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WIDENER SILKS SCORE ♦ First Offspring of St. James to Race Triumphs at Bowie. $ Corporal Proves Best in Aspirant Purse — Jockey R. Leonard Pilots Three Winners. BOWIE. Md.. April 5. — It was excellent sport that was offered by the Southern Maryland Association for the third day of its Bowie meeting, though there was really no race worthy of a feature position. The weather was almost uncomfortably warm for this season of the year, the track at its best and the attendance surprisingly small. One of the early incidents of the day was the victory of the first of the get of St. James to be sent to the races. This was in a one-half mile dash for two-year-old fillies, and the winner was George D. Wideners Calm. This also marked the first victory for the Widener silks at the Bowie meeting. An interesting race was the six and a half furlongs Aspirant Purse, for the three-year-olds. This attracted a good band, and R. L. Freemans Corporal proved best when he led home G. C. Winfreys Manchu. witli False Modesty, from the Greentree Stable, saving third from F. J. Kearns I Hope So. With little delay at the post, the horses were sent away in good alignment, though Charley J. S. was in ome early difficulty and did not leave with the others. Manchu was the early pacemaker but soon gave way to I Hope So, and at the same time Geyser, a H. P. Whitney starter, made a threatening move. Charley J. S. was rushed up on the outside but his bid did not last long, while Corporal was galloping strongly not far from the leaders. I Hope So tired when the stretch was reached, and there Manchu drew up on him, while Leonard was close at hand with Corporal. Then in the final eighth Corporal drew away easily to win by two and a half lengths. False Modesty was finishing fa3t at the end but he could not quite get to Manchu. which saved second place by half a length. The others were strung out. JOY X Fit ABSFXT. A. J. Joyner. first trainer for G. D. Widener. attended the Bowie races yesterday, but he did not stay over for the racing today and. accordingly, did not see the first victory for the Widener silks at Bowie and the victory of the first starter for St. James, one of the best horses he ever trained. Calm, a daughter of St. James — Equinoctial, was this particular wii ner and she equaled the track record of :47 for the half mile, when she beat home My Sis from the Woodlawn Stable, with It. L. Freemans Rea the one to race third. My Sis was the one to set the pace and she quickly went into a long lead, but in the run through the stretch. Calm, finishing with a great burst of speed, just got up to be winner in the final strides. Play Flower, the C. C. Smithson starter, raced greenly and was pulled up. A dozen platers met in the five and a half furlongs of the second race and it saw Col. Phil Chinas Colonel Drage winner over M. Treacys Trappy, while Jefferson Livingstons Complication saved third from B. S. Cutlers Be Still. From a good start Complication was first to show out of the bunch, but he soon gave way to Colonel Drage, which tM rushed along into a long lead. Then Trappy raced by Complication and the Livingston colt dropped back until it appeared that he was to be well beaten. Colonel Drage held to his lead for the rest of the trip and. making a good turn into the stretch, he was not seriously threatened in the run home. Trappy as readily held second place. ItFSPOXDS OAHIFI.Y. Complication, after going out a bit in the stretch, responded gamely to jockey Goodwins call in the final eighth and was coming again at the end to beat Be Still for the short end of the purse. In a fighting finish. G. ". Winfreys old Tester was winner of the three-quarters third race from W. T. Andersons Short Price, with S. W. Ri hards Euclid saving third place from L. Tignolas Golden Volt. The start was a good one and while Euclid, beginning well, showed the way for a few strides, he was soon displaced by Short Price and. once in command, the Anderson sprinter held his lead until the stretch was reached. There some ground was lost when he swung a bit wide, and both Tester and Euclid swung inside of him for the run home. In the last eighth Euclid was down on the inner rail and at some disadvantage, but for an instant he threatened to come through. However, it was only for .an instant. Tester and Short Price both outfooting at the finish, to see Tester winner by a scant ne: while Short Price saved second place by a length. R. Leonard rode his third winner of the afternoon when, by a well-judged ride, he had H. G. Bedwells Forehead first in a drive over M. E. Wilkinsons MeAuliffe. with John Continued on eiglith page. W1DENER SILKS SCORE Conl inucd from first page. I Lowes Honest John third. Leonard could have won with any one of the first three horses, for he clearly outrode Grassia on Mc-Auliffe, and ODonnell. who had the mount on Honest John. McAuliffe was best of the band, but he had no chance under Grassias ride. He began from an outside position and. from the rise of the barrier, Grassia kept right at him. going wide on the first turn to head Golden Billows, the leader at the time. Then, through the back stretch, he rushed his mount right along until he had opei.ed up ■ good lead before the stretch was reached. In the meantime Leonard was rating Porehead along smoothly, hile Honest John was going well on the rail. Leonard waited to the stretch to make his run there, tinting the move perfectly he just had his mount up to win by little more than a nose, while Honest John was just a head back of McAuliffe.
