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CLEAR WEATHER AT BOWIE Results in Improved Track Condi ¬ tions and Better Racing Largest Crowd of Week in At ¬ tendance Handicap Feature to Salvestra Itowie Md November 21 A decided improve ¬ ment in the weather brought out the largest at ¬ tendance of the week at Bowie today A strong wind during the night and the crisp cool weather of this morning combined to dry out the track with the result that the going was better than at any time this week and a correspondingly improve ¬ ment iu the racing racingSalvestra Salvestra carrying the silks of the Meadow Brook Farm Stable accounted for the Yank Handicap the feature attraction of todays program The speed KohiNoor set a fast pace to the homestretch where lengthClose Salvestra passed her and won by a length Close and interesting were the finishes iu the first and second races Antoinette from G W Lofts stable beat Sunduria by a nose in the opener while Blazeaways winning margin in the second was a neck Antoinette the outstanding choice followed the pacemaker closely to the stretch where she moved uy into what appeared a safe lead but suddenly tiring near the end just lasted long enough to win Practically the same thing hap ¬ pened to Blazeaway which led by n wide margin to the last eighth and then was doing his best to outlast Skeer Face FaceThe The Bowie Purse at seveneighths of a mile proved a bit too far for Duchess Lace and Knot the two most fancied by the public Knot quit after a brief display of speed and Duchess Lace was eased up Lifter running put badly in the stretch The win ner turned up in the Odgen colt Dnimmond which scored in a canter with Athloue another outsider second aiul GroundSwell third thirdThe The long distance race of the afternoon fell to old Fountain Fay which found the going to bis liking and drew away into a big lead after in ¬ dulging Crnmpsall with early pacemakiug pacemakiugAfter After the finish of the first race Walls on Sunduria complained to the stewards that Kelsay on Antoinette had leglocked him To spectators it seemed that Walls was the worst offender in the bumping that occurred in tlu final sixteenth drive and the complaint was dismissed dismissedDolina Dolina coupled with Firing Line liceuuse both are trained by F Musante led all the way in the fifth and won by a safe margin although tiring at the end MTTTUEL EQUIPMENT IMPROVED IMPROVEDSupervisor Supervisor Mortimer JIahoney lias installed five additional cashiers booths at Bowie since the opening which have greatly facilitated the turn ¬ over and relieved the congestion at the Prince Georges course courseThe The great popularity of the track has been wcil attested by the continued large patronage which refuses to be disheartened by the inadequate trans ¬ portation facilities The surrounding roads are well nigh impassable to motor service and the Wash ¬ ington Baltimore Aunupols Trolley Itailroad lias been sorely taxed in its efforts to accommodate the military of Camp Meade one of the largest can ¬ tonments in the east and the increased travel to Washington of governmental employes Jockey employesJockey William Obert whose fall from Kingfisher at the Havre tie Grace spring meeting was instru ¬ mental in causing his enforced retirement from the saddle throughout the summer season has been exercising horses in the morning at Itowie Confi ¬ dent of hi ability to do a comeback he will shortly leave for Jefferson Park where lie will be seen in the saddle His love for racings atmos ¬ phere was demonstrated when he applied for a clerical position at the Howie course He was assigned to the care of the pnrimutnel board that fronts the grandstand Obert lias become a 3Iary lander and is the proud owner of a neat farm adjoining the Laurel race track J F Sweenev lias purchased Vigilante from the Oneck Stable StableAn An auction sale will be held in the paddock on November 27 when horses from the Kilmer Cassatt Carman and Sheridan stables will be offered offeredHear Hear Admiral Cary T Grayson was a guest of honur in the stewards stand during the afternoon afternoonAfter After Fountain Fays victory Sam Louis filed a SI 115 claim for him whereupon owner Woods retained him for Sl3l The aged campaigner had been entered for 400
