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CONTEMPLATE WINNER! ♦ Carries Off Capitol Handicap After Narrow Defeat on Friday. • ♦ Another Big Crowd Braves Discomforts of Worse Weather Than Prevailed at Opening. ♦ 1 BOWIE, Md., April 2.— Contemplate, which ■was only beaten by a nose in the Inaugural Handicap Friday, was an easy winner of the Saturday feature of the Southern Maryland Association when he galloped off with the Capitol Handicap, a three-quarters dash for three-year-olds. Tip Top raced to second place and third was the portion of Ebuford. Four of the races of the day were over the sprinting distances, counting the half-mile dash for maiden juveniles, and there was ample reason for a cutting down of distances. Weather and track conditions were infinitely worse than on the opening day, for a cold rain fell all afternoon and the track was deep and heavy. It was natural that this should bring about several scratches and the course was anything but a pleasant spot to spend the afternoon. But. in spite of these conditions, another immense crowd was In attendance and not a few of them braved all the rain and discomfort to watch the racing from the muddy stretch of lawn. For the most part the customers sought shelter and, as a result, both the stands and the clubhouse were uncomfortably crowded. Three of the seven that had been named overnight for the Capitol Handicap were withdrawn, and it left Contemplate, from the Flamingo Farm Stable : H. Haymakers Ebuford, the Greentree Stables Tip Top and Walter Fenwicks Colonel Seth as starters. IX PUBLIC FAVOR. Contemplate had run such a smashing race in the Inaugural Handicap that it was natural he should attract most of the attention before the running. Colonel Seth, with his known liking for the going, had supporters and there were others who were willing to forgive Tip Top for her bad showing the opening day, but Ebuford was less thought of than any of the small field. Right after the start Contemplate swerved badly and knocked Ebuford back, while Colonel Seth was slow to be under way so that from the stand, whit was actually a good start, looked a bit straggling. Tip Top and Contemplate rushed away from the other two while still in the chute, and it was apparent that the race was to be a procession. Contemplate was soon three lengths clear of the Greentree Stable filly and going so steadily that there seemed no chance he would be caught, but the filly was eight or ten lengths l efore Ebuford and Colonel Seth. Tip Top was racing in better style than on Friday, but Contemplate was just romping along and. never having been threatened, was the winner by two lengths. Tip Top was three lengths before Ebuford and the Haymaker gelding had closed a big gap from his unfortunate beginning to be so close. As for Colonel Seth, he had scant speed and was an eased up last. THE HEATHEN EASILY. A companion piece to the Capitol was the Springtime Handicap, over the five and a half furlongs route and for three-year-olds and upward. This resulted in rather an easy victory for C H. Pierces The Heathen and IL C. Bedwells Senator Norris •was an easier second from Benjamin Blocks Murbelle. while back of the daughter of Morvich came Grenier. Fatal Dart and Prickly Heat. It really amounted to a two-horse race for The Heathen and Senator Norris were so much better than the others that they dashed away from the rise of the barrier. Senator Norris had the inside and for an eighth the pair were closely lapped and racing stride for stride. Finally the 124 pounds told on Senator Norris and as he tired. The Heathen jumped away to a lead of a couple of lengths that was to see him safely home. Senator Norris. when Dubois realized that he was well beaten, was not punished in the stretch run and he was a full five lengths before Morbelle. Maurice, a chestnut son of The Turk and Si.*-ter Marjorie which races for J. W. Bean, his breeder, was winner of the opening dash at a half mile, for maiden juveniles. To score he showed real mud running ability and at the end was a length to the good over Benjamin Bl »cks Mordine. which had I een educated by Havana racing. William Mahers Heprove. which raced at Miami, was third, iiea ting the Creentree Stables Iatvia for that part of the purse. As the race was run Mordine was probably l est. for he jumped in the air as the barrier arose and closed a big gap to be second. ICont inii -iJ on ninth page CONTEMPLATE WINNER Continued from first page circling around the outside of his opponents. Maurice showed a great liking for the muddy footing when he dashed away into a long lead in the first eighth, but Mordine, after his misfortune at the start, circled around until he was soon chasing after the first division. Latvia had no excuse and was right with the son of Morvich, and Reprove was not far away. Swinging into the stretch Horn made the fatal mistake of choosing the inside position with Reprove. He moved up until he threatened to run over Maurice, but the deep footing was too much for him and the Bean colt was home with something to spare and lost second place to Mordine when the latter went wide. Latvia tired badly when called on in the final quarter, to be fourth. Frank Kellys Long Point proved best of the big band of platers that met in the six and a half furlongs of the second race, when he led home C. H. Hughes Ten Sixty, with D. L. Richards Tillie beating The Seer for third. When the barrier rose, Scorcher propped and was left at the post, but the others were away in good alignment. Ten Sixty, Forget Me Not and Macbeth were the ones to cut out the early running, but Long Point was not far back of them and racing steadily. Then Forget Me Not drew out slightly and as the pace quickened Macbeth began to tire in his inside position. But Long Point continued to hold his place and, as the stretch was reached, he made his run that carried him into the lead. In the run home Long Point stuck it out to save third place, while Tillie was going well to beat The Seer for third. Lancaster, a cast-off from the Greentree Stable that now races for W. C. Trover, furnished the thrill of the afternoon when he was winner of the fifth race by a nose from W. J. Owens Fleetwood, with Mrs. W. Robinsons Vie a close third before Mrs. Norman Kennedys Felix, a cast-off from the George D. Widener stable. This was over the mile and a sixteenth distance and, from a good start, Gaffney was rushed into the lead and Vie chased after him. The pair of them raced right along until they were three lengths clear, with Felix showing the way to the others. The pace told on Gaffney first and, as he dropped back, Vie drew out into a long lead. By that time Fewell had worked his way into second place with Felix, but it had taken something out of the latter and it was evident he would never catch the filly. Lancaster had worked his way up until he was close after Felix and he was racing in the deep going on the inside. Vie was still showing the way on the turn for home, but Lancaster was gaining with every stride, while Fleetwood, always sluggish in the early running, was racing in the best going and gaining rapidly. Twenty yards from the finish Lancaster, Vie and Fleetwood were closely lapped and Fleetwood was going faster than the others, but Lancaster had slipped through and Fleetwood was a nose short of catching him, though he outstayed Vie by half a length for second place.
