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I : I I . IN THRILLING FINISH ♦ ■ Hermis Kemble Captures Main Race at Bowie By a Nose. « Fannie Bean Fails By Inches — Servitors Defeat Biggest Disappointment of Afternoon. ♦ ■ BOWIE. Mil. April 3.— The program at Prince George Park this afternoon had a decided New Orleans flavor, the majority of the starters in the various races having been campaigned in the Crescent City during the winter months. The most pretentious offering was the Terminal Purse, for three-year-olds and over, at a mile and seventy yards. Only five made up the field in this race and the Texas-bred Hermis Kemble proved to be the winner, with Fannie Bean second and Trajanus third. It was a sparkling contest and the finish a thriller. Only a nose separated Hermis Kemble and Fannie Bean as they dashed past the judges, with the result In doubt until the official numbers were displayed. Hermis Kemble led all the way, but rever got far away from either Trajanus r Fannie Bean at any stage of the contest. The latter with a wonderful burst of spejd just failed to turn defeat into victory, only the smallest of margins separating the leading pair, as mentioned above. ONE FOR JOCKEY LANG. Jockey C. Lang had the mount on Bamra in the initial dash of the.afternoon and. getting the daughter of Crimper away quickly, made everv post a winning one. Bamra won by two lengths from Aunt Jane, tho latter being a forward contender all the way but never able to overtake the flying leader. Black Ruler, a first-time starter, from the Nevada Stock Farm Stable, finished third after a creditable performance. The conditions of the second race called for maiden three-year-olds at five and a half furlongs and the winner turned up in J. W. Davis gelding Oran. He got away in front and remained there throughout, maintaining a small but safe advantage under McLanes energetic riding. Rcsa Yeta. from tiie stable of Samuel Ross of Washington, easily captured second place, closing up fast in the stretch and drawing away from the favorite. St. Lawrence, in the last eighth. The latter tired badly near the end after racing close up from the start. G. Winfreys Camouflage was the pronounced choice in the six and a half furlongs of the third race, but his many admirers were doomed to disappointment when The Peruvian beat him in a driving finish to win by a half length. Camouflage led from the start and. setting a fast pace, looked all over the winner entering the stretch. However, he tired in the last eighth and gave, way to the fast-closing rush of the winner. The Peruvian was always close up and when called on had plenty of speed left to carry him to victory. Super ran a smashing race after beginning slowly. He closed a big gap to earn third place in the last few strides. HOW SEUVITOR WAS BEATEN. The biggest disappointment of the afternoon was the downfall of Servitor in the seven-eighths of the fourth race. The Winfrey representative was an oilds-on choice and was thought to be in an easy spot. Such was not the case for. after taking the lead when Mustard Seed retired, he did not hold it long, as Eulalia slipped through next to the inside rail entering the stretch and took command. The filly then gamely held on to her slight advantage and resisted the best efforts of the favorite to wrest the lead from her. She eventually won by a length. The sixth and seventh races were both at. a mile and a sixteenth. Our Birthday was home first in the sixth, while Moody was victorious in the final race and at the longest edds of the afternoon. Frank Herold. who recently returned from a visit to his parents in Germany, will tako over the bors-s Honorable and Rejection, which will lace for the estate of J. B. Nash. The horses will be shipped from New York to Havre de Grace in a few days. Dr. H. J. McCarthy reported the death of W. S. Kilmers Sun Lassie at Havre da Grace. This filly was in the string trained by W. Shields. H G. Bedweil reported that seven of his ten Cudgel two-year-olds are suffering from I backed shins. He congratulates himself that this baby ailment has come so early in tlsd year. . . — _«
