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CROSSCO SURPRISES • Wild Rose Farm Stable Filly Victorious in Bowie Feature. Defeats Willie E. and Lieutenant H. in Mount Royal Purse — Be Still Wins Easily. BOWIE, Md., April 12— Crossco, a daughter of Trevisco — Crossbun, which races for Val Cranes Wild Rose Farm Stable, was winner of the Bowie feature this afternoon. and incidentally she furnished something of a surprise when she took the measure of William Keatings Willie K. and Mrs. R. E. Potts Lieutenant II., over the mile and seventy yards distance. There was a return of the balmy spring weather after the rain and cold of Wednesday, and there was an increase in the attendance as a result. The track sras in rather bad condition from the rain, which resulted in the fields being smaller than at any other time during the meeting. In the Mount Royal Purse, which fell to Crossco, there were but four starters, and it seemed to be generally agreed that she would finished fourth. Willie K., on the strength of his recent good race, appeared to be the best, while Lieutenant II. was the one expected to give him argument. Shasta Lad, the other starter, and a gelding noted for his speed, was the one to set th© pace, but Crossco was never far back, with Lieutenant II. running third, and Willie K., always a slow beginner, last of the starters. Before the stretch was reached Shasta Lad had enough, and as he tired Crossco took command and, drawing away into a good lead, held sway to the end. Willie K. finished in resolute fashion but his bid was a few strides too late, though he surely would have beaten the filly over the mile and a sixteenth route. Lieutenant II. was never able to be a real contender and was badly beaten for second place. DAVIS VICTORY. The first victory for the Joseph F. Davis silks came in the running of the opening half mile dash for maiden two-year-old fillies when Stupendous led home 10. K. Brysons Donna Light, with Mrs. Clyde Phillips Sport racing third. Stupendous is a daughter of Trojan — Prodigious and she came by her track running ability honestly. She was away well and hustled in a forward position hroughout by Ambrose to win with something to spare. Donna Light was fortunate in the running, while Sport was particularly unfortunate. She was in close quarters most of the way and had to close some ground to beat Little E. for the short end of the purse. Trappy, after beating the others away slightly in the three-quarters of the second race, lasted long enough under a drive by A. Robertson to be winner over W. T. Andersons Gold Bet and Charley J. S. from the Island Farm Stable, just saved third from Walter J. Salmons Polar Sea, which was particularly unlucky at the start. Trappy was moved over from an inside position to the outside after he had given some trouble at the barrier. From that place Robertson had him away in full stride and he made every use of that advantage when he opened up a safe lead. Once out there he nursed his mount along and it was well he did so. for Trappy was quitting in the final eighth and was ridden out. PROMPTER QlITS. First Prompter and then Gold Bet raced after the winner, while Maurice was not far back. Then, before the stretch was reached. Prompter dropped back and Gold Bet and Maurice continued the chase. In the meantime Polar Sea. from a slow beginning, was making up ground rapidly and. when he landed in third place, it appeared that, with equal luck at the barrier, he would have been winner. C. L. Whitings Dignus was an easy winner of the six and one-half furlongs race for platers that was the third. Bob Smiths Little Asbestos raced to second place, while Maxiva saved third from Artilleryman. In this race, when H. Teller Archibalds Candy Pig did not arrive from his training quarters at Pimlico in time, lie was ordered scratched by the stewards and tickets purchased on him were refunded. McAuliffe ran to the outside fence in the stretch and was eliminated, while Little Asbestos, though he took second place, tired badly under punishment. Maxiva outfinished Artilleryman, while Euclid, the other starter, was never a contender. The mile and seventy yards for three-year-old platers was not much of a contest when B. S. Cutlers Be Still readily went to the front in the back stretch to gallop home the easiest winner of the day. J. E. Beals Lucie Ann was as easily second best of the starters, while P. S. P. Randolphs Star King. under an easy ride by Barnes, saved third place from W. J, Oweni Fire Fairy,
