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Captures Southern Maryland Handicap, Opening Day Attraction at Bowie, Gamely Outstaying Fair Phantom and Bunga Buck BOWIE, Md., November 18. Lucky Hour, the three-year-old son of Ferole or Hour-less and Lucky Catch, added another stake to his list, when under a burden of 113 pounds he captured the ,000 Southern Maryland Handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth, the opening feature of the most pretentious meeting ever held at Prince George Park by tho Southern Maryland Agricultural Association. Back of the sterling three-year-old finished a star band of racers, including the Quincy Stables Captain Alcock, winner of both the Bowie and the Pimlico Cup, Handicaps. It was Montfort Jones Fair Phantom, another three-year-old. but under the feather impost of 99 pounds, that raced into second place, and third fell to H. Dattners sturdy four-year-old" campaigner, Bunga Buck, while Frank E. Browns Hephaistos was a good close fourth. The others in the order of the" finish were Blazes, Careful, Captain Alcock. Tippity Witchet, Polly Ann. Surf Rider, Irish Kiss and Stoto. From a irood start Fair Phantom was rushed into the lead and Schuttinger hustled Lucky Hour into second place and was content to rate the colt there back of the lightly weighted filly. Careful was a close third and Bunga Buck was showing the way to the others. This order was pretty well maintained through the backstretch and Schuttinger had Lucky Hour under a slight restraint Then leaving the straight he moved up on the pacemaker and soon wrested the lead from her. Swinging for home the colt was clear and going fast but when Fair Phantom showed a disposition to come again Schuttinger drew his whip at the final eighth post and struck him twice sharply. Lucky Hour responded to the call and a vigorous hand ride brought him home winner by half a length, while Fair Phantom was only half a length farther back in tliird place. When Bunga Buck made his move he "interfered slightly with Blazes just when the Cosden horse was going exceedingly well. James Boden sent the winner of the fourth race to the post in Opperman, a horse which learned his first racing lessons over the Bowie track. This was a mile dash for three-year-olds and at the end he was going away to beat C. IC Harrisons Paddle, while the Quincy Stables All Over saved third from E. F. Cooneys Athelstan. ALL OVER THE PACEMAKER. All Over was the early pacemaker, but both Paddle and Opperman were right after him and Athelstan was in a good position. Paddle had stumbled shortly after the start but he made a quick recovery and lost little ground. Modo was slow to find his racing legs and he was shuffled back rather badly on the first turn. Down the backstretch All Over moved into a good lead and Lowe had a good hold on him. Paddle shook off Opperman and went into second, place and Athelstan and the Boden gelding raced close together. Then Paddle headed All Over and the Quincy Stable colt was unable to move with him. Nearing the stretch turn Weiner made his move with Opperman and when the straight was reached he was alongside the leader. He gradually wore the Canadian-bred down and at tho end was going away. Paddle saved second place by a couple of lengths from All Over and Athelstan was a close fourtlu Weather conditions were anything but favorable for the opening when the skies wero overcast and during the afternoon there were several sprinkles of rain, but the excellent sport that was promised resulted in an immense outpouring from both Washington and Baltimore, while many others came from Philadelphia and all the way from New York. Some slight delay in one of the specials from Washington resulted in the starting of tho first race being held up for fifteen minutes and it was twenty minutes after the advertised starting time before the field was sent away in the opening race. The crowd was such as is usually found on a Long Island course and the number of New York horsemen, as well as those of Kentucky, speak volumes for the norses that are to furnish the entertainment for the eleven days of sport MANY IMPORTANT CIIANGES. James F. OHara lias made many important changes for the comfort and convenience of the patrons nnd a considerable enlargement of the clubhouse is one of the most important Then the press stand was a model of comfort and convenience and with its glass inclosed front and sides it afforded an unobstructed view of the races and it is altogether the most comfortable quarters that have been furnished the turf writers all through the eastern circuit The following are the Bowie officials: Stewards, XL P. Conkling, George Brown, Jr., and Baker Waters ; judges, Joseph A. Murphy, Joseph McLennaa, Edward Tribe and J. H. Anderson ; starter, George T. Miller ; handicapper, Joseph McLennan ; clerk of the course, Joseph McLennan ; clerk of tho scales, John P. Turner; oaddoc.c and patrol judges, R. Biggs, William Doyle and Charles Couttnued on eighth page. LUCKY HOURS BIG TRIUMPH Continued from first page. J. Meist ; timer, William Jennings ; physician in attendance. Dr. W. B. Dalton ; veterinarian. H. J. McCarty ; general manager, James F. OHara ; representatives of Maryland Racing Commission : George Brown. Jr., Carlos M. De Garmendia and John E. Charshee. The sport opened with a three-quarters dash for selling plater two-year-olds, and the winner turned up in J. A. Coburns Little Hope, while James Evans Adventuress saved second place from the Quincy Stables Poor Sport. Adventuress was the one to cut out all the running, but both Little Hope and Poor Sport were always close up and the three dominated all the running. Poor Sport was going along under a slight restraint and he looked the probable winner to the stretch turn. But when he was. called on he failed and Little Hope caught Adventuress an eighth out and in a game finish was first home by a head, while Adventuress lasted long enough to save second place by half a length, Belphrizonia being a close fourth. GEJTEItAIi THATCHER VICTORIOUS. General Thatcher was winner of the Advance Purse, a six and a half furlongs dash for two-year-olds that was the second offering. It brought out a good field of juveniles, but the son of Sweep and