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FAIR PHANTOM BEATEN ♦ Runs Second to Rama in the Prince George Handicap. # Setting Sun Runs Well to the Stretch — Camouflage First Again — The Clown Wins. ♦ DOWIB, Md.. April 14.— By a sensational dash through the stretch C. A. Coyles Rama, one of the lightweights in the Prince George Handicap, took down the ,000 closing feature oC the Bowie meeting this afternoon. The going was deep in sloppy mud and the race was run in a cold drizzle of rain that fell all afternoon. For this last day of the meeting that begun the 1923 season in the Bast the conditions could hardly have been more disagreeable. In the forenoon snow was falling and by race time it had changed to a dismal cold drizzle that made out-of-door sport.-: anything but comfortable. But it was a program that brought out a tremendous crowd and, considering the track conditions, the races were interesting. Nine went to the post for the Prince George Handicap and most of those trying for this mile and a sixteenth race had at one time or another shown mud running ability, but MM had shown better mud racing form than Kama. It was generally conceded that he was not of sufficient class to take the measure of such a fast filly as Fair Phantom, but weight and mud brought them together and made the race a good one. From a good stait Fair Fhantom and Reparation were first to show. Scobie rode the filly bard to take tbe lead and when the backstretch was reached she was clear and racing fast. Reparation was under slight restraint in second place and Setting Sun was going well back of them. Reparation was the first one to crack. He was ali through when llcl.ane shook him up in an effort to go to Fair Phantom. Then Setting Sun made his challenge, but it was a dying effort and Fair Phantom was stiil clear when she made the turn for home. But all this time Rama had been racing next to the rail and gradually improving his position. He made a short turn into the stretch and before the eighth post was reached he and I Tippity YVitchct were both closing up on the filiy in a fashion that sent Scobie to a drive. OIIEttS GALLAM RESISTANCE. Fair Phantom made a gallant resistance, but the early fast pace in the going had taken a deal out of her and Rama rae d past her and was still going away at the end and won by a length. Tippity Witehet. on the outside, was also coming with a mighty rush and was only a head back of the .Jones filly at the end. Copper Demon was fourth. He iiad been last most of the way and closed an immense gap to be so close up at the end. Idle Thoughts, a filly that had her racing education at New Orleans, was easily best of the two-year-olds that went to the post in the opening half mile dash and won all the way. Lady Chocs was off well and there ■ever was a time in the race that she did not hold the Others just as safe as she was held safe by the winner. Lee Adrin took third money. Ticklish took a purse for W. II. Fizer in the second race. This veteran had run well in muddy going on other occasions. Kilali ■towed the way for the first quarter, but both Ticklish and Delhi Maid raced by her and Ticklish soon had a decisive had. Bight at the end Wrangler passed Delhi Maid fori second money. G. . Winfrey"-; old plater Camouflage came l»ack with another good race in the claiming handicap that was third and was an easy winner from Spugs, though at the end he! was tiring in the going and was being shaken up by Smallwood. EASY FOR THE CI.OWX. M. Jones had come to the races to see Fair Phantom run in the feature race, and while he met with disappointment in that race, there was compensation in the fifth race when bis good Jl.ssian three year-old The Clown was an easy winner. .lust befor.- this race there was a sharp hail storm to add to the discomfort and the cold rain came back as the hors s appeared on the track. The start was a good one and i Lady Myra at once rushed to the front, but I The Clown and Flying Devil were not far away ami High Ppeild was also close up. Lunsford soon took The Clown past the Loads filly, but Flying Devil was rigth after him. They ran together for a sixteenth, but it was sees that The Clews was under restraint and when Lunsford was ready he had OSdjr to release him from restraint to win in a canter. The l.amb won the sixth race when he beat PsstSfk home, while Dad*s Dove was a close third. The l.amb cut out the pace most of 1 ho way, but at the end had to do his best to save the day, while Dantzic and Dads D ve staged an exciting battle for second place.
