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GREATEST CROWD OF SEASON Sees Attractive Program Pre ¬ sented at Bowie Course Military Race Big Drawing Card James Arthurs Double DoubleVictory Victory Popular BOWIE Mil April 12 Before the greatest crowd of the season an attractive card was presented the Capital City Handicap Oriole Purse and second running of flie Howie Annual Military race divided interest The mnv khaki was evident everywhere The rains of Friday afternoon and night had no effect m the courso which was sloppy in spots and dry and fast in others The worst spot was the filial eighth directly in front of the stand while dust flew on the turns and middle part of the hack stretch stretchThe The military race excited great interest and much applause greeted the riders as they were led oil parade hy a redcoated standard hearer while the hand played the Star Spangled Manner All tiie riders wero competent horsemen and were drawn liy lot Amalgamator found the track to his liking and won by eight lengths The associations silver cup was presented by President Magruder to Lieut Bradsliaw rider of the winner a Kentuckian Lieut AVhitt who rode last years winner rode Manioc today and hud little opportunity lo display his horsemanship on the inferior animal animalTrainer Trainer lames Arthur and jockey Butwell proved a winning combination accounting for the two civil ¬ ian features Holster running to his lx st form de ¬ feating his opponents as easily as Charlie Leydecker lid his Both were popular victories the Arthur stable having t host pf followers in Maryland VliiirellieTlrainer has made his home homeThe The performance of the erratic Hauberk proved a lisapnaijitmeiit in tlje Capital City He wheeled just after starter Tribe had the field in perfect alignment and the barrier was sprung Hoth Rcttie Bluff and Clean Gone rnnnersup in the features were long priced pricedThe The opener fell to Kallinolis which carried Mile Dazie wide the latter running in the colors of the Kentucky Stable for the first time Metcalfs powerful finish on Sister Emblem in the third race was in a great measure responsible for the fillys victory victoryJen Jen 1 A Buchanan of Virginia was a spectator today dividing his interest between the Army Bacc and the performance of his colt Super in th first race Super a son of Superman is of heroic proportions and one of the largest sized the season thus far produced producedJockey Jockey Sncidman was not permitted to ride today anil had to endure an enforced vacation pending a consideration of his case by the Jockey Club ClubArchie Archie Ximmer has arrived from Hot Springs SpringsW W Travers doffed his naval uniform and came from New York to witness the days sport sportPaddock Paddock judge G Ernest Halls public sale of thoroughbreds was postponed and will be held Mon ¬ day dayJ J P McGovcrn lias purchased Liberty Bond from Richard Johnson for 1200 1200Stuart Stuart Polk with five horses and jockey L Kator the apprentice who rode with so much success it MMVMI Arrived at Havre de Grace today
