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All REVOIR IN MARYLAND Racing Season in the East Comes to an End at Bowie. Recount and Jadda Take Principal Races of Closing Days Good Program. 4 BOWIE, Md., November 30. The Maryland racing season of 1920 came to an end today with the conclusion of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Associations fall meeting at Prince George Park. Despite unfavorable weather conditions a crowd of goodly proportions was present to see the final days racing. The track was heavy and only the sturdiest kind of a mud runner was at home in the difficult going. Tlie Au Revolr Handicap for all ages at one mile and a sixteenth was the farewell feature and C. A. Stoneham, president of the Cuba-American Jockey and Auto Club, furnished the winner of It in .the Ballot horse Recount. The latter simply reveled in the going, set a fast pace from the start and drew away into a lead entering the stretch to win as his rider pleased. Sandy Beal was second, only a small margin ahead of Clean Gone with the "R. Tv Wilson entry Yellow Hand and Dry Moon following in order named. Yellow Hand found 122 pounds too much in the deep going. The companion piece to the feature was the Century Handicap at six and a half furlongs for all ages. Here J. W. Beans good Marathon gelding Jadda ran a remarkable; race. He picked, up 122 pounds and .conceding, much weight- to all- his opponents" led all the wayV displaying extreme speed , in the going to win by a safe margin, although .tiring at the, end. Fruit Cake was second after strenuous efforts to overtake the flying leader. Wyoming, after being outrun in the early stages, finished with great speed and courage to secure the short end of the purse. The first two races of the . afternoon were run in a dense fog. The Foreigner, one of the field horses, capturing the opening dash, while Huonec was successful in the second race. Neither was extended to win. The mile and a quarter race fell to Jack Reeves, the Forman racer scoring in sensational style. After racing in the rear for over half the race Jack Reeves closed nn immense gap and finished with remarkable speed, caught and passed the leader in the last eighth, drawing clear in the final strides. Goaler and Widow Bedotte were home first in the sixth and seventh races respectively, both having a safe margin over their nearest opponests. Several horses changed hands by the claiming route yesterday. C. Knight took Deckmate .for ,100; E. P. Summerfield claimed Explosive for ,700; George W. Forman claimed Nebulous for ,515; James Arthur took Tingling for ,550; Runecraft went to P. L. Short for ,305 and Wan-keag to A. Swenke for ,875. George W. Forman purchased Amackassin from J. E Griffith before the running of the first race and lie performed for his new owner. James Ollara, with Mrs. OHara, will leave for New Orleans Sunday. Joseph McLennan will leave the latter part of the week for New Orleans. Starter Edward Tribe will leave for Jefferson Park, New Orleans, tonight. E. C. Smith, who officiated at Bowie as handi-capper and steward, leaves, for New York tonight. The stable of E. Arlington leaves tonight for New Orleans. R. J. Mackenzies horses will, be shipped to Toronto as soon ns a car is available. R. J. Becker returned to his home at Buffalo, where he will remain for a few days then go to New Orleans. Jockey J. Butwell. left Bowie Saturday night for Havana. Jockey J. Huepel has left Bowie for New Orleans.
