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UPPITY WITCHET WINS AGAIN Popular Little Racer Takes Main Race at Prince George Park. Mud Runners in Their Glory Hendrie and Paul Connelly Among the Winners. BOWIE, Mil.. November 17. The Twin Cities IIn tullc.-ip at one mile was the chief offering of todays program at Prince George Park. Only four started in it, with Tippity Witchet the odds-on choice. Tlie popular Loft gelding ran like the good racer he is and scored a clean-cut victory after permitting War Note to set the pace on sufferance to the far turn. The latter was second and Super third. The weather was far from pleasant for outdoor sport and the track fetlock deep in mud. P. T. Chinns Nohant was a warm favorite in the opening dash and flattered his backers by racing into a big early lead, only to disappoint them by tiring badly in the last eighth, permitting the unconsidered Saunders colt Attorney to lead him home with a three-lengths margin separating them. The Quiney stables .lulieanne was third after racing forwarilly throughout. Six two-year-old maidens made up the field in the second race and the Bryn Mawr colt Dantsig was returned an easy winner. He was kept close -up from the start, raced Billy Reedy and Kings Belle into defeat entering the strctcli and, moving into the lend, opened up a wide gap at the end. Kings Itelle was second and Lough Maiden third, the latter dropping back on the last turn, but coming CTlniitHlnwtT."-4-rrv--; - Turf, carrying the colors of J. Farrell. was an easy victor in the third race, in which the largest field of the day faced the; sTatter. The son of Star Shoot was favored by the going, raced into the lead on the far turn and McCabe brought him wide in the stretch in the best footing, enabling him to easily hold sway to the end. Buvgoyne ran a good race, closing a big gap to finish second. Interference at the head of the stretch hurt Huron II.s chances when lie was in a contending position. The Hnllenbeck colors were in front .throughout in the fifth race, Sunnyland carrying them to victory. Lord Herbert was second and Snapdragon II. third. St. Germain was prominent to the last eighth, then quit. Old Hendrie was at his best today and after being reserved, during the early running cams fast when called on, overtook the pacemaker In the stretch and easily drew into a safe lead In the final strides. Veteran showed the most early speed, but tired when the final test came. Paul Connelly was at home in the going and easily accounted for the final race, surprising the backers of Woodthrush. who figured the latter to he best. The result might have been different haJ hot Woodthrush been badly messed about. He finished fast and gamely, but too late to affect the winners chances.