Polistana, that races for the Nevada Stock Farm Stable, was easily best and at the end he had plenty to spare to beat August Belmonts Osprey three lengths, while the Belmont colt was a length and a half in advance of Walter J. Salmons Vigil, while John E. Maddens Best Love was a good fourth. Frank G., from the Quincy Stable, was the one to set the pace, but Keogh, after taking a position back of the leader, was content to rate his mount along. Best Love was in the first flight and the three of them joined Osprey at the turn out of the backstretch. When Keogh shook up General Thatcher going to the stretch turn, he was carried a bit wide by the tiring Frank G. and there Best Love weakened and Osprey made his move on the inside. For an instant it seemed that Osprey would be the winner, but General Thatcher had plenty in reserve and in the last eighth he drew away readily. The Oriole Purse, over the six and a half furlongs route, proved little more than a stiff gallop for G. L. Blackfords good Light Brigade filly Gentility. W. L. Olivers Dexterous was the one to finish second and the Xalapa Farms Bon Homme was a rather distant third. The only other starters were Good Time and Ballybell, and they finished in the order named. Dexterous was most alert at the start and he left speedily, but Gentility was right after him. Bon Homme began slowly, but he quickly found his way into third place, but lengths back of the other two. MARETTELLIS COSTTDENT RIDE. Marinelli rode a wonderfully confident race on the Blackford filly and he still had her under restraint when she drew alongside of Dexterous and went on by before the stretch was reached. In the run home Marinelli was looking back and had his mount under restraint. Dexterous hung on well and Bon Homme made up some ground, but there was no time that he seriously threatened the first two. Clean and bright in new paint and enveloped in flaming autumn scenery Prince George Park was found ready for the last of the big race meetings of 1922. The clubhouse is twice as big as it was in anticipation of a heavy automobile patronage from Baltimore, Washington and Annapolis and points east and south. The automobile patronage will be more considerable than formerly, because the automobile highways are being steadily improved in southern Maryland. The sheltering capacity of the grandstand has been increased materially and appreciated by customers of the iron men. Among the J. S. Cosden horses which have arrived at Prince George Park, Bowie, in charge of young Woods Garth, are the two-year-olds Martingale and Dunlin, the three-year-olds Good Times and Bigheart and the five-year-olds Paul Jones and Blazes. Martingale, winner of the Tremont and United States Hotel Stakes and at Pimlico of the Futurity Cup, in which he trimmed the Futurity winner Sallys Alley, and Dunlin, winner of the Hopeful at Saratoga, are to start once more this year. They will go in the ,000 Endurance Race, Bowies one-mile stake for two-year-olds. Paul Jones, the Kentucky Derby winner of 1920, came back handsomely at Pimlico to finish second to Captain Alcock in the Pimlico Cup renewal, beating Exterminator, Exodus and Lady Emmeline after he had brought up fourth to Captain Alcock, Exodus and Oceanic in the Bowie Cup. Being unsound and not generally good on a fast track, Paul Jones did exceptionally well at Pimlico in fast going. The Garths are confident that he will prove even more formidable at Bowie, because of the comparative deepness of the track. PAUL JOiJTES OBJECTIVE. The 0,000 Thanksgiving Handicap is Paul Jones ultimate objective, but he will race with Blazes, a Pimlico winner, in the ,000 Prince George Handicap. Bigheart and Good Times will be reserved for sprinting. Clarence Kummer and Chick Lang will ride for Mr. Cosden at Bowie. An idea is had of the number of horses at Bowie when there were 218 named for the races Monday, while in the first two races more than 100 were entered. Ed H "Snapper" Garrison was an arrival from the Audley Farm of the Jones Bros., and he will be here for the meeting. He said that neither B. B. nor Montfort Jones would come here for the meeting, though the string will be campaigned by Kay Spence. Both of the brothers have gone to California for the winter. Willis Sharpe Kilmer has recently purchased another extensive farm and he has chosen a delightful place in the Shenandoah Valley, not far from the Audley farm Dr. F. W. Ashe, who is looking after a shipment of horses to Havana, said today that he expected to have a special of not less than three cars leaving about December L Dan Callahan of the immigration department at Montreal was a visitor for the opening day. Among those seen in the paddock were Frank E. Brown, T. W. OBrren, Kimball Patterson, Silas Veitch, Thomas J. Healsy, Max Hirsch, Abe Hallow, J. D. Odom, George Odom, James Fitzsimmons, William H. Kar-rick, James Evans, E. F. Cooney, Ed Heff-ner, Frank Herold, Woods Garth, Will Wallace, Will Knapp and Nate Byers. MUCH APPRECIATED IMPROVEMENT. Among the various improvements at the Bowie track is a fully equipped blacksmith shop that is of great help to the platers in their work. In appreciation of this the platers sent a numerously signed note of thanks to the Southern Maryland Agricultural and Fair Association. James Milton has made a change in his present arrangements and left tonight for Texas, where he will visit liis old home and from there go to Savannah by way of New Orleans. S. Veitch has turned out the C K. Harrison, Jr., jumpers at Laurel and during the cold months he will school Scotch. Verdict, Bloor, Rnbien and Canal an. The Cuba-American Jockey and Auto Club has sent a notice to the secretarys office announcing that a special to Havana will leave from Baltimore December 1. To ship in this shipment win cost ,090 a car and each car will accommodate fifteen horses. The reservations are being made by Dr. F, W. Ashe and S. S. Bender. The second Coffroth Special will leave Bowie for Tijuana December L The stake entries for the far western meeting will close in December. This is an announcement that was made by C W. Primrose today. James Rowe, Sr., has gone into winter retirement at Brookdalo, while James Junior will have winter quarters at either Bowio or Benning.
