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AUSPICIOUS START AT BOWIE Large Attendance Despite Cool and Threatening Weather Conditions * . Leopardess Carries Colors of Greentree Stable to Victory in the Inaugural Handicap — Secondary Attraction to H. P. Whitneys Noah ♦ BOWIE, Md., April 1. — Leopardess, from the Greentree Stable and thoroughly seasoned by winter racing at the Fair Grounds track in New Orleans, was winner of the Inauguial Handicap, which marked the opening of the Maryland racing season at Bowie this after-r oon. At the end of the seven-eighths journey she was showing the way to J. W. Beans Donaghee by a couple of lengths, with J. F. Richardsons Tester saving third by a length from John Farrell Jr.s Dr. OMara. There were twelve that contested the race, which was worth ,540 to the winner, and Leopardess ran the seven-eighths in l:27y5. It was a typical Bowie opening in that the crowd was a tremendous one and the weather was a bit raw with threatening clouds hanging over the course all afternoon. In the gathering were horsemen from the winter tracks as well as winter training quarters and the New York special train brought over 380 from Broadway to grace the opening. The racing demonstrated that the horses that have idled through the winter will ask no odds of those seasoned by racing and even though the big race of the day went to a winter performer, most of the other contests saw the horses coming out of retirement lighting it out for first honors. i Donaghee was responsible for an unusual delay before the starting of the Inaugural. On the way to the post he began fighting J. Wallace, who had the mount, and then redcoat Murray went to the assistance of the jockey. The unruly brute lunged into the lead pony, upsetting him and sprawling Murray on the track. After this in a wild lunge he unseated Wallace a second time and it was not until a groom took him by the head that he was iinally brought to the post. The start was a good one, with Cloudland first to show from the barrier, but Tester at once raced through to take command and Harvey sent Leopardess right after the Richardson sprinter. They were soon well clear of the others, with Tester showing the way by a couple of lengths, while Leopardess was four lengths before Donaghee. These three Were destined to dominate all the running. Dr. OMara raced forwardly but was never able to get to the first three. TKSTLK THE PACEMAKER. Harvey wisely waited until Tester showed signs of tiring before he called on Leopardess seriously. The result was that Tester swung for home still showing the way. but he had about reached his limit at three-quarters and there Leopardess went on to win by two lengths. Donaghee caught Tester in that last eighth and once with the son of Peter Pan, it was no trick for him to go on by and heat him just as far as he himself had been beaten by Leopardess. Dr. OMara held to his fourth place, while King of the Spa was going great guns at the end and fairly racing over his rivals to finish a good fifth. The others were well strung out, with Red Wingfield the last of the company. The companion piece to the Inaugural was the Promenade Purse of five and a half furlongs and it brought victory to 11. P. Whitneys Noah, another that had not raced through the winter months. lie was much the best and only cantered in front of his rivals all the way to win in hand by five lengths. Myrtle Belle, the filly that was so successful throughout the Miami meeting, was always second best and she finished halt" a dozen lengths before .]. I. Richardsons Hoot Mon, with the others in the field of nine well strung out. The start was a bit sragglir.g and Noah left quickly, with Myrtle Belle right after him. Parke permitted the son of Peter Pan to dash away into a long lead and. once out there, he just galloped along without at any time being threatened. Myrtle Belle and Hoot Mon followed him in order named throughout and it really amounted to a procession. The race run by Noah suggests that he is a particularly good sprinter a*, this time and he will undoubtedly go on to better things during the meeting. OPENKK TO SKA SAXTh Mrs. K. Truemans Sea Sand, well ridden by Harry Stutts. was first home in the six and a half furlongs of the second race, but at the end he was doing his best to withstand the rush of W. R. Midgelys Dream of the Valley 1.;. a head, while W. S. Murrays Jacques saved third from Asa Jewell. The start was a good one, with Royaline and Asa .lewell first to show out of the birnch and Wild loose and Sea Sand followed in close order. Orageuse was sluggish leaving the barrier and was last away, while old Valor also started sluggishly. Hebert rushed Wild Gooso into command in the first eighth and Stutts had Sea Sand at his heels and Royal-j ine was showing the way to Jacques. Wild Continued on twclftb page. GOOD START AT BOWIE Continued from first page. loose drew out slightly between posts, but Sea Sand kept after him. The stretch was reached and the pair were closely lapped. Jacques had worked his way into third place, while Dream of the Valley was gradually improving his position. Shortly after making the turn into the straight Wild loose tired badly and it was then that Jacques challenged Sea Sand, but Stutts kept the Trueman plater at his task and he continued to show the way. It was a bafle all through the last eighth and when Jacques tired Dream of the Valley finished with a great rush closely lapped on Sea Sand and a length and a half before Jacques, while boh Asa Jewell and Ben Wood beat the tiring Wild loose. It was a good finish that came out of the first offering of the day when I lock Man, from the Sagamore Stable, outgamed Mrs. W. J. Howards Harvey Stedman to be winner in the closing strides, while H. P. Whitneys Yourare was rather a distant third but two lengths before the Creentree Stables Dark Jest, one that raced at New Orleans. This race was a half-mile dash that brought out a field of eleven juveniles and Harvey Stedman proved the most alert when he quickly opened up a three lengths lead on his company. Bock Man was outfooting the others and he was right after the Howard colt. Little Blaze raced forwardly. while Dark Jest left the post in a bit of a tangle and could not find his racing stride. You-are worked his way up in the middle eighth until when the stretch was reached he was in third place. Harvey Stedman began to tire after turning for home and. as he bore out slightly. Weiner sent Bock Man up on the inside and in the closing strides he caught the leader to win going away, though he only had a head advantage. Youare was five lengths back, but two lengths before Dark Jest. Harry Stutts made it two in a row for the honor of the Miami jVckeys when he Irought Merrimac home winner for I. L. Synder. 5. W. Campbells Despair was a rather handy second, with W. S. Kilmers Sun Bajah saving third from Mrs. T. J. Donahues Admirer by a full four lengths. Stutts had Merrimac off running but he was quickly headed by Despair and Sun Bajah moved into second place, while Johnny Jewell also raced by the Snyder sprinter. But Hunts had Meirimac in a good position and he was galloping strongly. It was going to the stretch turn that Stutts made the move that was to land him the winner. He swung for home showing the way to Despair, ar.d though Merrimac was bearing out in the last eighth, he readily held his lead and had a length and a half to spare at the end. Despair was as easily better than Sun Bajah. It was a hor.se from Jefferson Park that took down the sixth pem when Friday 13th got up to nose out 1. Winfreys Blue Hill, with Prince Tii Tii saving third from Vexation. It was a race over the mile and seventy yards. Irom a Kood start Quotation was taken out to Bet the pace, with Vexation and Blue Hill chasing him and Prince Tii Tii waj fourth, while Friday 13th was slow to be under way and was a distant follower. Through the back stretch Blue Hill drew up on Quotation and Woodlake was hustled into third place by Stutts. while it was apparent that Liebgold was of no help to Irince Tii Tii. Swinging home Blue Hill had taken command, while Quotation was tiring. Prince Tii Tii was third, but the Liebgold efforts were pitiful and the horse was racing on his own courage. Then Friday 13th began his sensational rush that was to land him the winner. Harvey had Blue Hill under a hard drive, but still the little brown horse continued to wear him down until in the last stride he dropped his nose down in front. Blue Hill was a full two lengths before Irince Tii Tii, but that was almost entirely d-e to the utter incompetence of Liebgold.
