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BOWIE TO MY DEAR Fred Musantes Honest Old Mare Gains Fresh Laurels. Easily Wins Pimlico Feature, De f eating Exodus, Hephaistos and Kentucky Star, Chacolet. BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. G. Fred Mu-santes My Dear, as honest a mare as ever looked through a bridle, was an easy winner of the mile and a half of the Bowie Handicap at Pimlico this afternoon, adding ,400 to her winnings. Two and a half lengths back of her came the Greentree Stable3 Exodus and Frank E. Browns Hephaistos saA-ed third from Hal Price Headleys Chacolet, winner of the Kentucky Special and the hope of the Kentucklans in the big stake. Weather conditions could hardly haA-e been more unfavorable for the election day racing at old Pimlico, but there was a tremendous crowd that braved the rain to be on hand for the sport that was offered. The muddy condition of the track resulted in a number of withdrawals and it altered the complexion of the fields, but the sport was first class and the races were truly run. . It was the track conditions that brought about the scratching of H. Altermans Homestretch, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup, in the Bowie, and . High Prince was another that declined. The running demonstrated that others should have teen withdrawn, but it was a good race all the way and Maryland was particularly elated that My Dear had so effectively disposed of Chacolet, the Kentucky mare that had the reputation of being favored by the going. Little time was lost at the barrier and as it rose Exodus moAed to the front and ColtllettI seemed to think he had a mount that could outrun his opponents all the way. Ho early went into a good lead and if it had not been for My Dear his estimate of the field would have been eminently correct. Dunlin, one of the Cosden entry, was in second place and Maximac was showing the way to the others. Hephaistos was just showing the way to My Dear and that was the order until the last three-quarters Avas reached. Through the last half mile there came a change Avhen those that were chasing Exodus dropped off one after another, while My Dear continued to gallop along in the way that has made her famous. In the stretch she readily wore down the Green-tree Stables starter and at the end she Avas two and a half lengths clear and still going away. Exodus beat Hephaistos four lengths for second place and the others were strung out. THRILLIXG THREE HORSE FIXISH. Rather a nice band of two-year-olds met in the three-quarters of the Juvenile Handicap and it brought about a first-class finish Avhen Sun Flag, Runningwild and H. T. Waters finished clcsely lapped in the order named. Back of them came Brice, Yankee Princess, Sarko and Sherman. Sherman Avas first to shoAV out of a good start, but he Avas quickly outrun and then it Avas Sarko that Avas showing the Avay closely attended by II. T. Waters, Yankee Princess and Runningwild. Sun Flag Avas a bit slow to find his racing legs, but Sande had him in a good position and he Avas galloping along strongly. Sarko did not last long in command and AAhen he gave Avay there AAas a general closing up, Avith RunningAvild just showing the AA-ay to H. T. Waters. But Sun Flag Avas gradually improving his position and he had moved into third place, circling around on the outside. After making the turn for home H. T. Waters seemed to have RunningAvild beaten for a few strides, but Sun Flag Avas right after him and in a rattling finish the son of Sun Briar just got up to Avin by a head, Avhile Runningwild saved sacond place by a nose Avhen IL T. Waters tired slightly right at the end. F. E. Rodgers furnished the winner of the second race in Ebony Belle. S. Louis Our Star Avas second. Avhile W. J. Salmons Jackson Avas third. The field caused some delay at the barrier. Ebony Belle av.t.3 hustled away into a commanding lead by McAtee and reveling in the going, held her opponents safe for speed all the Avay. Our Star raced prominently and saved ground, but could not overtake the Avinner, Avhile Jackson was quitting at the end. STEEPLECHASE TO FASKADALE. J. S. Cosdens imported jumper Faskadale Avas a handy Avinner of the, Jral miles and a quarter Catonsville SteeplechaseAvhen he led home Joseph E. Wideners Houdini, Avith F. S. Von Stades Domingo a fir distant third. W. A. Reads Mercurius Avasfourth. The only other starter Avas W. C. Bostwicks The Trout and Avhen he made a bad landing at Continued on second page. BOWIE TOJY DEAR Continued from first page. the seventh jump Ireland was unseated but escaped injury. Faskadale was good enough to force all the pace. Kelley, who had the mount on Houdini, permitted the latter to drop "to" the tail end of the bunch, while The Trout, Mer-curius and Domingo all closely followed the Cosdcn gelding. Then The Trout made his mistake that put him out of the running and Mercurius was outfooting Domingo, with Houdini still far back. At the water, the second time, Houdini jumped a bit short and it took something out of him. As he recovered Kelley rushed him with the whip and, swinging into the back field, he sent him up with a rush on the outside until he was a good second to Faskadale. Around the upper end of the field the pair drew out to a long lead over the others, but Houdini could not close on Faskadale and at the end the latter still had something left when he was winner by a length, while Houdini beat Domingo twenty-five lengths for second place. Mrs. E. M. Browns Last Reveille, ridden by J. Corcoran, was victorious in the fifth race, which was a claiming dash for three-year-olds and over in a drive from M. J. Reids Poe and B. Hardings Bucado. The winner was hustled away into the lead at the start and, after racing Bucado into defeat, stood off a determined challenge from Poe. The latter began slowly and was forced to work his way up on the outside. . He closed with a rush and would have been winner in another stride. Bucado held on long enough to be third. Another nose finish came out of the running of the fourth race at a mile and seventy ysrds when jockey F. Hernandez had F. A. Herolds Rejection up in the closing strides to earn the purse from F. Wielands Snow-Maiden and S. L. Burchs Belle Artiste. The winner began flat footed and was outrun in the early stages. Hernandez, however, was content to sit quiet and saved every inch of ground. At the stretch turn, when th leaders swung toward the middle" of the track, Rejection came through on the inside. This move had a lot to do with the final decision. Snow Maiden turned in a smashing performance, while Belle Artiste, after looming up in a threatening manner, tired, but had no excuses.
