere iu every race of the day. Intermittent showers fell early in the afternoon, but the downfall only i-erved to improve the going, which should be fast tomorrow. L. W. Garth furnished the winner of the two-year-old rai-e iu his Theo. Cook filly Agnes Cook, which led the procession from the rise of the barrier to tlie finish. W. R. 8- In it oils English-bred three-year-old Cobalt graduated from the maiden class in the se -ond ami he. too. was an easy winner, spread-eagling hi* opponents and winning by three lengths. Tom Francis Progressive was the first choice to score for the form lackers. Irregular took the fourth from the "good thing" Graphic and Amalgamator. Tlie favorite backers went down with a crash in the next, when Mouocacy outstjiye l Kilmer, which was the medium of heavy hacking Jockey Hut well rode his first winner of the iicet ing when he brought home Fairly a winner iu the sixth race. The closing dash resulted in an easy victory for J. A. Strodcs old campaigner Jaliot. Jockey Frank Robinson showed a return to his old . iiMe form today and carried off tlie riding honors, piloting two winners. Cobalt and Irregular, . which he nide iu exj ert fashion. ] Hart Dernhan claimed Comacho out of the fifth race yesterday for 50. Robert Taylor, erstwhile gentleman rider, was among the visitors at the track today. Mr. Taylor came to see his maiden Wise run iu the second race. Jockey J. Itomiiii-k has signed to do the lightweight riding for Richard Carman. Former j-x k-y "Hub" Frint is another to join the colors. Frint is stationed at Fort Omaha. Neb., being attached to the balloon squadron. Ma.j. Hal larr. who has a pretentious stable in training this year, in charge of Ixiiis Garth, was among the distinguished visitors at the track, coming in from his post iu Iowa for a short stay in Maryland, where his business interests for the gov-iriui!"iit arc located. Fntries to the stakes to I*- run at the spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club will close Sat unlay. April 6. Fred Tea ha n has taken charge of the promising apprentice jot-key. Henry Hrickson. and will make his engagements in Maryland this spring. Teahau will campaign a small but select band of platers. « —
