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WAR MAN NARROWLY • Defeats Golden Billows in Thrilling Finish at Bowie. • Little Broom Swerves Against Fire Fairy and Is Lucky to Avoid Disqualification. • BOWIE, Md.. April 7. — There was a thrilling finish in Bowies feature race today, when V. Trovers War Man and C. Bilds Golden Billows finished close together in the Midway Claiming Handicap, over the mile and seventy yards distance. Two lengths hack of them EL G. Bedwells Kanduit saved third place, from Beju venation. It was a delightful day and there was an immense throng out for the sport. The track was still heavy, and as a result many of the good horses still remained idle. But with no more rain, the going should be at its best by the week end. Six went to the post in the Midway Claiming Handicap and Golden Billows was the most thought of by reason of her recent good performances. War Man had Bourassa as his pilot and that helped bring him support so that the two real contenders were the ones chosen. The start was a good one and I -gere was first to show in front, with War Man dose up and Laddie Buck racing after them. Golden Billows had an inside position and lVtrecca had her under restraint in the early stages. In the back stretch. War Man had disposed of Ieger and. as he raced into command. Colden Billows moved up with a rush on the inside, but Petrecca took her back sharply, evidently determining the time to make his move had not arrived. I,eger was still racing strongly, but three-eighths from home whe lVtrecca moved again the mare raced past I eger and was right after War Man. Bourassa. however, has saved plenty for the run through the stretch and, as she drew alongside War Man, increased his speed. It was a battle right to the end, but War Man proved to hae enough left to save the day, though Colden Billows was lapped on him at the end. This stretch run took the pair of them out three lengths before the others and Kanduit was going well to be third. CLAIM OF FOIL NOT ALLOWED. William Carths little Broom was lucky to be confirmed the winner of the opening half mile dash for cheap two-year-old maidens. In the stretch lie repeatedly fouled Richard T. Wilsons Fire Fairy and then only beat her by a nose. Workman, who had the mount on Fire Fairy lodged a claim of foul, but it was not allowed and the order of the finish m not disturbed. Fire Fairy, beginning well, forced all the pace, but she was joined by Little Broom at the head of the stretch and as Mergler brought him alongside, he swerved over sharply on the filly, impeding her considerately. Mergler pulled him away, but as soon as he began to ride hard again the Garth two-year-old swerved over and this lasted until the finish, where the pair finished closely lapped. Six lengths lack of them Anne Minor saved third place from Mrs. Swenkes Frank. It is probable the stewards took into account that Little Broom w;ls racing greenly, for Mergler made every effort to avoid interfering witli Fire Fairy. PLTLItNLLS JOOD UK. EL V. Haymakers Gayly was an easy winner of tiie mile and a sixteenth second race under a good ride by Peternel. It was a go d rid.-, for the reason that he permitted a plodder to settle nicely in his stride before he made any attempt to make up ground. This resulted in Gayly dropping far out of it in the early stages, but the others tired and he was winner by two lengths at the end. "irfi. Sam Smith and .limson were rushed along in front at top speed through the early Mages, while Keln.-th was also used up to MM extent -basing them. As they tired Kelnetli took command, but it was not for long, Gayly challenging him at the head of the stretch and bearing away to win under restraint. Kelneth w;ls an easy second when he was four lengths before Sam Smith, which, in turn, outstayed .lust in Fun for third place. Fuu had a bit of bad luck in the race, when lie was sharply cut off on the first turn and badly bum; ed. Frank Kearns. who has had a full measure of success at the meeting, added another purse to his score when be saddled Myra M. for tin- six and one-half furlongs third race. Favored in the going, she dashed away into a long early lead to make a show of her opponents and won by three 1. ngths. Mrs. W. J. Howards Harvey Stedman raced second throughout ami he was seeond two lengths before Jack Bi.hardsons Bruns. which in turn was half a dozen lengths before Clarence Buxtons Wanip.-e, which raced in Havana during the winter. The dssappoint-n.-nl her.- was Body Cuard, which had shown toutiuued ou MjUt i»»s« J WAR MAN NARROWLY Continued from first page good form in slow going at New Orleans. He began well enough, but was unable to race wjth the leaders and Workman did not help his chances any by keeping him in the deep going along the inside. When the stretch was reached and Body Guard was hopelessly beaten Workman took him up and he was far back at the finish. Bal Parrs Titina, making her first appearance of the year, was an easy winner of the five and one-half furlongs fourth race. She was six lengths clear at the end. with F. P. Bobies Shup an easy second and H. G. Bed-wells La Morte saving third place from lied Spider, the Kearns starter. There was little to the race for, after a good start. Titina went right out to force the pace and Shup was good enough to hold second place throughout. Bed Spider raced for-wardly and had no excuse and Math was never a contender. Fetching and Faddy, the other two start-ters, were outrun all the way and finished far back. Lord Meise. from the Maryland Springs Stahle furnished a surprise in the mile and seventy yard sixth race when, in a driving finish, he was home the winner while Jingle, after hearing out badly in the stretch, finished with a rush that landed him in second place while Parmachenee Belle, plainly best of the field, was third. Lord Meise set the pace, but, in the stretch, Parmachenee Belle gained on him and Wat-ters was riding with supreme confidence, thinking the mare would race into the lead. But he sat still too long and Lord Meise hung on well under a hard drive to be winner. Jingle, with his final rush on the outside, split them and he would have been the winner himself in a few more strides.
