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JOE MARRONE III. BEST Cog-Air Second and Ormonbird Third in Bowie Feature. Grey Coat and Voltear Make 1930 Debut in Fairfax Purse ; Good Weather Prevails. BOWIE, Md., April 9. Seasoning told Its tale in the best offering at Bowie this afternoon when Mrs. T. R. Queens Joe Marrone HI. Was winner of the best race. Mrs. R. Pollards sprinter Cog-Air raced to second place, with Miss E. Fullertons Ormonbird third. Alt of these were seasoned by racing and back of them came Grey Coat which took the measure of Blue Larkspur, one afternoon last year and Voltear, rated as one of the good ones. They were both appearing under silks for the first time since last October. There was a return of good racing weather. The track was fast and the crowd exceedingly large. No time was lost at the start of the Fairfax Purse, the feature, and it was Grey Coat and Cog-Air that went to the front at once with the sprinter under restraint. Joe Marrone III. was galloping smoothly back of them and Robertson was waiting with him. Yoltear showed a flash of speed, but he soon dropped back badly and was hopelessly out of the race. Robertson timed his move nicely with the winner and it was not until turning into the stretch that the big chestnut took the lead and from that instant it was no race and he was winner by two lengths. Cog-Air, by reason of being restrained early, finished with good courage to take second place and Ormonbird readily ran past Grey Coat to take third. EASY FOR FRANCES ST. L. A race for cheap maidens was the first offering and it resulted in an easy victory for J. P. McGoverns Frances St. L. Gnome Boy, racing for R. Pending, raced to second place with Miss Blanche Watsons Negotiate just saving third from Mrs. C. Benners Trapland. The start was a good one and Robertson quickly found the front position with Frances St. L. Once out there he rated her along smoothly and she had speed enough to increase her lead to turn into the stretch still well clear. In the meantime Gnome Boy had found his way into second place and when Carlisle called on him he finished in resolute fashion, but the move was too late and the filly had a length and a half to spare at the end. Negotiate finished well and just took third by a head from Trapland. The disappointment of the race was Benda, from the Audley Farm Stable. She was in early difficulty and, dropping back badly, finished last. The second race was oyer a half mile, under claiming conditions, for juveniles, and twelve went to the post. There was some delay at the start when Rosevolt attempted to run away, and later Chemin Des Dames unseated Renick while in her stall and she was returned to the paddock, where Serio was substituted, Renick having been slightly injured by his fall. After returning the filly to the post she continued to act so badly the others were sent away without her. Fortunately, this made no difference in the result for she sold as a field horse, and it was Miss Dinwiddie, a field horse, that was winner. Brandon Dare raced to second place under the silks of the Brandon Stable, and third fell to Capt. P. M. Walkers Fervid, well rid-ren by Robertson. Miss Dinwiddle went to the front early and quickly opened up a long lead. BELMOXA BY A NOSE. There was a close finish in the third race. This fell to A. Brents Belmona, which got up under a good ride by Carlisle to beat Miss Blanche Watsons Chattahoochee, with G. B. Foleys Signola beaten a nose for second place and Fair Bill finishing third. From a good start Chattahoochee was at once sent to the front to set the pace. Fair Bill and Era went after the filly, with both Rusticate and Belmona well back. Carlisle was sitting still on Belmona and he made no move until well out of the back stretch. There, as Quackenbush made his move with Rusticate, Carlisle shook up Belmona and she went to the outside. Chattahoochee was still in command as she turned into the stretch, but there was a general closing up back of her and Carlisle was forced to go wide to find racing room for Belmona. The mare was equal to the task and, wearing down the leaders steadily, dropped her head clown in front at the finish. Signola got into contention in the final drive and in another stride would have beaten the pacemaker for second place, while Rusticate quit badly in the stretch to finish far back. Running six furlongs in 1:12, J. Costellos Algol was winner from a good band of platers -in the fourth race. It was Mrs. J. M. Blacks . Toki that forced the fast pace to finish Continued on sixteenth page. JOE MARRONE III. BEST Continued from first page. second, while Miss Blanche Watsons First Mission got up to beat Richard Pendings Judge Bartlett for third. From a good start Toki was rushed to the front and Cannon at once sent Algol after her, with Judge Bartlett heading the others. This order was maintained to the stretch, and it was not until after making the turn that Algol caught the filly. As he raced past her he bore out rather badly and Cannon had to keep hard at work on him to have him the winner by half a length. Judge Bartlett tired badly in the final furlong and First Mission readily raced into third place, but he- was two lengths back of Toki. The others cut no figure in the running.
