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1 WIND, RASN AND SIHtSHIKE , ♦ ■■ «■- Great Variety of Weather Visits Bowie Race Course. .» i — — « Cape Pillar in Sensational Performance — Jockey Lang Escapes Injury in a Fall. » ■ ■ ♦ ■ »a BOWIE. Md., April 11.— It was a case of too much wealher or, rather, a variety of weather at Bowie this afternoon. First of all a cyclonic windstorm visited this section shortly after the noon hour, causing considerable damage. Dark clouds hung low over the course and just as the horses paraded to the post in the second race rain cams down in torrents, making the track a sea of mud. But when the bugle called the horses to the post in the following race the clouds and raiu disappeared as if by magic and a warm midsummer sun shone brightly the remainder of the afternoon. Despite the absence of any particular feature todays program at Prince George Park produced some exciting sport. A real thriller was staged in the second race, when Cape Pillar ran away while at the post and after being caught and brought back surprised the spectators by winning the race. While the field was being aligned at the por.t Cape Pillar unseated his rider and ran away through the seven-eighths chute, leaned a fence and raced around the stabies situated in the hollow. Finally captured ami led lack to the start he left the barrier with a rush and was never headed for the remaind r of a three-quarters mile journey and won in easy manner by a safe margin from Miss Emma G. and Mabel Curtis. The race was marked by a series of mishaps, but unfortunately witli no serious results. The spectators held their breaths for a moment when the popular jockey C. Lang went down when Quick Run fell shortly after the start. He, however, escaped with a slight shaking up. The stewards, while Lang was recovering-from his tumble, substituted Gantner on Attorney Muir. FINANCIAL ROOSTF.R BY A HEAD. The closest finish of the afternoon came in the sixth race in which Financial Rooster managed to get home first a short head iti front of Kebo. with The Colleen iiavvn third. The winner went to the front rounding the far turn and drew away into what appeared a safe lead, but had to do his best to withstand the powerful closing nub of Kebo. Kings Belle, a pronounced favorite, was returned the winner of the closing dash of the afternoon after a mild drive from lion Boy, which had a slight margin over Jac-quelia at the finish. Horeb went to the front shortly after the start and Lowe was content to save his mount from the early pace. Entering the stretch turn Horeb began to tire and Iron Boy went to the lead, pressed by Kings Belle. The latter came around the leaders at the stretch turn and shook off Iron Boy, to win going away. The opening dash of the afternoon resulted in a stirring finish, in which Be Trueman managed to earn a narrow victory from Bessie Leighton, with Margaret Loretta third. The winner was ridden by C. Lang, went to the front with a rush, displaying good speed, and managed to outstay the fast closing Bessie Leighton. The latter began in a tangle and was forced to race on the outside all the way and would have won in a few more strides. Margaret Loretta was a good third. Rain, which fell in torrents as he horses paraded to the post for the second race of the day, turned the track into a veritable quagmire and rendered it difficult to distinguish colors as the field was racing down the back-stretch. The winner turned up in Harr7 Maxim, ridden by Murphy, Yitamin and San Hedron taking the minor portions of the purse. EASY FOR TFKYArJOrT. Turnabout, ridden by Thomas and backed into odds-on favoritism, had hut little trouble scoring in the third race, a dash of three* quarters mile, from Feigr.cd Zeal and Pert-gourdine. The winner went to the front shortly after the start and drew away into a safe lead. Perigourdine and Feigned Zeal raced in closest pursuit until rounding the turn into the homestretch, where Hark West joined the pair. Feigned Zeal finished fast under punishment and was easily second best. Perigourdine, under severe pressure outgamed the tiring Mark West in the final strides, to take the short end of the purse. This race was run under ideal overhead conditions, a warm sun dispelling the storm of the early afternoon. Two claims were made for Srr.arty last night by T. E. Crist and W. H. Denham, acting for Mrs. W. H. Denham. The latter claim Continued ou ei ;htU ; a;e.; 1 _ i i 3 t t , j T l E f l r ■ ■ f; • ? , WIND, RAIN AND SUNSHINE j. Continued from fir--t p:i;e. was the highest, ,525, but Denham could not produce an authorized llcetise to act for Mrs, Denham and the claim was held over until sufficient proof was produced. When 1 this was accomplished Denham was accordingly awarded the horse. Following the running of the third race today Sam Louis secured Turnabout from J. II. Deavenport via claiming for ,54a, Jockey ML Bchwnrtz was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by the stewards today for using abusive language to an as- , sistant starter while at the post yesterday. Trainer T. J. Donohue arrived at Pim.ico fiom winter quartets at Aiken, S. ., with the Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark stable, composed mostly of jumpers. Dr. II. J. McCarthy served notice on the stewards of the meeting that the Winfrey I Stables Devildog was unfit to race for the Maryland spring season. Devildog was a : j starter at this meeting and performed in a i dismal manner. In several of his past races he bled and, according to horsemen, was in j no condition to start this spring. S. K. L. Snyder has decided to retire Nutcracker to the stud and he will prsbaMy be shipped to Kentucky. Nutcracker broke down badly in his last race and It was impossible to race him again. At the conclusion of this meeting the following stables will be shipped to Jamaica to await the opening of the New York racing season: Ceorge Choos, W. C. Apple-gate, B, Peters and the Shea stable. Matt Smart will transfer a mixed stable of twenty head from Denning to Havre de Grace today. P. Parke will do the riding on the fiat for the stable at that meeting. Jockey M. Schwartz was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by the stewards today for using abusive language to an assistant starter while at the post yesterday.
