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PAUL JONES VICTORY . . Kentucky Derby Winner of 1920 in Smashing Performance. Polly Ann Defeats Fair Phantom in Priscilla Purse After Sensational Finish. Btji3tJE, Md., November 20. Paul Jones, the sonvif Sea King and May Florence, winner of the Kentucky Derby of 1920 under tha silks of Ral Parr, was first in the Bennings Purse, the principal contest at Bowie this afternoon. It was a mile race and at the end he scored impressively from H. P. "Whitneys Prudery, and third fell to H. Alter-mans Tufter, with J. R. Skinkers Slippery Elm, the only other starter, a distant last. Another bright sunshiny day brought out a big crowd, but unfortunately many of thoso from Washington missed the running of tho first faco by reason of delay on the road. The track was at its best and the entertainment first class. In the Bennings Purse, Tufter was the one to cut out the running and Slippery Elm went along with him. Prudery lost some ground on the first turn and Paul .Tones was lengths back of the other three when the backstretch was reached, with Lang content to rate along in that position. Callahan moved up with Prudery jroing out of the backstretch and there Slippery Elm dropped back well beaten, but Tufter hung on well as the filly drew up. Then Paul Jones made his move and before the stretch was reached ho had circled around and in the run through the straight he readily put Prudery away to bo winner by a length, while Prudery beat Tufter two and a half lengths for second place. The Priscilla Purse, a mile for fillies, was one of the best races of the day, and it brought about a thrilling finish when Lowe Jenkins Polly Ann slipped through next to the Inside rail in tho stretch to beat home Montfort Jones Fair Phantom, while Robert L. Gerrys Emotion was a close "third. FAIR PHANTOMS GREAT SPUED. Fair Phantom and Emotion were the ones to cut out the pace and Careful was showing the way to By Jiminy, with Polly Ann, Prodigious and Thimble following in fairly close order. Garner had Fair Phantom going along so smoothly in front that there did not seem to be any chance of her being caught, while Emotion was holding to second place as readily. Then J. Callahan moved with Polly Ann on the inner rail. At the head of the stretch both Fair Phantom and Emotion went out a bit and Callahan drove the Jenkins filly hard along tho inside rail. Garner saw the danger and went to a drive on Fair Phantom, but tho four-year-old would not be denied and stride by stride she wore the three-year-old down until at the end she was winner by a nosa in the last stride, while Fair Phantom beat Emotion a length and a quarter for second place. An even dozen maidens took part in tho running of the first race and the winner came from an unexpected quarter when IT. Altermans Homestretch, showing vast improvement of form over his recent starts, was victorious in an easy manner from J. E. Maddens Pay Dear, while third portion of the purse fell to R. C Blakes VIrginiu The race was at five and a half furlongs and no time was lost at the post. The speedy but non-stayingPrincesse dOuilly displayed a high order of early speed and quickly drew into the lead. She was joined by Quarrel and the latter moved into the lead at the turn for home and quickly opened up a long lead. In the meantime Homestretch and Pay Dear were working their way up through the field and it was not until well settled into the stretch that Homestretch, under Langs energetic riding, drew into the lead. Pay Dear came with a rush at the end. whilo Virginius finished going fast. The winner absorbed but meager support in the wagering and netted a handsome return for the usual investment. TORCirVS GAME RACK. Torchy, from the Quincy Stable, ran a good game race to be winner of the six and a half furlongs for platers that was tho second offering, but at the end ho was doing his best to beat Robert L. Gerrys Feodor by a narrow margin, while third plaea fell to Joseph Brant. Tho start was not a good one. but Ira Wilson was particularly unfortunato in getting away. Torchy was away well and Smallwood quickly took her into command, with Joseph Brant racing second and Feodor third. In the run through tho "backstretch Torchy increased his lead to a couple of lengthy but at the head of the stretch Feodor had Continued on second page. ! PAUL JONES VICTORY Continued from first page. moved up on the outside until he looked a sure winner. An eighth from the finish Smallwood had to go to the whip, but Feo-dor hung- on while Torchy fought it out gamely to be winner by a nose and Feodor was a half dozen lengths before the tiring Joseph Brant. John E. Maddens Best Love was winner of the three-quarters of the Gossip Purse, for two-year-old fillies, when right at the end Marinelli outrode Lang, who had the mount on H. P. Whitneys Fly by Day. It was a close fit at the end and Marinelli landed Best Love winner because he held his mount together in a powerful hand ride, while Lang made the mistake of going to the whip. Fly by Day was the one to set most of the pace and for a time her stablemate "Woodland was in second place, but Best Love was never far away and Marinelli was riding a confident race. Woodland had dropped back beaten before the stretch was reached and Marinelli was moving up strongly with Best Love until she was lapped on Fly by Day when the stretch was reached. The Whitney filly was still racing strongly, but Lang became alarmed and drew his whip. That proved a fatal move and while Fly by Day was still fighting it out resolutely Lang was of little help and just in the closing strides Best Love got her head down in front. Five lengths farther back August Belmonts Felside finished with a determined rush to be third. Brilliance, the Cosden starter, after showing a flash of early speed, tired badly at the end. The mile and seventy yards of the sixth race brought together a cheap band of plat-I ers and Clarence Buxtons Johnny Dundee proved best when he defeated W. Collins Nightboat, while Picnic was third. Sling and Picnic were the ones to cut out most of the running, but in the stretch Johnny Dundee and Nightboat raced past them and at the end Johnny Dundee was going away. Nightboat had started rather slowly and his performance was first class. Sling had no excuses and quit, while Picnic also weakened. C. W. Primrose has received a wire from Tijuana announcing the arrival of the race special safely. All records for horse transportation were broken when the trip was mado in four days seven and a half hours. This included a delay of eight hours caused by a wreck of a train in front of the special. E. K. Bryson has purchased Setting Sun, the two-year-old son of Olambala and Sunburst, from R. T. Wilson. B. K. McAtee, agent for J. C. Milam, is here to make the engagements for M. Garner during the Bowie meeting. Montfort Jones has the first call on this good rider. J. R. Skinker claimed 1-oor Sport for ,381 after his race Saturday. F. Matson took Transient out of the last race Saturday for ?1,4S0. Jockey L. McAtee was taken ill after the third race and was compelled to cancel the remainder of his mounts for the afternoon. Sam Louis sold Sling to E. Denham and he performed under the Denham silks in the sixth race. L. T. Bauer and H.- Dattner have arranged to ship the good campaigner Bunga Buck to New Orleans. Stake blanks for both the Westchester Racing Association and the Saratoga Association were distributed among the horsemen at Bowie. The Westchester stakes are to close November 21 and those of the Saratoga Association November 27. After the running of the first race G. W. Foreman claimed Feodor from Robert L. Gerry.
