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BIG GATHERING AT BOWIE fc=-S ♦ * Fine Weather and Excellent Program Bring Out Large Crowd. i • i Jockey Lang Much in Limelight With Four Straight Winners — Bunga Buck Again. BOWIE. Md . April ft.— A crowd which taxed the seating and BtaaaUag capacity of Prune Baaaga Fark ■weltered under a midsummer sun to witness the splendid program offered this afternoon. Climatic conditions were of a decided change from those of the past few days and the result was the track was at Its best. The card, one of the licst pro gramined b.v secretary McLennan, brought oul some of the better grade horses with the result that the racing was spirited and pleasing to the big crowd- The stellar attraction of the day was the Prince George Handicap, at one mile and a sixteenth. Five god la-crs made, up the field. Buuga Buck was the favored one in the speculation, but the others, with the exception of Kings Champion, did not lack admireis. It was Buusra Buck all the way. He carried his heavy weight well and skillfully ridden by Lang was in command practically throughout. Luuetta was second and Bygone Days third, with Slippery Klin followiug. the latter quitting badly in the last quarter, after setting the pace for a half mile. The real outstanding feature of the afternoon was the brilliant horsemanship of jockey C. Lang TIih leading rider of 1921 was much in the lime light, with four straight wiiiners. He began his successes with Wellfinder in the fourth, followed with Bunga Buck in the main race and finished the afternoon In a blaze of glory by bringing home Our Birthday iind Attorney Muir. winners in the sixth ami aeuiith races respectively. A great ovation "as ac-orded Die popular rider at the conclusion of the final ru --. BETTER LUCK AGAIN TRIUMPHS. The opening dash of the day witnessed another triumph for the Orleans Stable Juvenile Bettei Luck, when he bent the Whitney crack. 1orshala. and Kork in a dash ef h t!f a mile. The winner w i« ridden bj C. Kuunier raid III neglc ted in the speculation in favor of Kork and I*or-li:il.i The stmt found the Whitney representative away foruardly and. displaying good speed, soon had a clear lead over ltork and Better Luck. The latter raced wide til the way and after rounding the turn Kuinmer tw forced to go around the leaders Better Luck responded gamely and. catching tie Whitney leprcseutativo tiring. eaaBj passed him and whs diawing clear through the final si.;eenth Forshiila tired badly and just managed to ousfay Kork for second place honors Tin- time far the race was the fastest at the meeting and w-tliin one fifth of a second of the track record of 48;. The second race brought together a big field and tin- winner turned up in liie public favorite. Wlialolmnc. with Pretender Mi Perigourdine following in the order naned The winner was much the best and had to ! • te win. He was away slowly and overcame much early interference to get into forward contention Elricrins the atretCt lie rapidly ecrliauled tlie leaders and drew clear at the end. 1rolelider finished Willi a rush, while Perigoiirdine had but a slight margin oer Miss Pnrnell lie- l.itfci im fractious at the po t ami delated tie- atari caaaMeraatjr. YASHMAK MEETS DEFEAT. The Cindciclla Pane, a dash of five and a half furlongs, for llnec year old fillies, served to hrlaa together a bead af ■aeedy jerfaraura with B. P. Whitneys Yashmak the pronoun ec| choice. Her de.cal was a hard at** far t.ie tab-nt The E. W Moere stable furnished the winner in Once Mayers. She w.r- away quickly . but was outrun in the curly Mages by Bountiful, while the popular choice. Yaahaaah, dwelt ahea Um hairier was rateaead and was away paorlj Bounding the turn Obert went Htler the leader with Grace Mayer- and she assumed the lend, but had to be shaken up to maintain her advantage Plmky ■ forward con tender throughout, closed fust and took second place from tlie tiling pacemaker. Bountiful, wiii.h liad but a narrow margin over Yasuinak The lat-ter finislied fastest of all. but Morris got into H pocket In the final aeveaty yards with victory in signt. In a finish that was close and thrilling Well finder, racing for It. 1 Miller, accounted for tin-tapitol Handicap, which was down as the secondary feature. The dash was at three-quarters of a mile and served to bring together a well-inalt lied band Tiaaalltn n . .i the one to take second place while lieruMj area third. Fteaa » good start Well finder. Knight of the Heather and Mercury raced heads apart far a half While rounding the far turn Knight of the Heather was knocked back Bad Hatter aceaaMd he load The advantage, how ever, was of short duration, for he lost some ground by going wide at the stretch turn. Well finder, under Icings vigorous ridi::g. shook off Mer-ury but was forced to do his best to outstay Translate John Southard departed foi Maple Heights. leveland. today to take over the position of track superintendent at that place Went was icieiveij from Latdaviltc tliis morning that tlie W I; Martin stable, in charge of traine" T. Morun would 1m. iMpped to Ftaattre for racing at that petat. It B. Akers Slic« t On. which broke down hope leaal lust aigat, was destroyed this morning by track veterinarian H. J. McCarthy J. W May returned from Lexington. Ky., this morning, where he went to bury bja father. Mr. May brought back an heirloom, of the family, the oldest race track badge on the continent, which was issued to his great grandfather in 188 by U»e Kentucky Association.
