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BATTLESHIP TRIUMPHS Salmon Colt Accounts for James Rowe Memorial Handicap. Attendance at Bowie Exceeds That of Opening Day Cog-Air Wins Another Purse. BOWIE, Md., April 5 Battleship, the three-year-old son of Man o War and Quarantine, which races for Walter J. Salmon, won the first running of the James Rowe Memorial Handicap at Bowie this afternoon. It was a seven-eighths race, for three-year-old, and Lee Rosenbergs Mr. Desmond raced to second place, with H. P. Whitneys Frumper just saving third from the Audley Farm Stables Enid. After the finish, James Rowe, son of the sportsman whose memory was commemorated by the race, presented the cup which he donated as a part of the award, trainer J. R. Pryce accepting on behalf of Mr. Salmon. Conditions were ideal for the sport and the crowd was one of the largest in the history of the association, exceeding that of the opening day. Joseph McLennan had prepared an attractive setting for the James Rowe Memorial and there never has been better sport staged at any meeting. Eight went to the post in the feature and witli little delay, at the post the start was an excellent one. Colossal had a slight advantage leaving the stalls, but Guide Right, almost at once, raced past him and Battleship was right after the son of Sand Mole to soon head and, once in command, the son of Man o AVar never left the result in doubt. Guide Right raced after the Salmon colt and Mr. Desmond moved into third place, "with Frumper going steadily back of them, but unable to make up any ground. GUIDE RIGHT TIRES. At the head of the stretch Guide Right showed signs of tiring and there Battleship drew away slighly and hustled along by Schaefer was still three-quarters of a length to the good crossing the line. Mr. Desmond had caught Guide Right a furlong out and raced him into defeat and there Frumper, finishing with excellent courage, was right at the heels of the Rosenberg hope and only a nose before Enid, which came with a belated rush. Titus, winner of the Florida Derby, ran a dull race as did Prometheus, while Colossal quit badly after his flash of early speed. Saki, juvenile daughter of Omar Khayyam and Mary Jane Baker, was winner of the opening race, for maiden fillies. She led home G. L. Strykers Aulularia and third was the portion of S. W. Labrots Magothy. a daughter of Sir Greysteel. Little time was lost at the starting post and Robertson was particularly alert with Saki, sending her away into an early lead. Once in front she drew away until she was four lengths clear. Magothy was in second place and Aulularia not much farther back and for a time Tea Gown was in a forward position. Robertson made every use of the speed of the winner and in the final furlong she was tiring, while Aulularia was gaining fast. The result would probably have been different in a few more strides, but Saki had lasted to save the day by a head. The Stryker filly was two lengths before Magothy and Molly Hogan, by a rush on the inside, reached fourth place at the finish. COG-AIRS GOOD RACE. George W. Lofts Cog-Air came back with another good race in the six furlongs of the second race, when he was winner over J. Costellos Algol and H. Teller Archibalds Crystal Domino, with B. B. Rices Theo. Rochester fourth. Cloudy and Algol were rushed away into a long early lead while Cog-Air was under a slight restraint back of them. Crystal Domino had left his stalls running, but he almost at once dropped back rather badly. Cloudy was showing a world of speed, but Algol stuck closely to him until he had enough and dropped back badly. At the same time Harvey shook up Cog-Air and he began his winning rush. Through the final furlong Crystal Domino came with a belated rush, but he could not catch Algol, though he readily saved third, while Cloudy dropped out of the picture after his early exhibition of speed. Rapid Transit, champion Miami sprinter, from the Kilrane Stable, atoned for his defeat in the Inaugural Handicap when he out-gamed C. II. Pierces The Heathen in the Flash Handicap. He won by a nose from the son of Donnacona, with Stand By, from the Brandon Stable, just beating O. Chaneys Inception for third. From a good start, The Heathen, showing fine speed, raced into command and set a fast pace that carried him well clear of the others. Genuine, Rapid Transit and My Sis were closely lapped. Before the stretch was reached the pace began to tell, but Rapid Transit continued his Continued on tenth page. BATTLESHIP TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. chase of The Heathen, which had run a fast quarter in :23, and had reached the half in :46. In the final eighth, Workman went to a hard drive on Rapid Transit and the son of Hollywood gradually gained on The Heathen until in the final strides he dropped his nose in front. Stand By proved to have more left than the others and saved third, two lengths back and only a head before Inception, which finished well. Both Genuine and My Sis quit rather badly. The Old Dominion Handicap was worthy of a feature position on almost any program, and it was run as the fifth race. It saw M. Sheas Sandy Ford the winner when, after forcing the pace, he led home L. M. Seversons Paul Bunyan, with Mrs. W. J. Potters Inaugural Handicap winner Bocnra-tone, beating W. L. Brodies Wellet for third place. The running was marred somewhat when the winner beat the others away while Don-nay was virtually left at the post. Hebert sent Sandy Ford along under slight restraint and he had speed enough to dominate the running while Steffen, on Donnay, made the fatal mistake of rushing his mount up on the outside and making up the lost ground in the first half-mile. After reaching third place by this suicidal method, Donnay had nothing left for the run through the last quarter with the result that he finished last. Paul Bunyan finished with great courage and was wearing the winner down, but was a stride short of victory. News of the death of the wife of Sam Spencer, who died at her home in Brooklyn, N. Y., reached here this morning. David Boyle received word from his wife that she had recovered from a recent illness and had left the hospital In Cincinnati yesterday. Charles Bucklin, of the old guard of bookmakers and clerks, was an arrival.
