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BOWIES SATURDAY FEATURE TO REPARATION i « Wins Prince Georges Handicap From Leopardess and Top Sergeant • Maiben s Perfect Ride Big Help to the Winner — Ideal Weather and -Good Program Bring Out a Capacity Attendance * — — BOWIE. Md., April 11. — J. E. Davis sterling old gelding Reparation, under a perfect ride by Maiben. was winner of the ,000 Prince Georges Handicap. At the end he was showing the way to Leopardess, winner of the Inaugural Handicap, while Top Sergeant, finishing with a great rush, saved third from Moonraker. a stable-nate to Leopardess. The day could not have teen better and this contributed to an attendance that sorely taxed the capacity for the Southern Maryland track. New York and Philadelphia were both represented, while all of Washington and Baltimore seemed to be on hand. Of the fourteen that were carded for the Prince Georges Handicap the withdrawals were George De Mar, Prince TO TO and The Poet, but this in no way affected the excellence of the field that contested for the big prize. Jim Milton was successful in having the field away in excellent alignment at the first attempt and the Greentree Stable pair of Leopardess and Moonraker at once went out to set the pace. They were followed by The Roll Call, while Maiben had Reparation at the heels of this good plater. Dr. OMara was with the Davis gelding and Red Wingfield was also in the front division. Through the back stretch Leopardess continued to show the way by a length and a half iand Moonraker was two lengths before The Roll Call. There was little change in the positions of the others, but Maiben had Reparation under a nice steadying restraint and he was galloping boldly, while The Roll Call was showing signs of tiring from the pace. Top Sergeant had left the post a bit sluggishly, but was beginning to pick up his opponents. Before the stretch was reached Maiben moved into third place with Reparation and as he took that position in the running it was apparent that he would make it interesting in the final eighth. But Leopardess was sticking gamely to her task of making the pace under top weight and Moonraker was in ser-ond place. Setting Sun. after a slow beginning, had also come up, while Top Sergeant was also racing nobly. The others had begun t drop by the wayside and the field was well strung out when the turn for home was reached. In the run through the straight Maiben continued to draw up with Reparation and when the e:ghth post was reached he had headed Moonraker and was lapped on Leopardess but the filly was not through in spite of the use that had been made of her speed and she battled along with rare g.uneness. This sent Maiben to a vigorous hand ride on Reparation and flattening down the chestnut gradually forged by until at the end he was a length to the good. This final duel had taken the pair of them out three lengths before the Others and in the closing strides Moonraker weakened before the rush of Top S-rgeant to Iom third by a neck. Setting Sun finishing at the heels of Moonraker. BAI POST ACTORS. Had actors in the mile and sixteenth of tie-fifth race caused some d--lay at the post and when the barrier arose Just and Dancing Fool had scant chance. This race brought about a good finish when Cli nie was just up to beat Merrimac, with Rupee earning third from Jacques. Jacques was the one to cut out the pace, but Merrimac went wi h him and Rape* was not far away, while Clique was in fourth place. This order was maintained to the head of the stretch, where Merrimac took command and, as he did, he went out badly with the others following the same course. Then Clique, outside of them all. cam* with a great rush that landed him winner by a head from •Merrimac. Navigator, the son of Broomstick acd Alstcr Cress, that raced for the Creentrce Stable at New Orleans, proved his worth in the opening half mile dash when, after overcoming much difficulty in the running, he was winner by a neck from H. P. Whitney s Dedans, while Centrifugal, from the Flamingo Farm, was third. Navigator had to be pounds the best to he winner, for being 1 away slowly, he was f reed to go wide to find racing room and the manner in which he raced through the stretch suggested real quality. Dedans was alert at the barri-r and quickly dashed into a lead of a couple of lengths; with Centrifugal racing in s.-ond place and Mulfet and Bo sting followed in cl s ■ order At this time Navigator was so far hark that he did not seen to have a re- I mote chance. In the stretch Centrifugal landed alongside of Dedans and swo: ved ! ever oa the Whitney colt, knocking him off his stride. Smallwood was utterly unahle to keep the Flamingo eoll straight and after the bumping his effort was particularly weak. In the meantime Navigator had worked his way up until he was elose after the leaders and running straight and true in the j . Continued on twelfth i :ib«.J FEATURE TO REPARATION Continued from first page. last eighth he was home winner by a neck while Dedans outgamed Centrifugal, thanks largely to the weak ride of Smallwood. James Arthurs Warning proved best of the platers that met in the six and a half furlongs of the second race when after a stretch battle she beat Scoop by a neck with Kodeo five lengths further away in third place and showing the way to Hidden Jewel by three lengths. Scoop was the one to cut out all the pace and through the early stageo Hidden Jewel went along with him, but Warning was never far away and when Hidden Jewel tired after the turn for home she moved up on Scoc p. As she came alongside there was some bumping, but Warning seemed to be the sufferer. She came along gamely under the drive until at the end she was going away with a neck to spare. Hidden Jewel quit badly when the pinch came while Eager, one that had been looked to for a good race, had no speed and waa always far from contention.
