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FIRST STAKE WINNER • Rapid Transit Accounts for Bowie Kindergarten Stakes. * — _ Unfavorable Weather Conditions Prevail — Goulash Furnishes Upset in Opening Race. ♦ — — ? BOWIE, Md., April 11.— Bapid Transit, the unsexed son of Honeywood and Carico, which races for the Nevada Stock Farm Stable, was winner of the first juvenile special of the Maryland season this afternoon, when he scored in the Bowie Kindergarten Stakes, over the half mile distance. The prize was worth ,360 to the winner and George D. Wideners St. James filly Calm raced to second place, before William Garths Wrap. The only other starters were B. D. Freemans Aviatrix and Balzar, a stable-mate to the winner. Weather conditions were miserable for the sport when the day was raw and cold with a cold drizzle falling frequently during the afternoon. This had some effect on the attendance, but it was a fair weather crowd of other seasons at Bowie. Starter Milton got the field away at the first attempt in the Kindergarten Stakes and it was a good start, though Wrap was just a bit slow getting under way. There was little to choose among the other four and they were well lapped, with Bapid Transit racing along on the inside. When well under way Wrap was rushed up on the outside until she was alongside of Calm, while Bapid Transit held his inside berth. The three were well lapped racing for home, but shortly thereafter both fillies went out a bit and Bapid Transit came on, to win with something to spare, while Calm beat Wrap for second place. CLAIVfj ion.. After the finish. Moon, who rode Calm, lodged a claim of foul against Peternel, who rode Bapid Transit, charging that he had grabbed his knee on the stretch turn and had impeded Calm. This claim of foul was not allowed by the stewards and the order of the finish was not disturbed. It was a cheap band of platers that started in the opening six and one-half furlongs dash, and J. P. McGoverns Goulash proved best when he was winner from B. L. Freemans High Hope, while P. T. Chinns Igor saved third from William Garth- Hooney. High Hope was th- one to set the pace, but she was never ablt to draw away and Ambrose, timing his move nicely with Goulash, got his mount up to win by a head in the final strides. Igor had raced prominently all the way and was at the tail of the filly, while Booney, after meeting with some early interference, closed a big gap to land in fourth place. There was another cheap band started +k the seven-eighths second race, and Ominous, from the stable of M. J. Barrons, led them home, with Sam Douis Blaze racing to second place and J. J. Conners Casting saving third from Al Kripp. There was a slight delay at the post when Al Kripp had to be returned to the paddock to have a broken tack replaced, but the start was a good one. Bluemo t and Carol were the ones to show the way in the early stages, while Ominous was in rather close quarters and unable to stride freely. Casting was also just a bit slow to be under way, and he, too, met with some interference. WORKS WYY UP. Ominous worked his way through gradually and in the stretch finished fast to win going away. Blaze also hung on well. Casting had rather a rough trip to be along in time to save third. A good band of three-year-olds started in the three-quarters fourth race, which resulted in a good contest, with Jefferson Livingstons Burning Glass winner trom W. Sey burns General Bollard, while B. I,. Freemans Charles II., showing improved form, saved third place from Manchu. It was a fast run race, for. while a drizzle was falling all through the running, the time was 1:12%. General Billiard was the one to rush into a good lead, but he was soon joined by both Charles H. and Burning Class, with the last named running alor on the inside. Manchu was farther back and doing his best. General Bollard swung into the stretch still showing the way, but Fields had saved something with Burning Gass and, in the last eighth, came through, to win going away by a length and a half. General Billiard held see nd place, while Charles H. readily lasted to beat Manchu. There was a surprise in the running of the mile and a sixteenth White Marsh Handicap when Harry Payne Whitneys Afterglow, which had been beaten in two other starts at the meeting, led home Fly Hawk, with Walter J. Salmons Black Friar and II. G. Bedwclls I.a Morte following them home. Afterglow and Golden Spire, coming back to the races after a long absence, were the ones to set the pace, and they were joined by Clack Friar on the turn out of the back Continued on eigutn page. FIRST START WINNER Continued from first papre. stretch. Ply Hawk was under restraint back of the leaders and it appeared that he could go to the front at the first asking. Before the tretch was reached Colden Spire was all through and dropped L..ck, and still Mollis had Fly Hawk under restraint. Then, later, Morris called on Fly Hawk, but Afterglow, saving ground in the stretch, did not stop as he had in his other races and he was home winner. Black Friar tired at the c-nd but saved third place. The ride of Morris seemed to have much to do with the defeat of Fly Hawk, for he appeared to be easily besW
