Mud Runners To The Fore: Sloppy Track at Bowie Gives Them a Decided Advantage.; Kashmir Beats Koh-i-Noor in the Principal Race--Ensor Rides Two Winners., Daily Racing Form, 1918-11-19

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MUD RUNNERS TO THE FORE Sloppy Track at Bowie Gives Them a Decided Advantage Kashmir Beats KohiNoor in the thePrincipal Principal Race Ensor Eides EidesTwo Two Winners Bowie Md November IS Only tlie regulars were in evilene at Prince Georges Park today A more disagreeable day could not be imagined Itain fell continuously and the track was a sea of mud Horses with a partiality for soft going were in their element Despite many withdrawals the fields were of Kood size made up mostly of the cheaper grade of horses The most pretentious race of the afternoon was the mile dash run as the fourth A fast band of sprinters met and Kashmir was returned the winner after a well contested stretch drive with KohiNoor Matinee Idols race was an excellent one considering that lie was badly outrun in the early stages Jcckey stagesJcckey Ensor started the day auspiciously by riding the winners of the first two races In the opener he had the mount on Itettie Bluff which scored a narrow victory over Miss Voski The lat ¬ ter but for a slow start would have won as she closed an immense gap and was gaining with every stride at the end Ihantom Maid was most fancied in this race but was off so badly that whatever chance glimmeringEnsor she may have had went glimmering Ensor rode a splendid raee on Duchess Lace in the second race He kept the Fair Ilay filly close up to the pacemaker GroundSwell and when the latter went wide in the homestretch sent his fount into the lead and the nice was over Over here semingly disliked the going and ran poorly Firing Line furnished an upset in the third when he easily defeated King Neptune and Zouave both of which were substantially backed Firing Line was favored by the going and after Zouave tired from setting the pace lie moved into the lead and drew away to win by six lengths lengthsCobalt Cobalt Lass simply revelled in the going to win the fiftii ree by a wide margin witli Dolina easily second best bestKebos Kebos success in the sixth was just as easily achieved The Cahill gelding drawing away into a big lead after Miss Fannie tired from setting the pace to the stretch stretchIoor Ioor Butterfly led all the way in the closing dash merely cantering from start to finish


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