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POETICULE TRIUMPHS • Turns Tables on Recent Conqueror In Bowies Main Attraction. » Arlington Filly Outstays Skylight in Hard Drive — Long Point Scores in Second Race. BOWIE, Md., April 13.— Edward Arlingtons Poeticule, showing both remarkable speed and gameness, was winner of the best offering at Bowie this afternoon when she triumphed over Harry Payne Whitneys Skylight, generally considered before the race as the surest winner of the day. This was in the five and a half furlongs Ambassador Purse, for three-year-olds, and the English filly, forcing a killing pace, finished the distance in 1 :05%. There was a return to summerlike weather, and an immense crowd was on hand for the sport. With the exception of the Ambassador Purse the card attracted rather ordinary ones, but there was plenty of interest in the sport that was offered. It was "right after the running of the third race that announcement was made of the safe arrival of the trans-Atlantic fliers and it was greeted with rousing cheers. In a previous meeting Skylight had beaten Poeticule. but the Arlington filly had given an excellent account of herself in that race, and that was evidenced when she hung on to beat the Whitney filly. The start was a good one and Baker at once rushed Poeticule to the front. She ran the first quarter in :22.% over a track that was not exactly at its best and, going right along, reached the half-mile post in forty-six seconds. This was a flight of speed that was calculated to keep her in front, but Skylight was second and it was confidently expected that the pace would make Poeticule quit in the stretch. After the turn for home Poeticule continued to race along straight and true. Workman shook up the Whitney filly and then went to a furious drive. Skylight drew up on Poeticule and was lapped on her a sixteenth from home, but Poeticule, battling along gamely, held a slight lead, and at the end she was going way, to win by half a length. Five lengths back of the first two I Hope So. from the F. J. Kearns stablo, saved third place from Sweepesta. VIRADO IN FRONT. Another of the juveniles from the Nevada Stock Farm Stable that raced at Tijuana during the winter was winner of the opening half mile race, when Virado. an unsexed son of- Volta and Erase, led home a big field of cheap ones. R .W. Carters Highland Fling raced to second place and third was the portion of George D. Wideners, St. James filly. Roseling. Beginning well, it was Virado that forced the pace throughout, but Roseling and Highland Fling were always in the front division, while Caterpillar, after beginning from an outside position, was rushed up in the early stages, but ran into trouble and could not reach a contending position. Through the stretch Roseling made a bid before the eighth post was reached, but there she tired, while Virado came on to win with something to spare, while Highland Fling also outfinished the Widener filly. Preston Burch was at Havre de Grace, but the winner was saddled by R. E. Handler. There was a good finish in the three-quarters second race when E. E. Rhodes Long Point, one- that raced at Havana, just got up in time to beat J. J. Meyers Talladega in the final strides, while Mrs. A. E. Alexandras Care Free was third. FAST BECaXNER. Care Free, beginning well, went to the front leaving the back stretch and was galloping so easily that he looked a sure winner, but both Long Point and Talladega were going well back of him. Until the final eighth Care Free still looked best, but in the last eighth the old fellow tired badly and when the other two made a gallant charge Long Point was winner by half a length going away, while Talladega had beaten Care Free by. a head for second place. Five lengths back of the first three was F. W. Barlows Pheasant to finish fourth. It was a big field of maiden platers that started In the one mile and seventy yards third race, and the winner turned up in Brahman, when he led home Junie. with Rockland Boy beating Jenny June for third. In this, Dangerous Kitty was first to show the way, but Kentucky Colonel was in the first flight and leading on the back stretch. He took command so easily that he seemed to hold the others perfectly safe. Rockland Boy had been taken back, after showing in front, but Brahman moved into second place and then quickly disposed of Kentucky Colonel. Once in front, he held his lead though both Junie and Rockland Boy were going fast at the end, while Kentucky Colonel was quitting badly. Frank, the Swenke starter, was particularly unfortunate on the first turn, when he was Continued on eighth page I POETICULE TRIUMPHS Continued from first page, i badly knocked about and narrowly escaped falling. A dozen cheap ones gave no end of trouble at the mile and a sixteenth starting point before the fifth race, which resulted in a victory for C. Wolfes Harlan from Mrs. W. J. Martins Know-Me-Gnome, while Bellfont was third. Know-Me-Gnome was the one to set most of the pace, while Robertson gradually made up ground with Harlan, and then in a fast finish he slipped through to be winner in the final strides. Bellfont finished fast to take third place. In this, the disappointment was Altissimo. He was carried wide on the first turn and Workman rode him wide all the way with the result that he never reached a contending position.
