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IMPROVED WEATHER • Ideal Racing Conditions Prevail at Bowie Wednesday. • Noah Scores Second Victory of Meeting in Accounting for Princeton Handicap. • BOWIK, Md.. April 7. — After the miserable weather of Tuesday, conditions were ideal for racing this afternoon, and topcoats were a burden. The track was still a bit heavy from its drenching of the day before, but it was safe footing and, while some of the winners came from unexpected quarters, it was a good day of sport. The main race of the afternoon was the Princeton Handicap, a five and a half furlongs btsh for three-year-olds and over. This resulted in H. P. Whitneys Noah scoring his second victory of the meeting when ne readily led home Joseph K. Davis Storm King, with H. Q. Pedwells Cudgeller saving third from Chink, the only other starter. Noah carried top weight of 126 pounds, ami his performance was a thoroughly good one. It was a good start, and McAtee made every use of Noahs speed leaving the barrier. He sent him away into a long lead and kept him right at his task all the way. He had a good five lengths to spare. Storm King raced second throughout and, when he saved ground making the turn for home he drew up slightly on Noah in the run through the straight without ever really threatening the Whitney sprinter. Cudgeller was slow to be under way and, when he found his racing legs, he closed resolutely, hut he was taken a bit wide in the stretch by Turner, and he was two lengths back of Storm King. Chink was outrun all the way and was eased up through the stretch. THIRD FOR 1— IIBA11E. Froggatte brought his third winner of the day home when he scored with J. D. Wilsons Kager in the mile and a sixteenth of the sixth race. He was just a bit fortunate to have his mount confirmed as the winner, for, when he came with his winning rush through the stretch, Modesta was knocked out of the running when he looked all over a winner himself. At the end, it was Mary Kllen O. that raced to second place, and Hidalgo saved third from the much abused Modesta. Johnny Campbell was the one to cut out most of the running, but Modesta and Pevoy worked their way up quickly and, when Johnny Campbell was through. Modest. i looked like the winner. He was showing the way on the turn for home, but then along came Froggatte with his rough riding and Modesta was crowded out of any share of the purse. There appeared to be undue haste in tho display of the official board, for it was shown before Turner went into the stand. On one other occasion recently, this same red board was displayed at the meeting before the weighing of the jockeys had been completed. C. C. Halls Nat Kvens, making his first start of the year, was winner of the Valor Purse, a three-quarters dash that brought out a good band of three-year-olds. H. P. Whitneys Papture raced to second place and C. C. Smithsons Aucilla, a brother to Peo-chares, just nosed out J. H. Duschers Golden Mac for third. DELAYED AT POST. There was a delay of eight minutes at tin-post before Milton could have an alignment to his liking. Harvey Stedman was the chief offender, and during the delay Papture was moved to the outside- position. The start was a good one, and Harvey Stedman was first to show in front with f.onibardo second, Nat Kvens third and Papture fourth, and not exactly away in a racing stride. Harvey Stedman did not last long Betting the pace when Mundt-n took command with Nat Evens. The others were in a close bunch, and Papture was forced to race on the outside of four horses. When the stretch was reached Papture had found her way into second place, but Nat Kvens was still racing strongly and at the end he held the filly safe by half a length. In that final dash, in her effort to save the day, Papture had opened a lead of four lengths on Aucilla and that colt was only third in the last stride over Ciolden Mac. William Carths Noon found the maiden juveniles in the opening dash easy and she was winner from W. Keating s Willie K., with Gnome Second, from the Pastime Stable, saving third from Maid of India. It was a good start and shortly after the release of the barrier Chalmers crossed over with Noon, interfering with the others. Beautiful Flower was caaght in a jam and almost upset. When she crossed over. Noon took a safe lead and, hustled along all the nay, was still three lengths char at the end. Willie K. had been in close quarters for most of the race and closed with excellent courage, while Cnome Second, after being untintird on sixteenth pnge IMPROVED IriEATHER Continued from first pnge blocked at the head of the stretch, was also going well at the end. Blacksmith, a son of Vulcain — C.alanta. which raced for Charles Stoneham without being able to escape from the maiden class, was winner of the six and one-halt furlongs second race in the colors of John I. Smith, lie led home S. Schiros Buttercup with D. P. Pices Maxie saving third from Button Bright. Pole Star and Putton Bright were first to show from a good start. Blacksmith was not far back, but Buttercup left slowly and was in early trouble. Pole Star did not stay long in the command and soon was following Jimmie Trinz and Blacksmith. Blacksmith was showing a disposition b bear out and Froggatte had trouble keeping him straight. This left Jimmie Trinz showing the way, but when Froggatte had Plack-smitb safely into the stretch he catted on him and he went to the front readily. In the meantime Buttercup had been weaving her way through and she finished well to save second place from Maxie. which in turn readily beat the tire-d Button Bright. Jockey D. Froggatte made it two in a row when he brought F. H. Smiths Macbeth home an easy winner of the six and a half furlongs of the third race. Mrs. T. J. Donohues Eyelash raced to the place, while Pichard Pendings Courser saved third from Sea Sand. Macbeth had a bit the best of the start and Froggatte was ejuick to make every use of that advantage when he hustled him along into a good lead in the- first eighth. Freemason. Utah, and Courser were in close order back of Macbeth, but Courser was a bit slow to find his racing legs and he dropped back slightly in the first eighth. Froggatte kept Macbeth in front and he was still well clear when he turned for home to be winner by five lengths. By slash had steadily worked his way up through the stretch and he had no trouble in holding the others perfectly safe when he finished six lengths before Courser. The latter came out of the race decidedly sore and that may have accounted in a measure for his showing.
