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MARYLAND FALL SEASON AT AN END Slippery Elm Victorious in Closing Day Feature of ths Bowie Meeting. ROAVIE, Mil., November 29. The Maryland season of racing lor 1919 came to an end today with the conclusion of the Rowie meeting. AVcnderful prosperity marked all the fall meetings in this state. Beginning at Havre de Grace early in September, and continuing through the Laurel, Pimlico and Bowie meetings, the attendance and general interest was maintained practically to the end. The Southern Maryland Agricultural Association certainly lias every reason to feel satisfied with the results of the meeting that closed at Prince George Park today. The largest crowds that ever patronized the sport at Bowie were in daily attendance, more and better class horses furnished interesting racing, while the volume of speculation was extremely heavy. For the closing day the Southern Maryland Handicap, a dash of one mile for all ages, was provided as the outstanding fixture of a well filled and excellently arranged program of seven races. The winner came from the stable of R. A. Smith, the consistent and speedy Slippery Elm carrying his colors to victory, witli the ever-popular Old Rosebud second and Ballet Dancer II. in third place. The An Revoir Handicap for two-yenr-ohls fell to Richard F. Carmans own bred colt Carmandale, which led all the way and was never seriously menaced. Kullipolis ran a good race to. finish second, and My Dear got up in the last stride to outstay Gallagher for third place. The .opening dash brought together a cheap band of platers and Frank Monroe found little difficulty -showing the way throughout. AV. AAard, one of the field horses, was second, and Rnckboard closed a big gap to squeeze throush and snatch third place from Refugee in the last few strides. Retsinda threatened to make a runaway of the second, at one time leading by lengths, but suddenly tired in the last eighth and dropped back when AVeary challenged. The latter, after disposing of the pacemaker, went 011 and won drawing away. Peregrine was second and Jain de Cause closed an immense gap to secure the short end of the purse. Johnny Schorr added another winner at this meeting when Mint Cat beat AAoodtrap and N. K. Real in the fifth. The mile and a quarter race went to Lord Herbert, which led home Veto and Charles Francis.
