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ALTAWOOD VICTORIOUS IN BOWIE HANDICAP Scores Notable Success for His New Owner, J. E. Widener Hangs Up New Track Record of 2:30 3-5 for Mile and a Half in Defeating Aga Khan and Other Stars Immense Crowd Out for Armistice Day Celebration PIMLICO, Md., Nov. 11. Altawood, racing for the first time under the silks of J. E. Widener, was winner of the Bowie Handicap at Fimlico this afternoon, covering the distance in 2:30 to hang out a new track record for the mile and a half. At the end Aga Khan was closely lapped on the Widener colt and three lengths farther back the Salubria Stables My Own just beat A. IT. Morris Rustic, another three-year-old, for third money. Spot Cash was just a head farther away and Sunsini, the only other starter, was beaten off. The race was worth ,550 to the winner. The Bowie Handicap made the celebration of Armistice Day a big event at the old Pimlico course and there was an immense throng out to cheer the runners. The other six races furnished an interesting setting for the big handicap and it was a day of sport that was full of interest. ALTAWOOD. No time was lost at the post in the Bowie and as the barrier rose Maiben went out to set pace with Aga Khan, though he had him under a nice steadying restraint. Sunsini was close at hand for the first half mile, while Spot Cash, Rustic and My Own followed closely, while Altawood was lengths back, but galloping strongly. : Swinging -into the-backstretch Aga Khan continued to show the way under a good restraint and Spot Cash was at his saddle skirts and Sunsini had dropped back to third position, with My Own racing at his heels and Rustic right alongside the four-year-old. Altawood was still lengths back, but he was plodding along and making ud some jrround. 5 Before the run through the backstretch had been completed. Rustic moved on the leader and at the same time Sunsini began to weaken and drop back. Spot Cash was holding on in resolute fashion and My Own was still going well. It was after rounding out of the backstretch that Altawood began to make up ground in a fashion that indicated, him the winner. Parke at this stage made the mistake of trying to go through on the inside and ran Altawood up on the heels of My Own. This knocked him back badly at a crucial point in the running and cost several lengths. After this mishap Parke took the outside, but it appeared a well nigh hopeless task. Aga Khan was holding the others safe and still going strongly. At the head of the stretch Altawood had to lose more ground as he swung around, but he came along gamely and true, and one by one he picked up the others until he was second. Then he charged on Aga Khan and, after ia short battle, put him away to be winner by a head. Considering the interference the son of Master Robert suffered by running up on the heels of My Own and the fact that he had to come around his opponents at the head of the stretch, the race was a truly remarkable one and the colt stamped himself as one of the most notable stayers seen in many a year. Continued on twelfth page. ALTAWOODS VICTORY" Continued from first pace. After the finish of the Bowie, both Alta-wood and Aga Khan were worked out the l full two miles and each finished out the dis- j tanco strongly. They went along lapped in this workout and reached the two miles in 3:25. Clarence Kuramer had been named as the j jockey for Altawood, but when he was not on hand Ivan Parke was substituted for him. It was an auspicious start for G. H. Keene in his new position as trainer of the J. E. i Widener string and he was congratulated i on all sides by his fellow trainers. The steeplechase of the day was framed for i cheap ones, with jockeys who had never rid- den a winner to perform. It went to A. G. Bostwicks Chuckle, ridden with good judg- , ment by S. Brown. Vicaire took second place and Fair Mac was the only other to finish. The accidents began in the running at the water, which was the second jump. There G. 1 King was bounced from the saddle of Links : and after hanging to his horses neck for sev- eral strides he was finally shaken loose, but oscaped injury. Then Griffwood went down with N. Harris in the backfield ana in the second turn of the course Bright Lights went so lame that he was pulled up. In the mean- time, C. Roach lost both of his stirrups on Fair Mac and he took two of three jumps in . that fix before he could recover his irons. ! Then again, when completing the course, 1 Roach made a mistake and took Fair Mac ;g j over the water instead of finishing on the i course. Starter James Milton, who was in the infield at the time, waved the boy back ; and he returned to the course to finish where ho belonged. So much for the happenings of the running. Griffwocd was the one to cut out most of the pace until he went down, with Vicaire chasing after him and Chuckle rating along back of the pair of them. After Griffwood came to grief Vicaire was showing the way and he made pace until leaving the backfield, the last time around. There Harris made his move with Chuckle and when Vicaire made a bad landing the race was as good as over. SU3IPTER IX FItOXT. Robert Odoms Sumpter, by a great rush through the stretch, was winner of the three-quarters of the Druid Hill Park Purse. He had to catch Barbara Frietchie to score, while Panic was third by half a length over Senor. Sumpter had to be much the best to be winner. He began from the outside position and when he was a bit slow in leaving, had something of a gap to close. Barbara Frietchie was away running and she cut out all the pace, with Senor and Panic not far away. This was the order for most of the race, but at the top of the stretch Coltiletti had worked his way around on the outside and, coming with a great rush, he was up to beat the Whitney filly by a nose in the last stride. Panic had no excuse and tired rather badly when the pinch came in the stretch. There was an excellent finish came out of the three-quarters dash for selling platers when G. Rabins Edinburgh lasted to beat TV.. C. Doziers Pot Shot, with Barney Google saving third from John E. Maddens Damon Itunyon. Edinburgh forced all the pace, but Barney Googie was not far away and the others were in fairly close order with Pot Shot" one of the trailers. Peter Paul had an outside position and was forced by that reason to go wide," but he worked his way up resolutely until at the head of the stretch he seemed to have a chance, for both Edinburgh and Barney Google were tiring in the pace, but Peter Paul flattened out in the final eighth and Pot Shot came with a great rush. Barney Google weakened under the drive and Pot Shot continued to close to tile end, but lie could not catch Edinburgh. COMEDY BY A XOSE. There was a nose finish that came out of the running of the fifth race when J. Hos-Mns Comedy was -up to beat-home Carlton by a nose, with Frosty Boy closing a big gap ! to be -third. After the finish Georgie Cooper, who rode Carlton, lodged a claim of foul against Wallace, who had ridden Comedy, but it was not allowed. The two horses Were closely lapped at the end but the stewards could see no fouling to warrant changing the order of the finish. ; ; Carlton was the one to cut out all the running and Cooper stole away into a lead while Comedy was racing forwardly in the field. Hight -at the . end Carlton tired and it was only in the last stride he was beaten. There was a long delay at the post in this, occasioned by- the running away of Kidnap with J. Dawson. It was a big field of cheap ones in the sixth race and when Adyocate, from the Pastime Stable, was fortunate enough to escape early crowding, L. Lang rushed him into a long lead that saw him safely home. At the end he was tiring but he had plenty left to beat Quecreek, a one-time jumper, and North Breeze, after having raced forwardly most of the way, saved third from Bees. There was a delay at the post in this by reason of the unruly actions of the horses and when the start came Wrackhorn was so "buffeted about -as to have scant chance and lie never reached a contending position. It was almost dark when the horses, raced in the last race on the program and J. Bernards Golden Cup came back with another victory, beating Calcutta and Sylvan Spring. Quotation went out in a long lead and High Prince chased after her, while Golden Cup rated along not far from the pace. The others were more or less strung out. It was shortly after leaving the backstretch that Maiben made his move with Golden Cup and she quickly moved to the tiring leader. High Prince faltered when he was called on and the filly swung for home with the race ! safely won. Calcutta and Sylvan Spring both finished out strongly, but did not seriously threaten the winner.
