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FINAL DAY AT BOWIE f ♦ « Prickly Heat and Sunsard Carry Smith Colors Into Limelight. ♦ Son of China Cock Takes Prince Georges Spring Handicap — Alex Woodliffe Wins. BOWIE, Md.. April 14.— F. H. Smiths Prickly Heat, showing improved form under jockey Chalmers over his miserable showing ■when H. Long had tie mount, was winner of the final days feature at Bowie this afternoon. This was the Prince Georges Spring Handicap, over the one mile and a sixteenth distance, and had a value of ,440 to the winning owner. This same closing day was a big one for the Smith silks, for in the second best offering Sunsard defeated the best sprinters at the course. The close of the eleven days meeting was a tremendously successful one. There was another immense crowd on hand and. while there was a high wind blowing over the course, the weather was summer-like, and the track at its best. After all the scratches were in for the Prince Georges Spring Handicap, ten went to the post, and it appeared an open race, with Nealon Kay attracting most attention. There was little delay at the post and the start was an excellent one. Nealon Kay was first to show out of the bunch, leading the way to the first turn, with Banton and Prickly Heat close at hand and Crossco heading the others. Peter Peter was slow to be under way and. forced to go a bit wide on the first turn, and was racing far back of i the leaders. SUPPLEMENTARY FEATURE. A companion pieces to the Prince Georges J Spring Handicap was the five and a half furlongs Clifton Forge Purse. It brought out a fleet band and F. H. Smiths Sunsard. running right back to his recent good per- . formance. was winner, with plenty lO spare and in 1 :0a1;. time that equaled the track record. H. It. Dulanys Single Star raced to second place, with G.-W. Foremans Contemplate beating H. P. Whitneys The Bat for third. Pack of these came such fast ones as Senator Norris, Foly and Flitter Mouse. Single Star was the one to show in front ; from the start, but Poly and Sunsard were i close at hand, while The Bat was also show- ing excellent speed. Senator Norris had . begun slowly and was well back of the [ others. Of the leaders The Bat was the first to tire, while Single Star. Poly and Sunsard j continued to go along closely lapped. Then, when the stretch was reached. Poly suddenly tired badly and dropped out of contention, while Sunsard drew away until he was an easy winner by three lengths. Single Star was coming again at the end to take second place, while Contemplate outfinished The Pat. Nealon Kay continued to show the way in the back stretch, with Banton alongside, while Chamber! and Prickly Heat were back of them and under steady restraint. Peter Peter was still far out of it and uid not appear to be making up ground as she should. while "Willie K. was last of the ten. It was not until nearing the stretch turn that Chalmers called on Prickly Heat. When he did. the Smith gelding readily went to Nealon Kay. There was only a short battle, then he raced past him and at the end was under restraint to win by two and a half lengths. Peter Peter, coming with a belated rush, was weB lapped on Nealon Kay. while Crossco was four lengths further back. Jl VEMLE WISHES. Preston Burch saddled the winner of the juvenile race for the Nevada Stock Farm Stable, and also took down the last offering for the baby thoroughbreds this afternoon, when Caravan, a home-bred son of North-Star III. sored from H. P. Whitneys Let-alone. It was really a two-horse race, for Walter J. Salmons Glacial was two lengths farther back and a like distance before Yaller Gal. From a good start Caravan, beginning from the inside, quickly went into command. Let-alone began from the outside, and that was some handicap, but he was quickly racing past the others until he was safely in second place long before the stretch was reached. Turning for home, it seemed the Whitney colt would win. but Caravan had something left and he came gamely, while Workman was unable to keep Letalone straight, swerving to the inner rail under a drive, to be beaten by a neck. Glacial made up ground to be third. Cheap platers offered the entertainment in the six and one-half furlongs second race, and it brought about .. great finish when Alex Woodliffe, from the Capitol Stable, won by a narrow margin from J. M. Collins Son Ami, with Bristol beating Lenny for third. Son Ami was the one to force most of the pace, but Lenny hung to him closely, and the others were closely bunch not far back of I I I I them. Leonard saved grounds on the stretch i turn with Son Ami and he responed resolutely to the drive in the last eighth, but he could I not withstand the rush of Alex Woodliffe, , which made his run farther out on the track. Lenny quit badly to lose third to Bristol.
