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BOWIE CUP TO GEORGE SMITH Sanford Horse Runs Remarkable Race to Win Rich Fixture The Brook First in Jumping JumpingFeature Feature War Pennant PennantMeets Meets Defeat Baltimore 3Id November 12 The Maryland Jockey Club provided for its patrons this afternoon what was generally concerted the best program fur ¬ nished on any track during the fall season of rac ¬ ing in Maryland Besides the 10000 Bowie Cup at one mile and a half an additional attraction was the United Hunts Double Event There were fifteen starters in the Bowie and It proved a stirring con ¬ test in which the top weight George Smith beat Omar Khayyam three parts of a length witli Ex ¬ terminator third another half length back Gcorg Smitli showed a splendid performance In the early running he suffered much interference but when Robinson got him clear on the back stretch lie moved tip on the outside with a great burst of speed and was in front with a commanding lead rounding the far turn He weakened in the final eighth and the finish found the first three under a drive Incidentally the three placed horses were all winners of the famous Kentucky Derby George Smith winning it in 1910 Omar Khayyam in 1917 and Exterminator Oils year George Smith estab ¬ lished a new track record for the distance when lie ran the mile and a half in 231 231The The United Hunts Steeplechase fell to The Brook which made most of the pace Bet was a keen factor to the last fence where she fell fellThe The Linstead Purse furnished a big upset when Commander Ross recent purchase War Pennant was beaten threequarters of a length by Jock Scot ScotThe The opening race was easy for George Clark tlis latter graduating from the maiden ranks by dis ¬ posing of Cousin o Mine which forced all the pace paceThistledon Thistledon from R T AVilsons stable found his opposition easy in the second race and had a four lengths margin at the end over Young Adam The favorite Knot ran poorly poorlySANDMAN SANDMAN II BIG DISAPPOINTMENT DISAPPOINTMENTSandman Sandman II was a keen disappointment to his many backers when he was practically eliminated by a slow start in the sixth race The winner turned up in Polroma second choice which l eat Mose a length and a half halfGame Game Cock led throughout in the mile and tiiree sixteenths race that wound up the afternoons sport sportThe The next special horse train destined for Cuba is due to leave here immediately following the close of the Pimlico meeting George W Loft will send a draft of his stable with this consignment and they will probably be in charge of W F 3Iartin who trained the Kentucky Stable horses this year A Neal is another newcomer who has decided on a winters campaign at the Oriental Park course courseArchie Archie Zimmer lias purchased of Joseph E Sea ¬ gram the nromising twoyearold Canadianbred Gallant Kitty KittyJ J F Sweeney added Tiger Rose and Lazy Lou to the string of horses he will shin to Jefferson Park New Orleans OrleansW W P Fraser secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club left for Toronto after the running of the Bowie Stakes at Pimlico this afternoon afternoonJockey Jockey J Loftns this morning signed a contract to ride for the Glen Riddle Stable next year and nt the conclusion of the Maryland season he will leave for Mr Riddles farm in Maryland where lie will remain all winter Commander J K L Ross lias obtained second call on Loftus services for next year yearE E W Moore has leased the two mares Baby Sister and Woo Violet and will ship them to New Orleans
