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* A § Sweeps Selections At Bowie $ , * One Best Bet — WAR MAN — In the Fourth Race. . t i , i , « A typical Monday card has been arranged at Bowie and enly the cheaper grade of performers will be seen under colors. Perhaps the most interest will center In the fourth race, a claiming affair for four-year-olds and over over the mile and a sixteenth distance. Golden Rule and Dancing Fool, which have not been out since the Fair Grounds meeting, are the top weights of the party, both under imposts of 116 pounds. Forecaster is next in line, while War Man and Delusive are others that have been named. Resourceful, Flagship and Canister complete the small field. Of the eleven maiden filly two-year-olds which have been entered in the first race only three have faced the barrier in competition. The remainder of the contests contain the claiming clause and the fields are smaller than usual because of the condition of the track. DANCING— SKYLIGHT— FIRE FAIRY. DANCING, a two-year-old daughter of Spanish Prince II. — Ernestina, which will carry the E. B. McLean colors, is the choice in the first number. This filly was entered three times at the Miami meeting, and private trials since her arrival frim the Florid i course indicate she may step down in front. She is bred to run in the mud and has had the benefit of more schooling than most of her opponents. SKYLIGHT, one of Harry Payne Whitneys big string, is said to be one of the fleetest fillies in training at the local track and should race well in her maiden effort. This well-named miss is a daughter of Chicle — Transom. FIRE FAIRY has had far more racing than any others, but has evidenced a disposition to quit after three-eighths and will scarcely finish better than third. PATSY McDONALD, which raced as Elsie Whelen in her only start, tired badly on that occasion and is only a possibility. JENNY JUNE ran against the good ones at New Orleans but showed scant speed. HIGH HOPE has worked well. WILD ASTER— OPPERMAN— MYRA M. WILD ASTER aparently has lost much of his old time form, but the conditions seem made to order for him in the second and the veteran son of Cltimus may win in spite of his 121 pounds impost. He has not been out in two months, but he has always favored heavy going and his opponents are rather ordinary. OPPERMAN, another heavily weighted one, has drawn the inside post position and will be hard to overtake if he gets away with the leaders. This fellow was fourth to Dry Moon and other fast platers last time out, and a race back to that effort will find him a strong contender. MYRA M. showed the need of her race Friday, when she quit after being well up for three-eighths. She suffered interference in that race and it may be that she will display marked improvement here. At any rate, she is at her best in the heavy going and she has a chance to share in the purse division. SUKY— RED SPIDER— BEAU GALANT. SUKY met the best of the three-year-olds at New Orleans and is given the preference over RED SPIDER in spite of the lat-ters ability to negotiate a heavy track. The daughter of Negofol held her own with Lady Marie, Creek Indian and other good ones at the Fair Grounds, while RED SPIDER compiled his record against cheaper horses. It cannot be denied, however, that the Kerns campaigner is at home in the mud and he should not be worse than second. BEAU GALANT has a high flight of speed and will be hard to catch if ho gets away well. WAR MAN— CANISTER— FLAGSHIP. , WAR MAN ran a fine race in the mUddy going Friday when he set the pace all the way and only succumbed to the rush of GOLDEN BILLOWS in the final eighth. He meets slightly inferior opponents here and gets three pounds off his last race. The track conditions will not bother him and he appears the outstanding wager of the day. CANISTER Is in well under 102 pounds and figures next best at the weights. This mare ran two good races at this course last November and is partial to the soft going. FLAGSHIP has the ability to run in the mud that is common to all Man o Wars but the distance seems too short for him. He is most dangerous at a mile and an eighth or more. FIRST EDITION— SPUGS— HARLAN. FIRST EDITION is strictly a mud runner. Her last five victories having been scored over heavy courses and she may turn fhe trick here. Although lacking in quality, she has proved fairly consistent and is not too heavily weighted. She came from Havana in good condition and has worked well. SPUGS closed fast after a slow start in his race Friday and has a good chance to be among the first three at the finish. The old son of Charles Edw-ird favors the footing and should reverse the decision with HARLAN here. The latter showed to good advantage in his second to Battle Shot, but is rather unreliable and seldom runs two good races in sucession. COMPROMISE— MUSK ALLONGE-JACQUES. COMPROMISE, a Jim Gaffney filly, is in under the feaher of 102 pounds and may step down in front in the sixth. She shows her best form in heavy going and favors the distance. The rest of the field contains little class and the Trover miss has a good chance to earn brackets. MUSK ALLONGE showed little speed last time out, but finished in the money on five straight occasions prior to that effort and must be considered a strong contender. JACQUES faltered badly after being well up in the early racing Friday and should improve over that effort. NORTH BREEZE— TOD RENESOR— MACBETH. NORTH BREEZE raced poorly In his last race, but looks the best here on general form. Although he has never indicated any preference for soft footing, it is thought that his trainer will scratch him if the conditions of the course are against him. TOD RENESOR is gradually working his way back into condition and may do here. This fellow ran some good races in the mud as a juvenile and, although he has not campaigned much of late, he may hold the others safe. MACBETH would be better suited at a shorter distance, but he favors this track and is a rare mud runner. If he can take the lead in the early running, it may prove a hard task to head him.
