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H. G. BEDWELL COLORS Carried to Victory in Bowies- Principal Offering. Senator Norris His Successful Standard Bearer Swinging an Easy Winner. BOWIE, Md., Nov. 20. II. G. Bedwells Senator Norris was returned the winner oi the Flight Handicap, which -was over tho three-quarters distance. Driving hard behind came Dry Moon, while Worthmore barely saved third from Noel. Bigheart and Fraternity II. completed the field. Of the seven named overnight, but one, Heeltaps, declined. Senator Norris was hustled to the front and jockey Stevens made full use of his early speed to send him into a brief lead. The others were closely bunched, with Drv Moon on the inside, Worthmore and Noel on the outside and Bigheart lapped on the trio. At the far turn Senator Norris increased his lead, while Maiben sent Dry Moon through an opening and raced in pursuit of the pacemaker. Bigheart found the pace too fast and dropped back, while Worthmoro was holding his own under severe pressure. Swinging for home Senator Norris saved ground, while Dry Moon came wide. Through the final eighth Senator Norris was kept under pressure to staVe off the fast closing Dry Moon, and at the end had a length advantage, while Dry Moon was a long way in front of Worthmore, which just nosed out Noel. The winner equalled the track record. WARMER WEATHER PREVAILS. Warmer weather greeted the crowd at Bowie this afternoon and racing condition;! Avere vastly improved. There was a decided improvement in attendance, while the track was at its best II. P. Whitneys two-year-old, Swinging, a prohibitive odds-on choice, was an easy winner of the Scandal Purse at three-quarters, which engaged a band of six fillies. G. Rabins Edinburgh raced to second place, while J. A. Buchanan took third money, witli Miss Greble. There was little to the running of the race. McAtee had Swinging away I quickly and at no stage of the race was the 1 ultimate result in serious doubt. Swinging raced under the stoutest of restraint and drew clear with ease when called upon to show the way home. Edinburgh, from a slow beginning, came fast through the stretch to dispose of Miss Greble. The latter essayed to keep pace with the leader but the effort proved to be too much and she quit badly. Swinging was the shortest price winner of thes fall season and netted ten cents for each two dollars invested. Thirteen two-year-olds of the claiming order paraded for the running of the first race and at the end of the three-quarters journey Mrs. C. C. Halls Villager, ridden by Hudgins, was winner in a drive over Grace Troxler, while El Cid was third. Hudgins kept his mount close to the pace during the early stages and racing through the stretch camo j with a rush to dispose of the leaders and at j the end was going away. Grace Troxler was the one to cut out the early running and she was used up considerably in disposing of Buena Vista. This effort took considerable from her and through the final sixteenth she tired badly. El Cid was guided wide all the way and was a good third. .JOLLY BEATS LADY BOSS. E. J. Hollands Jolly, ridden by R, Pierce, was winner of the second in a drive from Lady Boss while Elemental was third. The winner followed the pace set by Lady Boss and after saving ground turning, gained through the final eighth and at the end was drawing away. Lady Boss showed a high flight of speed and after drawing away into a long lead held on gamer than usual. Elemental raced to his best form and was a good third. E. J. Salts Our Birthday, ridden by S. Lawrence, was an easy winner of the sixth race, which was at a mile and a sixteenth over Queecreek, while Flaming Wire was third. Our birthday was under stout restraint through the early part and S. Lawrence was swinging his head sideways. Entering the stretch he drew into an easy lead and at the end was under restraint Que-creek showed a good performance all tho way, while Flaming Wire closed an immenso gap to be third by a narrow margin. A complaint of foul was lodged following the running of the fifth race in which S. Louis Blue and Red, ridden by jockey J. Maiben, led home Rupee, while Quotation was third. Rupee, which cut out the early pace, drew into a brief lead and after saving ground all the way, tired in the final sixteenth. Blue and Red in the meantime, racing on the outside, swerved to the insido rail and Weiner took up sharply. At the time Rupee was beaten and the stewards took no action. Quotation ran well all the way to be a good third.
