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LAST DAY OF BOWIE RACING EightRace Program Provided for Windup of Maryland Season Fridays Card Featureless Heavy Track Gives Mud Run ¬ ners an Opportunity Bowie Md Novemlier 29 The return of clear weather and an attractive card which was even ¬ tually marred by withdrawals brought out a large attendance The track suffered from night rains was heavy and sloppy in spots and gave mud rumiers an opiwrtunity to put forth their best form The fourth rare a condition nice served as the feature Kashmir scored in it from the youngster 1nimmond which w s a victim of bad racing luck The winner followed Thorn Bloom closely to the lcne turn where he took the lead closely followed liy Drummond which had been roughed about on the first turn and knocked back to last place Finally extricating himself f morthe pocket in which he was held by Highland Lad he raced around on the untside to challenge Kashmir but the early effort told on him and lie tired in the final drive His rider Myers charged to the stewards that Mc trann had limniivd him in the stretch His charge was dismissed Thorn Bloom lasted long cnougl1 to gain show honors from King John JohnJ J Livingstons Englishbred colt Tidal won the opener in easy fashion leading home Hurricane Siy two lengths lengthsPrevaricate Prevaricate and The Dauphin the extreme ont 5ders in the stimulation finished first and sveon spectively iif the second race in which Jim Arthurs Baghccra was the staunchily supported favorite Bagheeras performance was a poor one The Decision had easy sailing in the third hold ¬ ing u safe lead throughout and was never seriously inenaceil T The mile and a quarter race proved easy for Ballast which after being saved for the first mile drew away into a big lead in the last quarter Queen of the Sea raced prominently to the stretch where she tired and fell back backGoldcrest Goldcrest Boy won the sixth race but only after a hard fought closing drive with Widow Bedotte which was gaining with every stride at the end endThe The closing race fell to Broom Peddler the Louis gelding winning in a canter canterFor For the final days racing at Bowie the manage ¬ ment of Prince Georges Park has provided an eight race program of which the Autumn Farewell Purse at one mile in which some of the best horss at the track an engaged to start is the principal attraction Large fields arc entered in a ma ¬ jority if the races and with pleasant weather pre ¬ vailing the largest crowd of the fall season is expected to bid farewell to King Horse until next spring Because of the eight race program the management has decided to start the first race at 1 P in inMax Max Hirsch will ship a part of the Loft stable to Bclmont Park tomorrow The winter division will go to Cuba in charge of AV F Martin MartinMr Mr T Francis has purchased Blue Devil at private sale